Award-winning short-story writer and educator Dr. Oscar Peñaranda will be conducting a six-session memoir writing workshop at Sunshine Place Online.
Through this Memoir Writing Workshop at Sunshine Place: Senior Recreation Center, students will be able to learn how to find and channel their voice to be able to tell their story.
The class will cover the abstract/concreteness of things through the senses, functions of language, parts of a word, sharing, assignments and consultations. At the end of the class the student writes on assigned topics, such as Coming of Age, Courtship, Characters in Your Life, to name a few. The final session will have a culminating activity in which each participant will present (along with members of family and friends) their respective writings.
The workshop is scheduled Mondays from 10:00 am — 12 nn on July 5, 12, 19, August 2 and 9, 2021. Full workshop rate is Php 4,800 for Seniors and Php 6,720 for Non-Senior.
Peñaranda earned his B.A. in Literature & M. A. in Creative Writing from the San Francisco State University. He helped found the San Francisco Chapter of the Filipino American Historical Society and was its first President. He is a recipient of Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Award, a prestigious award given by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL).
Find your voice, tell your story, and reach out to others through the memoir writing workshop!
For inquiries please contact email online.sunshineplace@gmail.com
