Strategy of Memory

Writing together

Workshops

Small, attentive writing groups rooted in the Amherst Writers & Artists approach. No prior writing experience is required.

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Small-group workshop

Writing About Disability and Illness

Writing about disability and illness through lived experience, challenging stereotypes and simplistic portrayals.

A person sits on the floor of a blue-gray room beside a wooden chair. A sheer curtain hangs from the window and drapes over their head.

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Small-group workshop

Writing About Grief

A small-group writing workshop exploring loss, memory, and the changes that follow.

An empty wooden chair stands beside a tall window in a blue-gray room. A garment hangs over the chair’s back, and a small vase sits on the windowsill.

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Writing About Trauma

Explore difficult experiences through creative writing, with attention to memory, language, and personal boundaries.

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Writing About Recovery

Explore recovery through writing, considering how change, memory, and identity shape individual experience.

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A painting of a quiet living room at night, with a lit lamp on a small table, framed pictures on the wall, and a glowing television.

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Writing About Aging

Explore aging through writing, considering how memory, identity, and the passage of time shape individual experience.

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Writing community

Elizabeth belongs to The Montclair Write Group, Straw Dog Writers’ Guild (SDWG), Amherst Writers & Artists, and the North Carolina Writers’ Network.

The Montclair Write Group
The Montclair Write Group logomontclairwritegroup.org
Straw Dog Writers’ Guild (SDWG)
Straw Dog Writers Guild — supporting the writing community in Western Massachusettsstrawdogwriters.org
North Carolina Writers’ Network
North Carolina Writers’ Network logoncwriters.org
Amherst Writers & Artists
Amherst Writers & Artists logoamherstwriters.org