Sept 29 - Oct 3rd
Scroll down 👇🏼 for the live and pre-recorded schedule
Presentations will all be released the morning of September 29th, 8am Pacific Time.
They will be available until midnight of October 3rd, Pacific Time.
12+ Pre-recorded sessions
Available to watch anytime from Sept 29 - Oct 03
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Choosing the Right Narrative Structure for Your Memoir
Rhonda Douglas (She/Her)
Writing Mentor, Host of The Resilient Writers Radio Show
Watch anytime!
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Avoiding the Villain Edit: Writing the People in Your Life as Full Humans (Even If They Were Awful)
Sabrina Estudillo Butler (She/Her)
Book Coach + Editor
Watch anytime!
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Writing Emotion In Memoir
Traci Skuce
Writing Mentor
Watch anytime!
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Writing with Creative Intelligence: How Story Energy Bypasses Logic
Sarah Selecky (She/Her)
Author and Master Writing Coach
Watch anytime!
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Owning Your Story: A Survivor’s Guide to Self-Publishing
Kelsey Zazanis
Writer
Watch anytime!
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3 Character Arcs for Memoir
Megan Fuentes (She/Her)
Story Coach
Watch anytime!
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Invoking the Holy Witness: Writing Hard Truths in Memoir and Knowing What to Leave Out
Samantha Wallen (She/Her)
Poet, Writing Guide, Book Coach
Watch anytime!
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Muscle Memory: Writing Memoir Through The Body
Mikala Jamison (She/Her)
Cultural critic, Writer/Reporter
Watch anytime!
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Writing Yourself as a Character: Fiction-Writing Techniques for Memoir
Daniel David Wallace
Writing Coach & Founder of the Character-First Story Approach
Watch anytime!
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The Art of Chaos: A Memoir-Writing Journey of Healing and Transformation
Nicole Dolan (She/Her)
Memoirist & Depth Psychologist — Helping Writers Transform Life into Story
Watch anytime!
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The Invitation of Pain: Navigating our Body Stories
Ali Emerald (She/Her)
Chronic Illness Somatic Embodiment Coach
Watch anytime!
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What You Need to Know About Revision
Racquel Henry (She/Her)
Writer, Editor, and Writing Coach
Watch anytime!
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Talking About Yourself Publicly: Social Media and Marketing for Memoir-writers
Shelby Leigh
Bestselling Author and Marketing Teacher
Watch anytime!
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TBA
Georgia Webber
Watch anytime!
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TBA
Anna Gazmarian
Watch anytime!
Live sessions!
Day 1/5: Monday Sept 29th
Kick-off Call and Outlining Workshop
We’ll orient ourselves to the full 5-day event with our kick-off call, then dive into Janelle’s signature Outline Your Memoir Using Fairy Tale and Myth as Your Guide Workshop.
Then take the rest of the day to dive into pre-recorded sessions.
Live sessions schedule in Pacific Time (check your timezone schedule here)
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Welcome and Opening the Space
with your host, Janelle Hardy
8am Pacific Time
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Outline Your Memoir Using Fairy Tale and Myth as Your Guide
Janelle Hardy
Host, Creator and Teacher of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking
9am - 11:15am Pacific Time
Day 2/5: Tuesday September 30th
Live sessions schedule is in Pacific Time (check your timezone here)
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Daily orientation & brief writing somatic session
with your host, Janelle Hardy
8am Pacific Time
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The Art of Graphic Memoir
Tom Hart
Graphic Memoirist; Director, Sequential Artists Workshop
9am Pacific Time
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Write it Anyway: A Tarot-Led Writing Workshop for Tender Writers Who Feel Afraid to Begin
Giselle Vriesen (She/They)
Author, Tarot Reader, Writing Teacher
11am Pacific Time
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Your Body Is Your Life Story: Core Principles of Embodied Writing
Jeannine Ouellette (She/Her)
Writer and Writing Teacher
1:30pm Pacific Time
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The Art of Auto-Ethnography: Exploring Culture, Subjectivity & Technology Through the Looking Glass
Treena Orchard (She/Her)
Associate Professor & Author
3:30pm Pacific time
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The Art of Seasoning: How to Craft Flavorful Sentences
Joy Sullivan (She/Her)
Author & Educator
5:30pm Pacific Time
Day 3/5: Wednesday October 1st
Live sessions schedule is in Pacific Time (check your timezone here)
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Daily orientation & brief writing somatic session
with your host, Janelle Hardy
8am Pacific Time
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Writing What You Don't Know: Imagination, Recreation & the Ethics of Making Sh*t Up
Allison K Williams
Editor & Retreat Leader
9am Pacific Time
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The Orgasmic Writing Practice: A Sensual Method for Hitting Your Creative Sweet Spot Every Time You Write
Shawnrey Notto (She/Her)
Sensual Embodiment & Creativity Coach
11am Pacific Time
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Giving Our Body a Voice Through Poetry
Heidi Rose Robbins (She/Her)
Poet, Astrologer, Teacher
1:30pm Pacific Time
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How to Serialize Your Memoir on Substack
Mercedes O’Leary
Essayist, Poet, and Writing Teacher
3:30pm Pacific time
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ADHD, Neurodivergence, and Unconventional Writing Strategies
Cathy Kirch (She/They)
ADHD Writing Specialist
5:30pm Pacific Time
Day 4/5: Thursday October 2nd
Live sessions schedule is in Pacific Time (check your timezone here)
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Daily orientation & brief writing somatic session
with your host, Janelle Hardy
8am Pacific Time
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Breathing Through Chaos to Clarity
Lucie Forster
Transformation and Breathwork Specialist, CEO of VANA Breathwork App
9am Pacific Time
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How to Find Places to Get Your Writing Published Using Chill Subs
Benjamin Davis (He/Him)
Co-Founder of Chill Subs
11am Pacific Time
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Sitting With The Bones: Talking to the Dead as Memory Keeping
Charlotte Henay
Ph.D, Memory Keeper, Deathworker, Recovering Academic
1:30pm Pacific Time
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Your Stories in Your Hands: Stress-Free Self-Publishing
Rachel Harrsion-Sund
Self-Publishing Strategist
3:30pm Pacific time
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Writing Comedy and Vulnerability: How To Do Both By Doing Neither
Alex Dobrenko (He/Him)
Writer + Comedian
5:30pm Pacific Time
Day 5/5: Friday October 3rd
Live sessions schedule is in Pacific Time (check your timezone here)
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Daily orientation & brief writing somatic session
with your host, Janelle Hardy
8am Pacific Time
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Memoir Process Deep Dive: The Start to Finish Process of Writing your Memoir
Margo Steines (She/Her)
Writer & Creative Coach
9am Pacific Time
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A Memoir in 36 Prompts: Writing Your Story One Scene at a Time
Mary Adkins (She/Her)
Founder of The Book Incubator
11am Pacific Time
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Shifting Resistance and Writer's Block Using Your Body Workshop
Janelle Hardy
Host, Creator and Teacher of transformational memoir-writing course, The Art of Personal Mythmaking
1:30pm Pacific Time
Post-Festival Integration Call
Tuesday October 14th, 9am Pacific Time
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