Memoir Writing Class Series for Older Adults, All experience levels are welcome!

Tell Us Your Story – A Creative Writing and Storytelling Program for Older Adults is a free, 9-week class series at Wheaton’s Holiday Park Senior Center on Thursdays from April 13 to June 15 (no class on June 8), from 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Final storytelling event on Thursday, June 22, from 1 to 2 pm. All experience levels are welcome! You’ll learn to write compelling stories about places you have lived, family, community, occupations, and more. Through creative writing exercises, lectures, discussions, and by reading work aloud, you’ll build skills and confidence in writing and get to know your classmates in a lively, welcoming class. Students who want to see their work in print can contribute their writing to a class magazine.

Your teacher, Laura Sturza, has an MA in Writing/Theatre/Communication. Her stories are in publications including AARP’s The Girlfriend, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Shondaland, and The LA Times. laurasturza.com The Tell Us Your Story program is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and co-sponsored by Montgomery County Recreation.