Hosted by author Theo Pauline Nestor, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat (March 15-17, 2013 at Sleeping Lady Resort near Leavenworth, WA), will offer an opportunity for established and emerging memoirists to acquire new skills, build a writing community, and renew their vision as writers. The keynote speaker, Cheryl Strayed, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller WILD, will talk about the need for memoirists to make meaning, take risks, and excavate the layers within their narratives. Candace Walsh, Suzanne Finnamore, Ariel Gore, EJ Levy, and Theo Pauline Nestor will teach ten different classes focusing on the craft of literary memoir writing, the genre’s ethical and logistical challenges, and strategies for overcoming memoir’s most common obstacles.
