Green Apple Books presents Louise Nayer with an interview with Frances Phillips Saturday, April 21, 2023 at the 9th Avenue location: On 9th St. & Lincoln in the Sunset

1231 9th Ave. (@ Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122

Show starts at 7:00pm

"A haunting memoir tracing the path to artistic maturity, Louise Nayer walks readers through a journey fraught with danger and romance. Here, the act of writing poetry transforms grief into something transcendent. Suspenseful and beautifully written." —Lee Kravetz, therapist and author of many books including the novel The Last Confessions of Sylvia Plath

Louise Nayer has written six books, two poetry books, Keeping Watch and The Houses Are Covered in Sound, and co-authored How to Bury a Goldfish about rituals for everyday life. Burned: A Memoir was an Oprah Great Read and won the Wisconsin Library Association Award. She is also the author of Poised for Retirement: Moving from Anxiety to Zen. Louise is a member of the Writer’s Grotto, a long-time educator, retired City College of San Francisco professor and now teaches through OLLI UC Berkeley and at The Writer’s Grotto. She has done numerous radio spots, including on NPR.

Babylon Salon presents a special performance Saturday, March 18, 2023 in The Sycamore's outdoor patio 2140 Mission St, San Francisco [16th St BART]

Come for drinks at 5 // Show starts at 5:30pm

“Narrow Escapes is a riveting, beautifully told story of Nayer's journey across continents, but also through layers of grief from a childhood trauma, as she learns to find her way home. I will not forget this book.” – Katherine Seligman, Pen/Bellwether Prize winner

Louise Nayer has written six books, two poetry books, Keeping Watch and The Houses Are Covered in Sound, and co-authored How to Bury a Goldfish about rituals for everyday life. Burned: A Memoir was an Oprah Great Read and won the Wisconsin Library Association Award. She is also the author of Poised for Retirement: Moving from Anxiety to Zen. Louise is a member of the Writer’s Grotto, a long-time educator, retired City College of San Francisco professor and now teaches through OLLI UC Berkeley and at The Writer’s Grotto. She has done numerous radio spots, including on NPR.

In a comfortable environment, we’ll go over the basic elements of great memoir writing. Exercises will help you heighten language through sensory detail, learn the difference between scene and summary, and deal with time shifts by using flashback and slow-motion techniques. We will also talk about how to find the right voice and fully engage your readers. What makes certain voices sing off the page?

VIA ZOOM.

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In a comfortable environment, we’ll go over the basic elements of great memoir writing. Exercises will help you heighten language through sensory detail, learn the difference between scene and summary, and deal with time shifts by using flashback and slow-motion techniques. We will also talk about how to find the right voice and fully engage your readers. What makes certain voices sing off the page?

VIA ZOOM.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Emily Freeman’s book Failure to Appear was published on March 2nd, 2020 by Regal Crest. The road to publication was not easy but she did it with hard work and with the help of her teachers. In this panel discussion you will learn about how Emily, a newbie to memoir writing, had a burning desire to tell her story and get it out in the world. Over three years, she learned about structure and all aspects of memoir writing as well as the publishing world. Her teachers, authors Louise Nayer and Lindsey Crittenden, will talk about the process of working with Emily and how she persisted to reach success.

Six week Memoir class through Osher Life Long Learning, UC Berkeley, starting Jan. 22nd, 2019. More information here:  https://olli.berkeley.edu/programs/courses/building-great-memoir-2

*Time may vary from what is posted here. Noon is the default time.

Jan. 11th, 2019 “Emotional Planning for Retirement” workshop for the American Federation of Teachers at City College of San Francisco