
How to Conceive & Structure Personal Essays Zoom Seminar, Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 Live Seminar Via Zoom 7PM - 9PM Central Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button (lower left) to talk with us. Led by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, a National Magazine Award finalist. His debut story collection Barefoot Dogs won the Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Book of Fiction, and was named a Best Book by Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Chronicle, Texas Observer and PRI's The World. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, Texas Monthly, The Millions, and elsewhere. Read an interview with Antonio on How to Conceive & Structure Personal Essays. This class will teach you how to turn your own experiences, anecdotes, fears and ideas into compelling essays. One of the most popular and innovative forms of writing today is the personal essay. In this class, students will learn to pair traditional journalistic methods and structures with the narrative energy of short fiction and memoir in order to craft compelling essays. The class will focus on: