Format: Audio Recording - MP3 Download or Audio CD

Presenter: Shannon Olson

The anecdote has been the focus and the building block of work by writers as different in style and voice as Erma Bombeck, Garrison Keillor, David Sedaris, Dave Barry, Russell Baker and Jo Ann Beard. Though small in scale, the anecdote packs a punch on the page. Told well, these little stories ? often amusing, sometimes profoundly moving ? draw readers in by offering an illustration of shared experience, by opening a window on a moment. In this workshop, novelist Shannon Olson will show participants how to make their own small personal stories come to life. This interactive session includes brief writing exercises.