Have you been thinking about writing the stories of your life? Have your siblings, children, or grandchildren urged you to fill in the details of family legends? If so, please consider joining a small group of like-minded people, learning by writing weekly assignments or by continuing an ongoing writing project. Each two-hour session is run like a workshop that contains instruction, gentle critique of your work, and encouragement from other writers. Both beginning and continuing writers are welcome to join this lively group. Limited capacity of 12 students. 

The class text is Writers in the Spirit: Inspiration for Christian Writers (FaithWalk), ISBN 978-1932902433, written by the instructor and available at the Calvin University Campus Store.  

Subject: writing 

Carol Rottman has taught creating memoir to CALL students for over 20 years. She is the author of three books of memoir, including the class text referenced above, All Nature Sings: A Spiritual Journey of Place, and A Memoir of Parting. Her own writing life is continually enriched by the life stories of others.