Memoir Writing Workshop w/Nick Jaina

Come explore some concepts in memoir writing with Oregon Book Award Finalist Nick Jaina. Let’s break through whatever is blocking us and start writing with reverence and grace about our own lives. Simple concepts and a warm, encouraging environment can get us moving forward towards putting the stories of our lives out into the world.

Nick Jaina is a musician and author who was an Oregon Book Award finalist in 2015 for his memoir Get It While You Can. His writing has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, McSweeney’s Quarterly and the journal Oregon Humanities. He co-founded and was music director for a ballet company in New York City called Satellite that involved dancers from Juilliard and the New York City Ballet and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, garnering praise from The New York Times. He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries, including All Sorts, Cement Suitcase, and Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire.