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2026 PLATINUM
Date: 2/19/2026
Subject: Announcing CHPV Memoir Writing Class Information Session for New Participants!
From: Chicago Hyde Park Village



MEMOIR WRITING CLASS
Info Session for New Participants
Woman with dark skin sitting at desk writing in journal. Photo from Canva
 
Tuesday, February 24
4 – 5pm Central via Zoom
 
 
We are excited to offer another Memoir Writing Class for new, first-time participants taught by Rosellen Brown Hoffman. Join us at this informational and organizational session to learn more, share your interests, and help us determine the class focus.
 
Memoir Writing Class for New Participants
Tuesdays, March 10 – April 14, 4–5:30
In person at Augustana Lutheran Church
Registration opens after the Informational Session
 
If you cannot attend the February 24 Informational Session on Zoom but are interested in the class, please RSVP anyway and contact the instructor, Rosellen Brown Hoffman at mhoffman282@gmail.com or 773-962-7359. We need a commitment from at least five individuals to move ahead with the class for new participants.
 
About Your Instructor:
Award winning author, long-time writing instructor, and CHPV member Rosellen Brown Hoffman coaches you on your memoir writing journey. Rosellen has taught writing seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally and served for 28 years on the writing faculty at the School of the Art Institute. She has published numerous volumes of fiction and poetry, most recently The Lake on Fire.
 
If you have previously participated in our Memoir Writing Class:
If we do not have sufficient interest in the March 10 – April 14 class for new participants, we will convert that to a class for returning participants. Additionally, we hope to offer a class later this spring for returning participants. More information is forthcoming.