Tackling Tough Topics in Creative Nonfiction
In this interactive presentation, local author Lora Stead will share five tips for writing about emotionally sensitive subjects (think trauma, suffering, grief—whatever “tough” means to you). The content will be geared to writing personal essays or memoirs, but the takeaways could also apply to other works of nonfiction, such as articles, histories, or biographies. Lora will create a safe space where folks can learn how to better share the vulnerable stories of their hearts. If you’ve ever felt a tug to share about a tough topic in prose—regardless of experience level—this presentation is for you!
Free and open to the public.
Bio
Lora Stead lives in St, George, Utah with her husband, three littles, and a calico cat. She looks forward to the forthcoming release of her first picture book, Where Daddy Is (Simon & Schuster, 2029), a fictional story about a child with an incarcerated father. She has also published two short memoirs in the anthology Creating Hope (League of Utah Writers, 2025) and Intersections, an Anthology of Poetry and Prose (LUW Press, 2017). In addition to completing a creative writing summer program at Oxford University, Lora has a bachelor’s degree in Humanities with an Italian minor from BYU, is a certified teacher, and holds a master’s degree in Second Language Teaching from USU. Lora loves game nights, Bikram yoga, and getting to choose her own playlist in the car.
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