Art of Memoir: an Evening with Danzy Senna | SOMA

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Have you ever wanted to write a book about your crazy uncle Fred or your grandmother’s WWII heroics? Here’s a chance to listen in on an author who knows how to mine personal history to make great writing. CIIS presents The Art of Memoir: Writing Personal History, an evening with award-winning novelist, Danzy Senna.

The event is free and open to the public, and will be preceded by a light food/drink reception at 5:45pm.

After a short reading of her own work, Danzy Senna will appear in conversation with MFA Program Chair, Dr. Cindy Shearer. The two will discuss the art of mining personal, family, and cultural histories for storytelling across multiple artistic genres, including fiction, memoir, choreography, and text/image work.

Danzy Senna’s debut novel, Caucasia, (the story of two biracial sisters growing up in racially charged Boston during the 1970s) was an instant national bestseller and LA Times “Best Book of the Year” in 1999. Senna is also the author of Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History.

LOCATION: The California Institute of Integral Studies is on Mission & 10th Street, near Civic Center. Once there, go to the Namaste Hall on the Third Floor.

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