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Writers Workshops

Generating A Story: An Inprint Creative Writing Workshop

Wednesdays Starting August 9 6:30 pm–8:00 pm running 6 weeks
Instructor: Stephanie Pushaw

Where

Zoom
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Offered by the Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist and presented by Inprint, Houston’s premier literary arts nonprofit organization

Free to employees and volunteers of Houston Methodist and HM physicians in private practice

Towards the conclusion of Being Mortal, Atul Gawande writes: “For human beings, life is meaningful because it is a story. A story has a sense of a whole, and its arc is determined by the significant moments, the ones where something happens.” As a surgeon and an author, Gawande implores us to become deliberately aware of the dimensions and trajectories of our lives and encourages us to witness and define our own story. In this online writing workshop, we will venture together into the form of story as a mechanism for processing and comprehending our lived experiences. We will take inspiration from reading and discussing great works, practice generating our own unique writing through exercises, share stories we’ve crafted, and develop a community of curious, empathetic minds. Suitable for any skill level, the only requirement is a commitment to the shared goal of honing our craft and deepening our compassion.

If this workshop is full when you try to register, please email info@inprinthouston.org to join the waiting list and put Houston Methodist in the subject line.

About the instructor

STEPHANIE PUSHAW is a writer and editor from Malibu, California. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Montana, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow, and is a current PhD candidate in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Houston. She received a 2023 Inprint Donald Barthelme Prize in Fiction. Stephanie’s stories, essays and poems have been published in Narrative, New Ohio Review, Mississippi Review, The Masters Review, DIAGRAM, Los Angeles Review of Books, Joyland, and The Believer, among other venues.

The Inprint Writing Workshops at Houston Methodist have been running for more than 15 years.  The program gives employees of Houston Methodist the opportunity for self-reflection, refine writing skills, and create a well-crafted written record of one’s experiences.

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