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How Informal Life Story Writing Can Benefit All Writers (Sara Roahen)

  • Tuesday, February 11, 2025
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • 11245 Los Osos Valley Rd San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

sara roahen

How Informal Life Story Writing Can Benefit All Writers

Decades of research has shown that informal life story writing, sometimes called “expressive writing,” has myriad health benefits. Sara Roahen will speak to those health benefits, as well as to how writers might incorporate a life story writing practice into their own lives.

Sara Roahen is a writer, editor, teacher, and publishing professional. Sara’s memoir, Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table, chronicles how she fell in love with New Orleans through its restaurants and food culture. She’s in her seventh year of teaching Composing Your Life Story classes through Cuesta College’s Emeritus program. Sara self-published a beginner’s guide to life story writing last year called How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories, and she’s in the revision phase of a more comprehensive book of tips and prompts for memoir and life story writers.


5:15 pm (PDT) Critique Group Round Table

6:30 pm (PDT) General Meeting Presentation

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Chandler Hall, UCC San Luis Obispo
11245 Los Osos Valley Rd San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

A Zoom video conference link will be emailed to
SLO NightWriters members a day or two before the meeting.

For questions: email slonwpresident@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3154
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

Meeting Address:
11245 Los Osos Valley Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

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