Description: Writing Out Loud by Beth Finke Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In 2004, blind writer Beth Finke reluctantly agrees to teach a memoir-writing class to older adults in downtown Chicago. Over the next decade, she comes to love her students and the community that forms around her courses. Filled with humor, poignancy, and stories in the students own voices, this book will move and inspire readers of any age. Publisher Description Youll laugh. Youll cry. Youll write. Shes never taught a class in her life. But when the City of Chicago calls on blind writer Beth Finke to teach a memoir-writing class for older adults, she reluctantly agrees. What she learns about her students, their stories, and herself will move and inspire you.Written the way Beth hears life, you will come to know and love Minerva, Wanda, Hannelore, and the whole colorful cast of characters who build a community around Beths classes.Generously sprinkled with excerpts in her students own voices, Beths book will convince you to get your own stories down on paper while theres still time. Honest, lyrical, and funny ... a beautifully-felt and deeply moving tribute to the ways sharing life stories can connect us with others, and sometimes, with ourselves.-Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D. Bestselling author of Strong Women Stay Young Author Biography Beth Finke is an award-winning author, teacher, and journalist. She also happens to be blind. Beths Seeing Eye dog, Whitney, leads her through airports and hotels to events all over North America to speak on memoir writing, disability, workplace accessibility, and overcoming adversity. Audiences have included PepsiCo, American Library Association, United Stationers, Easterseals, The Seeing Eye, University of Chicago Medical School, and Carnegie Mellon University. In summer, Beth can be found leading writing workshops at the Northwestern University Summer Writers Conference and at Chicagos Printers Row Lit Fest. She is the recipient of a writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and the ASPCAs Henry Bergh award for childrens literature. The Lisagor Award Beth won for a radio piece about the Chicago White Sox makes her the only blind woman in America to be honored for sports broadcasting, and she appeared on the Oprah Show in a short segment about working as a nude model for university art students before her writing career took off. Beth is married to Mike Knezovich. They have one grown son, Gus, and live in the Printers Row neighborhood of Chicago with Beths Seeing Eye dog, Whitney. Details ISBN 0998442925 ISBN-13 9780998442921 Title Writing Out Loud Author Beth Finke Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 380 Publisher Golden Alley Press GE_Item_ID:102421003; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Publisher: Golden Alley Press
Book Title: Writing Out Loud : What a Blind Teacher Learned from Leading a Memoir Class for Seniors
Topic: General
Publication Year: 2017
Language: English
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Author: Beth Finke
Format: Trade Paperback
