Class Description

Shape Your Memoir to Meet the Marketplace is a practical, strategy-forward class for writers who want their personal stories to resonate with readers and publishing professionals. You’ll learn how to shape lived experience into a compelling narrative arc, articulate the core idea that unifies your story and signals its relevance in the marketplace, and position it within today’s publishing landscape—without losing voice, nuance, or integrity. Ideal for writers who want their memoir to be both deeply personal and genuinely publishable. Please note: This class will be recorded and the recording made available to all registered participants. Instructor bio: Laura Mazer is a literary agent with Wendy Sherman Associates, where she represents adult fiction and nonfiction, with a special interest in cultural commentary, history and biography, health and wellness, women’s interests, popular history and science, and contemporary investigations that take us on smart, deep dives into facets of everyday life. Before joining WSA, Laura was executive editor of Seal Press, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, where she edited bold voices in adult nonfiction. Her New York Times bestselling books include What Would Frida Do? by Arianna Davis and From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars by Virginia Grohl. A longtime advocate for emerging voices, Laura serves on the board of The OpEd Project.