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IMPACT 2: Writing For Change: The Power of the Op-ed

Something bugs you. Excites you. Compels you to act. But how? How do you share your expertise or passion about a topic and try to change the world or, at least, the way some people think?

In this workshop, we'll discuss how to get your voice onto the page and your ideas onto the national stage. We'll cover the key components of great opinion essays, the best way to approach an outlet, working with an editor, and review a few attendees' pieces. (Pieces of no more than 750 words need to be submitted by March 8 and will be selected by the workshop leader.)

Speaker

Doreen Oliver

Doreen Oliver

Doreen is a writer, performer, and speaker whose work illuminates the beauty, heartbreak, and unpredictability of life. Her essays and op-eds on autism, racism, and the chaos and contradictions of parenting have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Root, Kenyon Review, Stanford Business Magazine, and elsewhere.  Her critically acclaimed one-woman show, "EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT’S NOT," broke the record for the fastest sellout of a run in the 20-year history of the New York International Fringe Festival and won the Backstage/United Solo Audience award the following year. A recipient of residencies and fellowships from Yaddo, Hedgebrook, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation at Gallery Aferro, Doreen honed her storytelling skills during her years developing and producing films for Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels Entertainment and working at HBO Original Programming in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she was a Charles Bonini Fellow.

More info: doreenoliver.com / Twitter: @doreenoliver / Instagram: @doreeneverythingisfine

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