About

Michelle Ruiz Keil will host a practice session for writers who are new to public reading and want to practice in a supportive environment. This Zoom session will include tips on how to choose what to read, overcoming jitters, and performance techniques for writers. All are welcome!

• Registration for this class will close on Tuesday, May 17th at 8:30 PM (Pacific Time) 
  
• Free for BARN and Bloedel Reserve Members, but you must register in order to receive the Zoom link to join the class. 
• This class will be taught via the Zoom video conferencing program. For a great video on how to use Zoom, watch this tutorial.
• A Zoom link will be sent to the email address you registered with one day prior to each session. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.
• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to fill out our simple application before you register.

Instructor Bio:

Michelle Ruiz Keil is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels Summer In The City of Roses and All of Us With Wings. Her writing for adults can be found most recently in Bitch, Cosmonauts Avenue, and The Buckman Journal. She is a 2021 Tin House Scholar and the recipient of residencies at Hedgebrook and The Sitka Center and the Bloedel Reserve. Born in San Francisco, Michelle has lived in Portland, Oregon for many years where she curates the fairytale reading series All Kinds of Fur and lives with her family in a cottage where the forest meets the city.