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In this free class, offered twice annually, immigrants and refugees in the greater Nashville community learn how to transform life experiences into memoir, how to write fiction from the imagination, how to find a poem in a moment and make it grow, and how to play with language (and make languages play with each other). Creative writing can be a great form of stress relief, self-care and enjoyment, and sharing stories with others allows the safe exchange of unique perspectives and experiences. In this class, participants learn about the elements of writing, have time to write in class, and have the option to share writing with the class and instructor for feedback.
Spring Session Dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31
Nina Adel [she, her] is the recipient of a 2023 Yaddo Artist Residency. A writer, artist, Berklee-trained musician, and college writing professor originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, She holds an MA in English and Creative Writing from Belmont University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. Her lyric essay, Refugere, earned the 2020 Bellevue Literary Review’s Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction.
Nina’s work has been published in Flash Fiction Magazine, Porter House Review, Maryland Literary Review, Breath and Shadow, Shark Reef, Tomahawk Creek, and many other publications. She has received recognition in such diverse corners of the arts world as Glimmer Train, The Kerrville Music Festival, and Wolf Trap, among others. Her poetry chapbook, Sugar Crash, was released in October 2024 and she is currently at work on the performance piece, Leila’s List, based on her hybrid nonfiction memoir of the same name. She is the editor of the Immigrants Write anthology A Lighthouse.
Nina resides in the heart of Nashville with her family.
"Nina was excellent. I was unfamiliar with the hybrid genre prior to this class, and she provided a clear framework. Her passion and expertise were evident. It was a great class!"
"Nina did an incredible job a feeling of community in an online setting. As a newcomer to the hybrid from, she created an environment where I could learn, but that was still relevant and interesting for more experienced writers."
"Nina is such a smart, kind and loving spirit. She facilitates learning in a gentle manner and at the same time inspires and sparks joy about this learning process. I love learning with her and my classmates."
