The Big Read 2025: Writing Home: Telling Stories with Heart: A Creative Writing Workshop with Ruth Behar

In this workshop we will learn how to write about family, tradition, leaving and finding home. All of us have heard stories about where our ancestors lived and how they and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren have found a sense of belonging in Florida and elsewhere. Drawing on those stories, we will discuss how to write about home with heart. And we will explore how to mix true stories with fictional stories to create a story filled with wonder. Come prepared with a family sto