试听招募｜Writing the Self through Text and Memory

摘要：Through discussion and textual analysis, participants will consider how Zauner and Westover employ strategies such as narrative fr

This workshop introduces young adult writers （12-16 years old） to the craft of memoir through close reading and guided writing practice. We will begin by examining the first chapter of Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H-Mart alongside a selected excerpt from Tara Westover’s Educated. Both texts exemplify how contemporary memoirists construct identity on the page, situating individual experience within broader cultural and familial contexts.

Through discussion and textual analysis, participants will consider how Zauner and Westover employ strategies such as narrative framing, sensory description, and the interplay between memory and reflection. Attention will be given to the ways in which opening chapters establish voice, thematic concerns, and reader engagement.

(excerpts would be provided right after your sign-up)

本工作坊将通过精读与引导写作练习，引导青少年（12-16岁）写作者走进回忆录创作的技艺。我们将从米歇尔·佐纳（Michelle Zauner）的《在H-Mart哭泣》（Crying in H-Mart）的第一章，以及塔拉·韦斯特弗（Tara Westover）的《你当像鸟飞往你的山》（Educated）的节选入手。这两部作品展现了当代回忆录作者如何在书页中建构自我身份，并将个人经验置于更广阔的文化与家庭语境中。

在讨论与文本分析过程中，学员们将思考佐纳与韦斯特弗如何运用叙事框架、感官描写，以及记忆与反思的交织等策略。我们将特别关注开篇章节是如何确立写作的声音、主题关注，以及吸引读者的方式。

Learning Outcomes 学习成果

By the conclusion of the session, participants will have developed an understanding of how memoirs function both as personal testimony and as literary art. They will leave with draft passages of their own writing and concrete strategies for further development.

到课程结束时，学员们将理解回忆录既是一种个人见证，也是一种文学艺术。他们也会拥有自己写作的初稿片段，以及后续发展的具体策略。

Intended Audience 适合人群

Young adult writers (12-16 years old) with an interest in exploring memoir as a literary form. No prior experience in life-writing is required.

对探索回忆录这种文学形式有兴趣的青少年写作者(12-16岁）。不需要任何写作经验。

Julia Hollingsworth

Julia拥有University of East Anglia（UEA）创意写作（非虚构方向）硕士学位，以及Abilene Christian University英语文学学士学位。此外，她还在Institute of Ongoing Education at Cambridge University完成了创意写作证书课程和文凭课程。2019年，她以本科学术论文荣获德克萨斯创意写作协会颁发的“最佳本科论文奖”。

自2019年以来，Julia一直在教育领域工作。她曾担任小学英语教师，教授阅读、写作和语法课程；也曾为中学生提供阅读与写作辅导。为更好地支持国际学生并拓展自身教学能力，她于2024年完成了“对外英语教学”（TEFL）课程。

目前，Julia正在撰写一本回忆录，讲述她如何挣脱在原教旨主义福音派基督教社区中成长所带来的身份束缚。她的写作多聚焦于家庭关系及亲密关系中的冲突。她喜爱以人物为核心的叙事风格，善于运用对话与场景设定推动情节发展。她尤其偏好融合虚构与非虚构元素的作品。她的心头好包括Carmen Maria Machado的《梦屋》（In The Dream House）、Kathryn Scanlan的《Kick the Latch》以及Toni Morrison的《最蓝的眼睛》（The Bluest Eye）。

About the two books 关于阅读材料

Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H-Mart (2021) is a bestselling memoir that intertwines personal narrative with cultural reflection. Written by the Korean American musician best known as the lead singer of Japanese Breakfast, the book recounts Zauner’s coming-of-age, her complex relationship with her mother, and her experiences of grief after her mother’s death from cancer. Food—particularly Korean cuisine—serves as both motif and metaphor, anchoring memories of family, heritage, and loss.

Celebrated for its lyrical prose and emotional candor, Crying in H-Mart explores themes of identity, diaspora, and mourning, while also demonstrating how intimate personal experiences can be rendered with literary artistry. The memoir quickly became a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by numerous publications.

Tara Westover’s Educated (2018) is a memoir that traces the author’s journey from a survivalist family in rural Idaho to earning a PhD at the University of Cambridge. Raised without formal schooling and isolated from mainstream society, Westover recounts her struggle to reconcile loyalty to her family with her desire for education and autonomy.

The book explores themes of memory, resilience, and the power of learning, while also questioning the boundaries between truth and personal narrative. Acclaimed for its vivid storytelling and nuanced portrayal of family conflict, Educated became an international bestseller and was named one of the New York Times’s Ten Best Books of the Year.

试听时间：

2025年10月3日，周五晚19:00-20:30

体验平台：

腾讯会议（仅限15席）