Teaching and Events

Upcoming Classes and Events

Wednesdays, January 7, February 4, and March 4 @ 6:00-8:00pm

Writing Your Way to Spring with Michael Weissman and Sarah Pleydell

Hosted by Zinnia and Sponsored by Politics & Prose

A live, laughter-filled writing workshop for writers at every level. $50 ticket includes beer, wine, or coffee bar beverage.

Note: You must enroll for each class separately.

January 22, 2026 @ 6:00-7:30pm

January Spotlight Speaker: Finding Your Memoir

Hosted by Italian Bar

5008 Connecticut Avenue NW, DC 20008

Join Michaele for a how-to book talk on memoir writing, including a Q&A session.

April 2026

Writing Your Memoir Scene by Scene

Hosted by Politics & Prose

This online class uses techniques from screenwriting to help would-be memoirists find their stories and dramatize them scene by scene. Gleaning lessons learned writing her own 2023 memoir, veteran instructor Michaele Weissman has created playful and surprising writing prompts focusing on character, action, dialogue and setting. Attending to these screenwriting essentials helps aspiring memoirists get out of their own ways, abandoning what they think they should write and, ultimately discovering what they must write. The goal of this workshop is to set a process in motion and nurture it. Participants need not be actively working on a memoir, but experience writing or struggling to write first person material in a creative fashion is helpful.

Register early! These workshops sell out fast.

Book Groups

Michaele loves connecting with readers and has joined over 40 in-person and virtual book groups in the DC area and elsewhere, to talk about her book The Rye Bread Marriage. If you would like her to participate with your group, please email her at michaele@michaeleweissmanwrites.com.

Coaching

Michaele coaches private writing clients eager to take their work to new levels. If you’re interested, reach out to Michaele on Instagram or Facebook.

Past Events

November 2, 9, 16, 23 @ 2:00-4:00pm

Writing Your Memoir Scene by Scene

Hosted by Politics & Prose

This class uses techniques from screenwriting to help would-be memoirists find their stories and dramatize them scene by scene. Gleaning lessons learned writing her own 2023 memoir, veteran instructor Michaele Weissman has created playful and surprising writing prompts focusing on character, action, dialogue and setting. Attending to these screenwriting essentials helps aspiring memoirists get out of their own ways, abandoning what they think they should write and, ultimately discovering what they must write. The goal of this workshop is to set a process in motion and nurture it. Participants need not be actively working on a memoir, but experience writing or struggling to write first person material in a creative fashion is helpful.

April 26, May 3, May 10, 2025 @ 10:00am-12:00pm ET (Online)

Finding Your Memoir: Writing Scenes From Life

Hosted by Politics & Prose

Sunday, July 7, 2024 @ 1:00pm-3:00pm

Writers Symposium

I will be speaking at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival Writer’s Symposium and literary event. The theme of this year’s panel, “Crossroads,” is intended to invoke the intermingling of generations, language and memory that typifies the experience of Latvian exiles and their posterity in North America.

Following the symposium, I will be selling books and John will be selling rye bread.

www.latviansongfest.com

Toronto, Canada

Thursday, June, 13, 20, and 27, 2024

Love and Hate in the Kitchen: A Memoir Writing Class for Food Lovers

Hosted by Bold Fork Books

3064 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC 20009

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Appearance with Nycci Safier Nellis on Industry Night

Industry Night, a podcast and Youtube channel, familiarizes listeners and viewers with food and beverage trends and trendsetters. In this episode, Nycci will be recording at the Capital Jewish Museum where a new show about Jewish delis has just opened. The episode will be available on Apple Podcasts on June 1, 2024.