Writers such as Annie Dillard, Marguerite Duras, Stephen King, and Edmund Wilson have all kept journals for both personal and professional reasons. Through readings and discussion, learn how journaling can benefit your own writing and discover tips and exercises for getting the most out of the experience. Hilary Hamann is the author of the cult classic Anthropology of an American Girl, which was independently published and subsequently reissued by Spiegel & Grau in 2010.

The Writing Life events in 2011 were generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.