Master Class: The Chronology of Water: Non-linear Narrative Strategies for Non-fiction Writers with Lidia Yuknavitch
2 Sessions: Saturdays, January 10 + 17
4:00-6:00pm ET
Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch is a highly acclaimed, nationally bestselling author of memoir, fiction, and nonfiction. Her most recent book is the memoir Reading the Waves (Riverhead, 2025), which was praised by Booklist as “emotional and darkly hilarious,” and as "electrifying" by Suleika Jaouad. Her memoir The Chronology of Water is being adapted into a feature film by the actress Kristen Stewart.
When I set out to write a life story, I immediately ran into a wall: I could not tell the story I wanted to tell by and through linear narrative or traditional “memoir” form. So I didn’t. If this sounds like you, come swim around in non-linear storyspace with me.