A Passager Memoir Workshop

4 sessions to help you tell your story
Led by Passager Editor Rosanne Singer

12-2 pm Sundays April 12, 19, 26 & May 3

During this 4-week in-person course, you’ll discuss memoir selections by Passager authors as models for your own writing, enjoy tailored writing exercises, develop your own memoir and offer constructive feedback to your peers.

Join us for creativity, craft and community in a supportive environment.

MATERIALS

This course uses memoir selections by Passager authors as models for your own writing. All materials are provided.

TIME REQUIREMENTS

2 hours per week outside of class

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP?

This class is designed for generating writing—ideal for beginning writers, and experienced writers looking to spark new work. By the end of the series, writers will have drafted a several-page memoir that could be a stand-alone piece or part of a larger work.

No prior writing experience is necessary—open to anyone age 50 and older who loves to write or wants to get started. Class size is limited to 10 participants to ensure an engaging experience. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Rosanne Singer joined the Passager staff in 2019 and learned first-hand what goes on behind the scenes at a small press. And not just any small press, but Passager, where she has been part of the careful and loving process of reading and choosing material for the twice-yearly journals and individual collections. Rosanne spent 25 years as a teaching artist in the Maryland schools and was part of small arts teams working with wounded warriors and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and with pediatric patients at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. In May 2025 she completed an MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts at University of Baltimore and produced a collection of her poetry titled Home Theater. Poetry and memoir work of hers appears in Allium, Grist, The Baltimore Fishbowl and Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine. She has facilitated memoir workshops at Roland Park Place since 2020.