Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at Story Parlor
Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20*
*Final class on Dec. 20 runs from 6:30-9:30pm
Make-up class reserved for December 27

Registration is full for this class. Enrollment for the next Story Lab (held beginning of 2024) will open in mid-November.

$325.00

Early Bird pricing through September 30
Regular price effective October 1

Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. These workshops always fill up, so sign up early.

Refund and Covid policies can be found here.

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Story Parlor and Inward & Artward present Story Lab: a seven-week exploration of how our personal narrative and lived experiences can inform our creative projects.

The seven-week experiential workshop will investigate the transformative power of storytelling and its intersection with the human experience. Classes will range from learning how to mine for material from our own lives, to re-authoring our personal narrative, and finally how to repurpose our stories for creative work in any medium. Appropriate for anyone exploring autobiographical material in a creative setting.

• Registration Includes

  • A guidebook with supplementary readings, exercises, and activities

  • A custom Story Parlor notebook

• Who Should Attend

  • Anyone looking to kickstart or follow-through with a project rooted in their past experience(s)

  • Anyone wanting to discover more about how their personal narrative impacts their worldview and creativity

  • Anyone hoping to learn more about the process of finding and telling stories

  • Anyone wishing to widen their perspective and find connection through the power of storytelling

  • Anyone looking to explore the intersection of story and the human condition

  • Anyone interested in taking part in a creative community in which to play, explore, and experiment

• Guideposts Include

  • Story Finding: Autobiographical Exploration, Collecting Ideas, Rituals, Purpose of Storytelling

  • Story Mining: Creating a Life Map, Exploring Creative DNA, Excavating Personal Themes

  • Story Culling: Choosing and “Auditioning” Prospective Stories; Fleshing Out Ideas; Personal Mythology

  • Story Delving: Story and Change, Repurposing Personal Narrative for Creative Bounty, Story Dynamics

  • Story Crafting: The Internal Journey, Story Details and Structure, Workshopping + Finessing

  • Story Telling: True-to-Life Stories in Various Forms

• How past participants describe the Lab

Read past student testimonials here.

More about the facilitator can be read here.