The Art of Food & Travel Writing
Instructor: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Thursday, July 28, 2022   -   Wednesday, August 10, 2022


Ever thought of sharing your food or travel journey in essays or a memoir? This workshop invites writers of all levels--from beginners to those who have already been writing essays or are working on a book--who are interested in food, travel and/or memoir writing to come join in on exploring your own unique narrative. Classes will walk you through how to find the story you want to tell, how to piece together powerful tales of the places you're visiting, the dishes you're enjoying, and how to go about researching and creating your own unique essays or books. In addition to writing, students will have a chance to explore the gastronomic offerings of the region as well.




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Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the author of the international bestsellers Sarong Party Girls and A Tiger In The Kitchen: A Memoir of Food & Family. New York Magazine named it one of the "Top 25 Must-Read Food Memoirs of All Time." She is the editor of the fiction anthology Singapore Noir and co-creator and co-editor of the new anthology Anonymous Sex. She was a staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, In Style magazine and the Baltimore Sun. Tiger tells the story of a year that she spent traveling from the United States, her adopted country, to her native Singapore, so she could reconnect with her family and learn about her family history and cultural identity by learning how to cook in the kitchens of her grandmother and aunties. Her stories and essays have also appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, The Washington Post, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, Marie Claire, Newsweek, Bloomberg Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, The (Portland) Oregonian, The (Topeka) Capital-Journal and The (Singapore) Straits Times among other places.

cheryllulientan.com




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