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Writing from Real Life

December 4–6, 2026
Writing from Real Life

A Weekend Workshop with Writer/Storyteller Judah Leblang

This weekend workshop is designed for writers at all levels, whether you already think of yourself as a “writer” or simply have a desire to shape pieces of your life experience into stories you can share with others.

In this interactive, hands-on small-group experience, we will:

✔ Share snapshots of our life journeys as gay and bisexual men

✔ Read excerpts from established writers, including gay writers such as Augusten Burroughs and Kevin Sessums

✔ Loosen up our writing muscles through fun, accessible exercises

✔ Explore how memory, humor, vulnerability, and personal truth can become compelling stories

✔ Receive supportive feedback on our work

✔ Develop an action plan to keep writing and express our creativity in the world

Whether you want to write essays, memoir, performance pieces, blog posts, or simply begin telling your story more clearly, this workshop offers a supportive space to begin, continue, or deepen your creative practice.

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Writing from Real Life

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Judah Leblang
Judah Leblang

Judah is a writer, teacher and storyteller in Boston. His radio essays and commentaries have been broadcast on 200 NPR…

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