Barbara Flores has taught writing through U.C. Berkeley Extension, St Mary’s College in California, and Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is an award winning author and playwright with three nonfiction books, a published memoir, and a soon to be published MG fiction. She received her MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College, Vermont. Barbara lives both in Livermore, CA and Palm Beach, FL.
This class makes writing about your life fun and easy with inspiring exercises and shared readings. Prepare to laugh and make new friends. All ages over 18 are welcome. Instructor Barbara Flores is a memoirist and an award-winning five-time author. (Sponsored by Livermore Area Recreation and Park District)
Whether you’re dabbling with an idea or have a completed draft, this ongoing ZOOM class teaches writing secrets and techniques to turn your prose into page-turners. All prose genres: fiction, memoir, and nonfiction, poetry. The fee includes professional editing of your work by the instructor, an award-winning five-time author. (Sponsored by Livermore Area Recreation and Park District)
“The best [writing class] I have ever taken. If I had taken it before I went to med school, I may have become a writer instead of a pediatrician.”
– Dr. Ed Brown, Massachusetts
“I was so elated when the essay I wrote in Barbara’s class was accepted by Good Housekeeping.”
– Anne Sigmon, Lafayette, CA
“Everything you are teaching us is embodied in the pages of your memoir. I am so blessed and honored to be your student.”
– Carolyn Sterman, Lake Worth, FL
“The class was both energizing and motivating.”
– Tina Parsons, San Ramon, CA
“I am a different person because of this class.”
– Kathy Zolnier, San Ramon, CA
“Barbara always has a million good ideas, and her classes and editing push me to rethink and revise.”
– Sarah Mattern, Livermore, CA
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