During this immersive writing class, join Longwood Associate Director of Digital Marketing Jen Fazekas and novelist and essayist Margo Rabb in experiencing the magic of Longwood during the holidays—a time that inspires many to pause, reflect, and recollect.
Read short poems and prose about gardens, holidays, and memory; write your own work in the form of letters; and discuss with others how memories and experiences enhance our creativity, help us access new ideas, foster connections with others, and add meaning to our lives. No previous experience required.
Location
The Webb Farmhouse
Instructor
Margo Rabb and Jen Fazekas
Margo Rabb is the author of the novels Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize, Kissing in America, and Cures for Heartbreak, all published by HarperCollins. Rabb’s essays, journalism, book reviews, and short stories have been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Smithsonian, The Washington Post, Slate, and Marie Claire, and have been broadcast on NPR. She received the grand prize in the Zoetrope short story contest, first prize in The Atlantic fiction contest, first prize in the American Fiction contest, and a PEN Syndicated Fiction Project Award. Rabb is an affiliated researcher at Winterthur and is working on a new book about the Philadelphia region’s public gardens. Visit her online at www.margorabb.com.
Jen Fazekas is the Associate Director of Digital Marketing at Longwood Gardens, where she has spent many years wandering its paths, uncovering its history, and getting to know the people who have shaped the Gardens. Along the way, she has created more than a few core memories in the Gardens.
Through the website and social media, she interprets the history and beauty of Longwood for its fans and guests. A graduate of Longwood’s Certificate of Merit in Floral Design program, Fazekas loves how floral arranging teaches you to notice nature differently. She believes gardens are powerful places for reflection and storytelling and looks forward to helping others discover their own stories among the blooms.
