Never Hush! Adoptee voices matter.
It’s time to write your story.
When I published my debut memoir-in-essays, “The Guild of the Infant Saviour: An Adopted Child’s Memory Book,” the backlash from my adoptive family and my birth mother was harsh. They wanted me to stay silent and be grateful. They wanted me to hush.
As adoptees we can’t seem to escape the narratives others impose on us. In partnership with Adoptees On, I’ve developed a series of workshops just for adoptees called “Never Hush.” It’s time to make your voice to heard.
In these workshops we’ll critique each other’s work, use generative exercises, listen (via Adoptees On podcasts), play, and art to explore thematic topics related to writing about our adoptee experiences. Whether you’re coming out of the fog, in reunion, or healing, my aim is to empower and support you by growing your awareness, strengthening your voice, creating community, and bolstering your word count.
Whether you write for publication or to empower your private voice, join me.
2023 “Never Hush” Writing Workshops for Adoptees
What’s Included:
Six weekly writing workshops from April 26 through May 31, 2023
manuscript exchange (up to 20 ppg per person)
feedback on your work
a personalized response letter from me
resources and reading recommendations
Individualized attention :
A private 30-minute phone conversation with me
Ask me anything related to writing/editing/publishing
Get personalized advice on your work, book recommendations, or a needed pep talk
Once enrolled, calls can be scheduled through Calendly
Community and Accountability:
Join other adoptees to refine your work, get started, or overcome writing challenges. Spend time together in a virtual space created just for this group. I use Kumospace as a hangout and we’ll spend some time together there throughout the six weeks.
Subscription to my monthly newsletter:
You’ll get insight into research and ideas for my next book, interesting things I’m reading, and probably some personal stuff thrown in as well.
Price: $535 for the full six weeks
1:1 Consulting
Are you working on a manuscript or individual essays and would like one-on-one feedback? I can help you with:
manuscript (developmental edits/line edits/revision suggestions)
individual essays (feedback/line edits/revision suggestions)
Ongoing 1:1 monthly support
I have limited availability and schedule manuscript edits two to three months in advance. Please apply here and if approved, I will send you a link to book an introductory call.
Megan Culhane Galbraith is a writer, visual artist, and adoptee. She is the 2022 Writer-in-Residence at AdopteesON. Her debut memoir-in-essays The Guild of the Infant Saviour: An Adopted Child's Memory Book (Mad Creek Books/Ohio State University Press) was published in May 2021. Megan's work was listed as Notable in Best American Essays 2021 and 2017 and she was recognized by Poets & Writers in their "5 Over 50" issue. Her essays, interviews, reviews, and visual art have appeared in BOMB, The Believer, HYPERALLERGIC!, ZZYZYVA, Tupelo Quarterly, Longreads, Hotel Amerika, and Catapult, among others. She is the founding director of the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Young Writers Institute and the Associate Director of the Bennington Writing Seminars. Connect on Twitter: @megangalbraith or Instagram: @m.galbraith
