Theresa Okokon will discuss her new memoir of essays, Who I Always Was. Theresa will also talk about writing a book a proposal and the process of moving from proposal to completed manuscript.

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Theresa Okokon is an award-winning writer, storyteller, and teacher. A Wisconsinite living in New England, she is the co-host of Stories From The Stage who—in addition to writing and performing her own stories—also teaches storytelling and writing, coaches other tellers, hosts story slams, and emcees events for nonprofits. An alum of both the Memoir Incubator and Essay Incubator programs at GrubStreet, Theresa's memoir of essays about memory, family stories, and the death of her father -- titled WHO I ALWAYS WAS -- will be published by Atria Books at Simon & Schuster on February 4, 2025.