Life writing

Gather the tools to unlock your imagination and write the story of your life in this six-week introductory course to memoir

Write the story of your life

Have you had a big change in your life? Or maybe you want to have a go at writing about some key events. This is the space to explore and reinvent.

We will use guided prompts to explore ways to generate ideas.

Understand the key elements of story and how to identify those in the events of your life.

Learn the difference between the situation and the story. Read examples of memoir to pick up tips.

Learn how to use the main tools of writing craft to shape your emerging story

Week 5: Polish

Learn editing tricks and techniques to polish your story

Week 6: Display

Share your stories and give feedback in the session.