Writing Your Life: Memoir Writing With Shelley Davidow

Turn lived experience into a gripping story that others will want to read. In this workshop, Shelley Davidow will show you how craft enables art in a hands-on workshop illuminating how key life events represent themes that can form the backbone of your memoir. Unavailable to make it in person? The Queensland Writers Centre also offers the opportunity to watch this workshop via online live stream.

Learning Outcomes

You will improve your writing through practical exercises and a workshop in the key areas listed below:
- Discover your life-themes to create a plot
- Uncover the essential elements of memoir
- Learn how to use dialogue to reveal character and move your plot along
- Key things to avoid when writing memoir
- Understand the ethical dilemmas that emerge when writing your ‘truth’
- Depicting your life as a Hero’s Journey