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A Creative Approach to Family History Writing

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Josiane Behmoiras

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Nestled at the intersection of memoir and biography, the family history writing project can provide a space for self-expression and meaning-making. This workshop will address the many creative possibilities of recording a family history, and encourage thinking about it not as a challenge, but rather as an opportunity to be delighted and enlightened, at your own pace. We will include lecturing, writing tasks, and a convivial discussion with an emphasis on workshopping participants’ own stories.

Josiane Behmoiras

A portrait of Josiane Behmoiras

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 You will learn:

  • An imaginative approach to choosing an appropriate format and project scope
  • The differences and similarities between memoir and family history, and how to use those to your advantage
  • The essential bag of tools: themes, structure, and story-spine, voice, point of view, character, writing craft, and photo narrative
  • Research beyond ‘genealogy’: interview techniques, juxtaposing the individual against the historical backdrop, rules/ethics for using facts
  • The ascending/descending family narrative and its benefits toward building resilience among new generations

 

About Josiane Behmoiras

Josiane Behmoiras is a Melbourne-based author. Her essays and short fiction have been published in various literary publications and her memoir, Dora B: A Memoir of My Mother was published in Australia, the UK, Germany and France, and shortlisted for the NSW Premier Awards. Josiane has been teaching creative writing at various community settings and at The University of Melbourne, where she was awarded a creative writing PhD.

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Registration for this event ended on 29 November 2019 - 4:00
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