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ONLINE LONG COURSE: Refine Your Memoir with Sian Prior

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Sian Prior

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EARLY, EMERGING

Summary:

A memoir is so much more than a description of “what happened to me”. It requires a thoughtful excavation of the self and empathy with your imagined readers. Explore how to find the right voice for your memoir; how to separate story from situation; how to create vivid characters from real people; how to ask the right questions; where to find the answers; and how to prepare a persuasive publishing proposal.

A portrait of Sian Prior

Details

All sections of this course will take place online: detailed instructions for participation will be provided.

 

This long-form course will take place over five months, and incorporate online workshops, short online seminars, and feedback. 

 

You will learn:

  • about voice – how to find and refine the right "voice" for your memoir

  • about situation vs story – how to identify the "story" you want to tell (the insight, the wisdom, the thing you’ve come to say) within the "situation" you are describing

  • about characters – how to create vivid "characters" from real people – including yourself

  • about research – how to decide which questions to ask and where to find the answers

  • about publication – how to write a persuasive publishing proposal for your memoir

 

Online Workshops will run 10am-4pm on:

  • Saturday 29 August
  • Saturday 10 October
  • Saturday 31 October
  • Saturday 5 December

Online Seminar & Mentoring Sessions will run 6-7:30pm on:

  • Thursday 10 September
  • Thursday 12 November

 

About Sian Prior

Dr Sian Prior has been a writer and broadcaster for three decades. She has written for newspapers, magazines and literary journals and won awards for her short stories. Sian teaches non-fiction at RMIT and for writers centres around Australia. Her first book ‘Shy: A memoir’ was published in 2014.

Cancellation Policy

Venue:

Online
Australia

Contact:

Phone: 90947855
Email: [email protected]

Registration for this event ended on 04 September 2020 - 4:00
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