Life Writing: Memoir and Biography April 2019

Encompass everything from the complete life to the day-in-the-life.
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When: 5 x sessions, Monday 29 April - Friday 3 May, 9:30am - 1pm
Where: The University of Auckland, City Campus​

Course outline
Writing memoir involves an intricate interplay between writing down and preserving your own memories and constructing biographical accounts of the people, including the ancestors, who have left an imprint on your life. On this course, you will receive tuition on the fundamentals of writing memoir and biography and its ethical implications along with techniques that will assist you to write with flair and originality about the key figures, both living and from the past, who have influenced and helped shape your life. It is suitable for participants who have not yet completed Life Writing 1.

Who should attend?

• People who have completed Deborah’s Life Writing or memoir courses.
• New writers interested in discovering their writing voice through writing about themselves and the people who frame their life.
• Writers already engaged on a life story project who are wishing to deepen and revive their writing content.

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