What You Need to Know About Writing a Memoir
Join me for an informative Q&A with award winning writer Caroline Barron for all the insider tips!
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About this event
- Event lasts 1 hour 15 minutes
Ever wondered about writing a piece of your own personal history?
Unlike an autobiography, which aims to cover an entire life, a memoir delves into a particular aspect, event, or time, a pivotal moment or a significant phase.
Join author Caroline Barron for an insightful discussion about how you start - and what makes for an engaging memoir.
Caroline's memoir, RIPIRO BEACH (Bateman, New Zealand), won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award for Best Non-fiction Book.
Get an insider's perspective on writing memoir and learn what you need to know and where to start.
We'll be discussing...
- What a memoir is and isn't
- Choosing which part of your story to tell. How small is too small?
- Getting past the fear of "I might upset someone."
- Deciding where to start and where to finish.
- The ethics involved in writing a memoir
- The primary approaches to structuring a memoir
NB: This session is ONLINE and the Zoom link will be sent out on Monday 9th June to the email address you supply when registering.
An audio recording of this discussion will be available to registered participants.
Don’t miss this invaluable Q&A!
Guest Speaker: Caroline Barron (Te Uri O Hau / Pākehā)
Caroline is an award-winning author, story coach, presenter and manuscript assessor. She has been a columnist for North & South and her work has been published by Condé Nast Traveler UK, The Guardian, Landfall, Awa Wahine, Author, Three Lamps, Next, New Zealand Herald and more.
Her debut novel, GOLDEN DAYS (Affirm Press Australia and via Hachette New Zealand), is out now. Her memoir, RIPIRO BEACH (Bateman, New Zealand), won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award for Best Non-fiction Book.
Facilitator: Kathryn Burnett
Kathryn is an award-winning professional screenwriter, playwright, public speaker and writing coach who runs super inspiring writing workshops.
She is the author of "The Productive Writer Guidebook" and has facilitated panels for the Auckland Writers Festival, the Screenwriting Research Network Conference 2017 and the Fourth World Conference of Screenwriters in Berlin (2019).