Memoir Writing: Finding Your Story

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Course Details

  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 10 weeks
  • Times: Evenings

Next Start Date:

March 30, 2026 Get Details

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About this Course


Writing in the memoir genre can be nuanced, intimate and revelatory creative work. When writers undertake this exploration with curiosity and courage, stories can become dynamic narratives of growth and change.

In this course, you’ll explore how memoir writing can be an act of empowerment and self-discovery; a chance to excavate, reframe and share what you’ve experienced with fresh clarity and insight. You’ll read, discuss and examine work from scores of writers who unfurl their memoirs in dynamic ways, including linear, nonlinear, lyric, thematic and braided approaches. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to class discussions, create a revision toolkit, and collaborate on memoir reflection projects.

Designed For

Beginning and intermediate writers who want to write or explore writing a memoir.

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What You’ll Learn

  • How to identify and utilize both the ‘narrator-I’ and the ‘character-I’ to amplify tension and stakes in your memoir
  • Approaches to writing about yourself and others with nuance and complexity
  • How revising can clarify your story and strengthen your narrative arc
  • Ways to explore and experiment with multiple structures for your memoir
  • How you can nurture both your creative and publishing goals and foster a writing community

Get Hands-On Experience

  • Generate fresh material with in-class prompts to add depth to your writing
  • Workshop and revise multiple excerpts from your memoir-in-progress
  • Give and receive writing feedback in a group workshop setting

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Learning Format

Online With Real-Time Meetings

Online Synchronous

Combine the convenience of online learning with the immediacy of real-time interaction. You’ll meet with your instructor and classmates at scheduled times over Zoom. Learn More »

Course Sessions

Online Synchronous

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