Memoir Writing: Finding Your Story

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Course Details

  • Location: Online
  • Duration: 9 weeks
  • Times: Evenings
  • Cost : $945

Next Start Date:

March 12, 2025

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About this Course


Romanian-born writer Elie Wiesel, who penned one of the definitive first-person accounts of the Holocaust in the book Night, once observed, “With memoir, you must be honest. You must be truthful.”

If you’re ready to delve deeply into your life and tell the story with clarity and honesty, this course will give you the tools and techniques to tackle the challenge. We’ll analyze acclaimed memoirs to understand different structures and themes, and then you’ll apply these concepts to your own writing. You’ll undertake various exercises to explore memory and generate material, and you’ll receive guidance and helpful feedback as you hone the central themes and narratives of your memoir.

Designed For

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

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Interested in digging deeper into character or learning more about publishing your memoir? Consider taking our courses on Fiction Writing: Character or Self-Publishing: Bringing Your Book to Market.

What You’ll Learn

  • Techniques for identifying life stories for your memoir 
  • How to develop plot, setting and characters 
  • Story structure and use of time in memoir 
  • Methods for analyzing your own writing and that of others

Get Hands-On Experience

  • Give and receive writing feedback in a group workshop setting
  • Write and/or further refine at least a portion of your memoir manuscript

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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

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NONCREDIT COURSE

You'll earn 3 continuing education units (CEUs) for successfully completing this course. Learn more about noncredit options.

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