Join our 1-day crash course on the fundamentals of writing a memoir. This course will meet on Sunday, 2 October 2022 from 10:00 – 17:00 at at Boekhandel van Rossum, Beethovenstraat 32, 1077 JH Amsterdam. Class size is 7-10 people.

Note: If you enrolled this year in one of our 6- to 8-week spring, summer or autumn ‘Level’ courses, don’t forget to use your members’ discount code when you register to receive 25% off.

Learn how to tell your personal story in a way that engages and inspires. This course will cover the following and more:

• Finding the right narrative voice
• Making your scenes come alive
• Structuring your memoir
• Finding an agent/publisher

Even if you’re not planning to write a book-length memoir, you’ll learn plenty of valuable tricks and tips to make your true stories shine.

Tea, coffee and snacks provided.

This course is taught by Ellen Keith. Ellen holds a BA in history and creative writing from the University of Alberta and an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Her historical novel The Dutch Wife won the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction and reached #1 on the Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller List and #12 on Publishers Weekly American bestsellers list.

Want help with your draft? You can also sign up for a manuscript review with Ellen.