Writing Those you Know in Memoir and Non-Fiction

Want to tell your story but unsure how to write about real people?

A woman with short blonde hair and a floral top looks at the camera smiling.
Alexandra Collier

Join author Alexandra Collier to learn how to write truthfully about your life in essays, memoir or creative non-fiction, and gain confidence handling the ethical challenges that arise when writing about the people closest to you.

Alexandra Collier is an award-winning writer who has written for TV, theatre, and print. 

Her memoir Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates and Finding Solo Motherhood about her journey to becoming a solo mum by choice was published by Hachette in Australia, UK and the US.

Suitable for adults. 
Tickets: $7. Bookings essential.
Tea and coffee provided.

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