GRAND FINAL EVE PUBLIC HOLIDAY:

All library branches will be closed on Friday 25 September for the Grand Final Eve Public Holiday. Return chutes remain open for your convenience. 

 

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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