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    Writing Those you Know in Memoir and Non-Fiction

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

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    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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