This popular memoir writing course will begin on Tuesday 4th March and run for 8 weeks, over zoom, until 22nd April. The class will take place from 10.30am until 12.30, via Zoom.

This course is ideal for anyone who has ever thought about writing down stories from your lived experience. Janis will give memoir prompts, life writing exercises and memoir examples to facilitate the flow of words. Everyone has a story to tell. There are many benefits to life writing; firstly to sift and sort and express for oneself. We are our first reader! Writing can help make sense of events, experiences, places and people. Some people engaged in life writing will wish to give a legacy of memory and family history, to pass on to family members. While others will wish to publish a memoir, seeking a wider readership. All are welcome. The group is supportive, creative and encouraging, and, as a little aside, no life is boring! Every voice is unique and priceless.

The eight week course costs £160, and all are welcome. No need at this stage to know what story you would like to focus on, as breathing life into different aspects of life story will be part of our journey. for more information email Janis on Janis@janismackay.com

Janis has an MA in creative writing and personal development, and has run this popular course several times now. We spark into life writing through exploring different ways in; sense memories, places, people, objects, images and so on.

Janis has written a memoir that focuses on a period when she went travelling in her early twenties that is called, In a Selkie’s Skin. She has also written a novel – the Watchmaker’s Wife - which is biographical fiction, based on the life of her grandmother.

PAYMENT AND BOOKING

To book, please email Janis@janismackay.com. Payment can be made via Paypal or via bank transfer. Email Janis for details.