Description
2023 meeting dates
- Wednesday 21 June 18:00 SAST
- Thursday 20 July 18:00 SAST
- Thursday 17 August 18:00 SAST
- Wednesday 2o September 18:00 SAST
- Wednesday 18 October 18:00 SAST
- Wednesday 15 November 18:00 SAST
- Thursday 14 December 18:00 SAST
2024 TBC
Who will the memoir workshops benefit?
- Anyone who has always yearned to write memoir but struggled to begin or find a way in
- Anyone who has started writing a memoir and become stuck, or who isn’t sure of their direction
- Anyone who would like ongoing support and feedback in their writing from a highly experienced writer and facilitator
- Those who would like to be part of a supportive group of like-minded writers
- Those who would like the motivation of regular meetups
What will your memoir membership give you?
- Ongoing support and encouragement from a like-minded writing community in an online group
- A monthly workshop with Joanne Hichens
- Answers to your writing questions and advice on your writing problems at the monthly meetings
- Read out between 300 and 500 words for feedback and discussion. This can be your own writing or your response to an exercise or writing prompt
- Access to our exclusive library of writing resources and workshops
- You’ll be able to share your triumphs and woes on an online platform any time you need to
- You’ll have a safe and nurturing group of writers with whom to share your writing.
- You’ll have access to people who understand the process of what you’re going through.
Your facilitator
Joanne Hichens, author and editor, lives in Cape Town. Her crime novels are Out to Score (co-written), Divine Justice, published in the United States, and Sweet Paradise. Her young adult novels, Stained and Riding the Wave, were each shortlisted for the Sanlam Literature Award. Her memoir, Death and the After Parties was published by Karavan Press in 2020. “In Death and the After Parties I write about the passing of my mother, husband, father and mother-in-law, and examine everything that happened after their deaths – the emotional frenzy, the funerals, the family strife, the fighting, the loving. I describe first-hand the shock, the grief, the mourning, the betrayals, ultimately focusing on recovering from loss.”
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