Year of the Memoir with Alan Close (SOLD OUT)
Join author Alan Close for three terms of writing classes spread over the year. During each term, the small group will meet for 4 x 2 hour workshops, with podcast lectures emailed between sessions. The aim of the course is to support writers working on a book-length memoir, from first ideas to finished manuscripts.
When: 12 x Wednesday nights from 6pm-8pm. March, June & September 2023
- Term 1: 8, 15, 22 & 29 March
- Term 2: 7, 14, 21 & 28 June
- Term 3: 6, 13, 20 & 27 September
Delivery Mode: Hybrid format: in-person at the Byron Writers Festival office with remote attendance option available
Group size: 10 particpants max. Please note all BWF workshops require a minimum 80% enrolment to cover costs.
About Alan Close
Alan Close is a writer, editor and writing teacher and mentor, focusing on memoir. Over a long career he has published fiction, poetry, essays and creative non-fiction. He has written widely about men and relationships, including his memoir Before You Met Me: A Memoir Of One Man’s Troubled Search For Love. Alan lives in Mullumbimby with his partner and teenage daughter.
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