The 1,000-Word Memoir Writing Workshop with Anne Bokma

The focus of the two-hour workshop is to illustrate the key elements that make for writing a short memoir piece of 1,000 words, from picking the best story to write from your life, crafting compelling opening lines, illustrating transformation, overcoming four common roadblocks, the effective use of dialogue in short pieces, how to tell the truth without upsetting the people you care about, the importance of a satisfying conclusion and more. The workshop includes four exercises/prompts that will see participants spending at least a half an hour in writing time during the workshop. Everyone will have at least selected a story from their life to write about and will complete the opening of their story (and share it in the group).

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About Anne Bokma

Anne Bokma is an award-winning journalist and author of , published by Douglas & McIntyre, which won the 2020 Hamilton Literary Award for Nonfiction. She…