Life writing with Patti Miller

6-week course

The Sydney Writers' Centre is delighted to present a course on Life Writing with Patti Miller. The course explores creative autobiographical writing and will set you on the journey of writing your life. Patti is author of the best-selling book, Writing Your Life, and she will show you how to shape your experiences into a well-written, absorbing story.

The course includes workshops that will help you:

  • awaken memory and creativity
  • create the lived reality of your experience on the page
  • bring details to life
  • find structure to your work.

There will be some readings, discussion and lots of writing with individual comment on your work. By its completion you will have made a start on your life story and you will have the confidence and techniques to continue.

Patti Miller has taught creative writing, with a particular focus on autobiographical writing, for 20 years. At the Sydney Writers' Centre, you learn from the best - and we believe Patti is the best life writing teacher in Australia.

Find out what past students say about this life writing course here.

This course is held at the Sydney Writers' Centre in our professional harbourside training rooms.

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Course dates and fees

Life writing with Patti Miller
Morning classes (once a week) for six weeks
Time: 10am - 12noon
Cost: $450

Course start dates:

Friday 30 January 2009 BOOKED OUT
Friday 13 March 2009 BOOKED OUT
(with a one-week break for Easter)

You also have the opportunity to do in Life Writing in Paris.

Join us on this once-in-a-lifetime experience for 16 days in October/November 2009. Find out more about "Writing in Paris 2009" here. It will be an experience you'll never forget.

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