Intermediate Memoir Course

Dr Lucie Brownlee is an award-winning writer, researcher, and creative writing tutor. Her Sunday Times best-seller Life After You was chosen for the Richard and Judy Bookclub and adapted for television. Her novel The Mother made the final four in Mslexia’s Novel Competition 2020 and she is a Northern Writers’ Award for Fiction winner for her novel The Song of Annie Chapman. Her short stories have been shortlisted in two international competitions and she has published many articles, including for the Independent and the Telegraph. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University.

Start Date: 2nd September, 2026

Duration: Six Weeks

Price: $350

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Welcome to the Intermediate Memoir Course

Whether you’re refining a draft, brainstorming a new idea, or trying your hand at memoir writing for the first time, this course is designed to support you. You’ll explore your stories, build confidence, and develop the skills needed to craft a powerful memoir.

Each week, we’ll focus on a specific element of memoir writing—covering character, setting, dialogue, voice, plot, and editing. Through reading published works and completing focused writing exercises, you’ll learn in a hands-on way. Your dedicated tutor will provide weekly feedback, helping you gain deeper insights into your writing and pinpoint areas for growth.

Personalised Support from Experienced Instructors

Our enthusiastic instructors are committed to giving you tailored feedback every week. By sharing your work for review, you’ll receive valuable insights to help elevate your writing.

Global Accessibility & Lifetime Course Materials

Our courses are open to aspiring writers around the globe. Plus, you’ll have lifetime access to all course materials, allowing you to revisit the content whenever you need.

High Demand & Early Enrolment Recommended

Due to the high interest in our Intermediate Memoir Course, we suggest enrolling early to secure your spot. Take this opportunity to enhance your writing skills and unleash your storytelling potential!

What to Anticipate Week by Week

Module One: Characterising the self

In this first module we’ll look at how to characterise the most important individual of any memoir: you. Through a series of writing tasks, we’ll look at how your personality and presence can be revealed through aspects such as sensory experience and perception.

Module Two: Setting

For our second module we’ll look at the role of setting in memoir, asking how we can bring places to life, and what they might be telling the reader about ourselves.

Module Three: Peripheral characters and dialogue

In this third module we’ll look at how other characters can add extra colour and interest to our life narratives, and how to write succinct, engaging dialogue.

Module Four: Narrative voice

In our fourth module we’ll look at how voice functions in memoir, and explore some of the strategies and problem-solving techniques used by authors to express themselves even when it’s difficult.

Module Five: Beginnings and endings

In our penultimate module we’ll look at how to start and end a memoir, and how to begin arranging and structuring a narrative. Here you’ll be encouraged to play around with chronology, and experiment with how to approach your story from novel or unexpected angles.

Module Six: Editing

In this final module we’ll look at the different phases of editing, and what it asks of us as writers; you’ll also have the opportunity to craft some of your own writing into a finished form you’re happy with.

Join Us!

Start your creative journey and discover the writer within you. Sign up for our Intermediate Memoir Course today and let your imagination soar!

For more information about how our online courses work or if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

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Start Date

2nd September

Duration

6 weeks

Price

$350

Tutor

Lucie Brownlee

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