Writing WA: Memoir Writing Workshop

Thursday 8 August | 10am - 12pm | Subiaco Library

Many people have lives worth writing about. How we write about them, however, can be more complex. Where do you start? Also, how do you know what stands out as significant and how to write the stuff of your life into compelling, emotionally engaging stories? 
 
Join Writing WA's Laurie Steed as he outlines the ins and outs of writing your life stories and specific ways to help them leap from the page. 

About Laurie Steed

Laurie Steed is an author, editor, and arts industry advocate with more than twenty years’ experience in the literary sector. Laurie’s professional history includes roles on The Emerging Writers Festival Advisory Board, Creative Australia’s Panel of Peer Assessors, The Australian Short Story Festival Advisory Board, and in communications and contract roles for The Small Press Network, The Centre for Stories, Writers Victoria, and The Queensland Writers’ Centre. 

His debut novel, You Belong Here, was published in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2019 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards. His memoir, Love, Dad, was published by Fremantle Press in August 2023, and his third book, Greater City Shadows, was published by UWA Publishing in 2024. In May 2024, he was shortlisted for the WA Writers Fellowship at the 2024 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.  

About Writing WA

Writing WA is the state's peak body for writers, working between the lines and behind the scenes to build a state of opportunity in Western Australia for writers, publishers and other practitioners in the writing sector – not just for the benefit of practitioners themselves, but for the immense social value that great writing brings to individuals and communities. to find out more, head to www.writingwa.org. 

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You are not required to bring a ticket with you. In the case of a booked-out event, names may be checked at the door.

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