Story coach and manuscript maestro Caroline Barron helps with the most challenging aspect of memoir writing: figuring out how to tell your story.

Figuring out how to tell your story is the most challenging aspect of memoir writing. In this workshop, Caroline will look at memoir basics (what memoir is and isn’t, the role of point of view, ethics and permissions, universal themes, and the road to publication). However, the secret sauce of this workshop is the detailed look at the role of time in memoir—where on the timeline you are standing to tell your story—plus how to tackle the one biggest issue she sees in clients’ work: story structure. Caroline will take you through various structures to lay over your work to help you decide which is best to carry your story.

Caroline is an award-winning author, story coach, presenter, and manuscript maestro. Her memoir, Ripiro Beach, won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award and her debut novel, Golden Days, is out now. With a Masters in Creative Writing and a past life owning a modelling agency, she is in demand for her dynamic workshops on storytelling, creativity and writing. Her work has been published in Condé Nast Traveller, North & South, Landfall, New Zealand Herald and more.

The workshop costs $30 and includes morning tea. Registration required here https://www.hamiltonbookmonth.com/memoir-workshop​

The Trust Waikato Building is on Little London Lane, off London Street, Hamilton. The Trust has a sizable carpark and there’s lots of parking outside and close by.