I am an incurable memoir addict. I love reading it, teaching it, and writing it. Here you will find stories from a life, but you will also learn how to write it, and how memoir can be transformative beyond the page.
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My mother as biographer
An image of my mother came to me in a dream and I now know why it mattered.
This image of my mother came to me in a dream and I went in search of it. Yesterday I returned to her house to pick up packets of her photos and boxes of her lette...
‘We need a new vocabulary for attention’ Iris Murdoch
Julia Bell is a professor of creative writing at Birkbeck, University of London, and will be joining me on Saturday for a masterclass on ‘Attention Practices’, (11am-1.30pm) which has stemmed from her brilliant book Radical Attention (Penin...
Memoir: The Hill
This is a birth story and a little bit of writing that has evolved from my Writing Mornings which I host here two mornings a week.
I just want to say that I’ve been hosting Writing Mornings over here for the past couple of months and I hav...
Interview: Mother and Daughter discuss writing, surviving what life throws at you and forging a second career in late middle age
This Friday is the publication of my mum’s latest book, The Gentleman’s Dilemma, and I thought it a good opportunity to interview her about how she transitioned from an eminent career as a biographer (she was elected to be a fellow of the R...
Recording: Memoir WIP Surgery, October
Tonight’s surgery was full of wisdom and insight - just as you would hope it would be. Here is the recording for any of you who missed out.
Thank you to everyone who came. It was lovely to see you all.
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I am a writer and I write memoir. My memoir was one of Guardian and Spectator best nonfiction books, 2022, and it’s called Sins Of My Father. My latest book is INTO BEING: The Radical Craft of Memoir and its Power to Transform
The friendliest creative writing courses. Where writers teach writers. Come and join us for some creative writing experiments. Run by Dr Lily Dunn and Zoe Gilbert.
Professor of New Writing at Birkbeck. Author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Between the Lines: Life Lessons from the Writing Workshop is forthcoming with S&S May '26. Represented by Rebecca Carter Literary.
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