Literary Arts, Talk/Workshop

Triumphant: Developing a Short Memoir about Overcoming the Odds

Organised by: Singapore Book Council
  • Date:
    10 - 31 Jul 2021, Saturdays
  • Time:
    9:30am - 12:30pm
  • Duration:
    3h
  • Venue:
    Singapore Book Council Training Room 90 Goodman Road Block E, #03-32, Goodman Arts Centre *Please note that there is no lift access to the Training Room, 439053
    Singapore Book Council Training Room 90 Goodman Road Block E, #03-32, Goodman Arts Centre *Please note that there is no lift access to the Training Room, 439053Singapore Book Council Training Room 90 Goodman Road Block E, #03-32, Goodman Arts Centre *Please note that there is no lift access to the Training Room, 439053
  • Language:
    English
  • Admission:
    $360.42

    Kinokuniya members can enjoy 10% off the workshop fee. Please contact programmes@bookcouncil.sg for the discount code before online registration.

Synopsis:

In the course of your life, you have encountered various difficulties and found ways to survive. Are you inspired to write a short memoir about one such episode so as to honour the occasion and for others to read and treasure?

If you are uncertain on how to structure and write down your reflections in a manner that will engage your readers, then Triumphant is just the workshop for you.

In four sessions, experienced writer, editor and storyteller Verena Tay will guide you on how to:

Brainstorm the content and arc of a memoir (maximum: 3000 words);
Craft character, setting, scenes, dialogue, theme, flow and pace.
The course includes editorial feedback on work by the participants over the course of the workshops.

Join Triumphant and you will definitely be inspired to start and complete writing about one aspect of your life story.

Abour the Facilitator

A writer, editor, storyteller and theatre practitioner, Verena Tay (www.verenatay.com) has published two collections of short stories (Spaces, 2016; Spectre, 2012) and four volumes of plays. She has also edited twelve story anthologies, including the bestselling Balik Kampung series published by Math Paper Press. She has conducted numerous creative writing workshops for National Library Board, The Arts House, National Book Development Council, Creative Arts Programme (Ministry of Education) and other institutions. Currently, she is writing her first novel as part of her PhD studies in Creative Writing with Swansea University.

Triumphant: Developing a Short Memoir about Overcoming the Odds


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