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June 2011 Event Archive

Below is a list of our archived events from June 2011. Please be sure to check out our current events page for events that are upcoming.

Also, be sure to check out our inspirational articles and guides on the NAMW blog. Learn more about our members by checking out our Member Directory or read about our NAMW Featured Members! You can also listen to audio interviewswith select authors.

June 2011

Thursday June 9, 2011

June NAMW Public Memoir Writing Roundtable Tele-conversation: Travel Writing & Memoir with Alexis Grant, The Traveling Writer & Elizabeth Evans, Literary Agent—FREE FOR EVERYONE, CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS

Monday June 13, 2011

Summer Workshop Preview: Write your Story Now: Memoir Writing Summer School–Inspiration and Craft with Mark Matousek & Linda Joy Myers—FREE FOR EVERYONE, CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS

Friday June 17, 2011

June NAMW Member-only Teleseminar: Healing with Words with Diana Raab
NAMW Monthly Member-only Teleseminar / Conference Call–become a member to participate for free! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS!

About the National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW)

The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is a membership organization that invites memoir writers from all over the world to connect, learn and become inspired about writing their stories. The goal of our organization is to help memoir writers feel empowered with purpose and energy to begin and develop their life stories into a publishable memoir, whether in essay form, a book, a family legacy, or to create a blog. » Learn More

Testimonials

[For Sharon Lippincott] This tele-seminar is such an inspiration and so valuable to me expanding ways of thinking and creating…. makes me SPARKLE like Veuve Clicquot! Sharon, Thank you so much.

Rosalyn Kaplus

[The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers] “With a gentle spirit and a clear voice, Linda Joy Myers creates a safe place for writers. With her 8 Step Program, Myers guides writers through the dark places of the heart, to ultimately arrive at a place of power and grace.”

Sue William Silverman, author, Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir and Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You

[The Power of Memoir by Linda Joy Myers] “Myers makes a compelling case for the power of words as a form of healing and growth.”

James W. Pennebaker, Ph.D., professor of psychology, The University of Texas at Austin and author, Opening Up and Writing To Heal

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Upcoming Workshops & Classes

The Choices We Make & Writing About Others: The Price We Pay | Free Roundtable July 11, 2013 4 PM

Laura Davis This roundtable discussion will explore the ethical, practical and emotional issues that we face when we write about real people in our lives, all of whom are bound to have strong feelings about the way they are depicted on the page. Evaluating our own ethical and artistic choices, and coming to [...]

From First Time Memoir Writer to Award Winning Author | Free Roundtable June 6, 2013

We are pleased to have as our guest a non-native English speaker and writer who began writing a memoir with the burning desire to write his story. With the help of coaching, networking, and a lot of hard work, his book Lost Decency just became a finalist in the the prestigious Ben Franklin Awards competition [...]

From Blah to Brilliant: How to Write Compelling Description | Memoir Member Teleseminar

May 24, 2013 11 AM PDT 12 PM MDT 1 PM CDT 2 PM EDT Sharon Lippincott, our May Member Teleseminar presenter, will illuminate us with tips about how to write great and compelling descriptions–a skill that makes our writing shine. Please join us! Have you ever felt like your writing is a [...]