Our topic list is ready for 2024 and will be distributed at our first meeting on 19 February. For our first class we have two 500-words options for continuing class members, two for new members – but it’s fine to choose from either group’s topics!
Topics for continuing class members:
Topics for new/newer class members, or those who haven’t written on them in the past:
If it’s your first session, feel free to either bring a first effort, or simply ‘pass’! (...and for continuing members, as always, there's the option of 'member's choice').
Bev Lee and Graham Jensen
Topics for continuing class members:
- ‘Life Changing’ Was there ever an event in your life which became ‘life changing’ for you, an event which you might include as a theme if you wrote a memoir? Tell us about it in 500 words. For example, Martin Amis threads memories and feelings about the murder of his loved younger cousin Lucy by a serial killer through his memoir Experience (2001); while Claire Bowditch threads memories and reflections on the death of her loved next-in-age sister through her memoir. (Of course, your theme doesn’t need to be quite as dramatic as these). OR
- ‘Interesting people I have known….’ Tell us about an interesting person or two you have known who you would definitely include in your memoirs in 500 words.
Topics for new/newer class members, or those who haven’t written on them in the past:
- ‘New in Town’ Have you ever been the new person in town? Or did someone else's arrival have a profound impact on you? Share your story in 500 words. OR
- ‘I Was There’ Have you experienced a significant news, historical or cultural event first-hand? Share your personal piece of history in 500 words.
If it’s your first session, feel free to either bring a first effort, or simply ‘pass’! (...and for continuing members, as always, there's the option of 'member's choice').
Bev Lee and Graham Jensen
