READY TO WORK WITH ME AGAIN?
HAVE A STORY YOU’D LIKE TO WRITE & SHARE?
Level Two: 6-Minute Memoir
Online Writing Workshop Series
“Your story matters. Your story will outlive you.
Let me help you craft it.”
Join me for Level Two: 6-Minute Memoir Online Writing Workshop Series
For past 6-Minute Memoir writing workshop participants & 6-Minute Memoir storytelling event presenters.
Limited to 12 participants.
Dates: Fridays, Sept. 13, 20 & 27, 2024 from 4- 6:30 p.m.
Workshop fee: $225 + GST
Register now
Level Two is for you if:
You have the desire to write and share another memoir piece
You have a longer memoir project in mind and want to write another chapter of your story
You work best when you have a deadline and a writing guide to help you get your story completed
You want to learn more memoir tips, especially in the areas of dialogue, developing character, and structuring your story
You’d like to learn from examples of some of the best memoirs working today
You want to find out more about how to get your memoir piece/personal essay published
You’d like to gather with like-minded folks in the intimacy of a small group which allows us to be authentic and creative together
You’d like to spend more time with me. (I certainly would like to spend more time with you!)
+ 2 BONUS Offers:
100 Memoir Markets:
A guide to print, digital & other markets that publish memoir pieces & personal essays.
5 winning pitches
A 13-page guide with sample pitch letters for getting your story published.
A number of people who have participated in the 6-Minute Memoir live storytelling event and online writing workshop series have gone on to publish their work in magazines and blogs or have shared their tales at online storytelling events, including Sue Phillips who wrote this piece about her aging mother, Victoria Ingram who wrote about her struggles with her weight, Bob Ryan who wrote this piece about a childhood incident of bullying and Amy Pitt, who shared a moving story about her father’s death at the Goodbye Story Café live storytelling event (see the video of her story below).
Write your story in 1,000 words.
Tell it in 6 minutes.
Let me show you how.
Select, shape, and share a transformative true tale from your life in this 3-session online workshop series presented by Anne Bokma, award-winning journalist, author, and founder of the 6-Minute Memoir project.
You will complete a finely crafted 1,000-word story and deliver it to the writing group in the final (third) session.
Limited to 12 participants. Fee: $225 + GST.
Register now
I have been consistently amazed and delighted with the stories shared by all of my past memoir writing workshop participants. So many deal with difficult themes and yet there is such beauty in them.
Your workshop leader:
Anne Bokma is an award-winning journalist, author, workshop leader and the founder of the 6- Minute Memoir, a live storytelling series in her hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. More than 300 individual true-life tales have been shared in front of thousands of audience members at more than two dozen events since 2013 and the event has raised more than $50,000 for local charities.
Anne is the recipient of the 2020 City of Hamilton Arts Award for Writing. Her memoir, My Year of Living Spiritually: One Woman’s Secular Quest for a More Soulful Life won the nonfiction book award and Kerry Schooley award in the 2020 Hamilton Literary Awards.
“Anne Bokma’s online workshop was superb – well organized, well planned and well executed. Her energetic delivery and inclusive presentation style were appreciated by all attendees. I highly recommend this workshop.”
“With a generous spirit, Anne strives to know her audience and what might be most helpful to them. Her presentation is personal and informative, crafted with warmth, good humour, and an informed and thoughtful approach to her subject matter.”
“Anne’s workshop was well delivered and engaging and I highly recommend it for any storytellers interested in continuing their development.”
“Anne’s workshop ‘How to Write and Tell Your Story’ was engaging, interactive and a creative way to consider how to write a memoir. So much food for thought. Many participants who hadn’t previously thought about writing a memoir were catapulted into creating one from their own stories.”
“This was the first Zoom workshop I have attended and I was so impressed! The input from Anne (excellent suggestions for writing memoir) along with an opportunity to see previous 6-Minute Memoir participants present, was a winning combination. I was totally engaged.”
