One of the hardest things about memoir writing is deciding what to put in and what to leave out.

In this masterclass, award-winning memoirist and long-form podcast maker Noelle McCarthy considers the crucial judgment at the heart of first-person creative writing: how much of your life – and the people in it – can and should you include? And how best to incorporate these perspectives and navigate all the contradictions, gaps and questions that subjective rememberings (including the writer’s own!) bring?

Together you’ll cover key elements of crafting long-form works of personal history including: identifying subjects, ethical considerations, effective interviewing and crafting dialogue.

Suitable for anyone considering memoir writing, or writers already underway and interested in adding other perspectives into their work.