Patti Miller Workshop - Introduction to Travel Memoir Writing

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Travel writing, is in essence, memoir writing – set in another place. 

This short introductory course, lead by Better Read Literary Tours' very own Patti Miller, will introduce you to the varieties of travel and sojourn memoir and show you how to ‘pack your travel-writing suitcase’ so that you include lots of unique perception and intriguing knowledge and don’t lug around useless clichés and formulaic responses. 

We will read some travel writing extracts, discuss ideas and try some short travel writing exercises. 

This course is for people who always wanted to try travel writing–whether you have travelled a lot or are planning to–when we can again. It will be based on the chapter on travel-writing in Patti’s text Writing True Stories.

The audience will be capped at 12 attendees to ensure personal attention. This workshop will take place on Zoom. The Zoom meeting details form part of your ticket, emailed to you after registration.

About the Tutor

Patti Miller is the author of nine books, including two travel/sojourn memoirs: Ransacking Paris UQP 2015 and The Joy of High Places NewSouth 2019. Her other books include The Last One Who Remembers, Whatever The Gods Do, The Mind of a Thief, (also on VCE curriculum), Child, (A&U) and best-selling texts, Writing Your Life, The Memoir Book and Writing True Stories. 

Patti’s travel writing has been published in newspapers and magazines, including Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Age, The Australian, The Adelaide Advertiser, Bonjour Paris and Great Walks. She teaches writing at universities, Faber Academy (Sydney and London), Writers’ Centres around Australia - and in Paris for Better Read Literary Tours.