Writing Memoir Workshop with Susan Francis

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Are you writing a memoir? Or thinking about it at least? Why not come and learn some of the techniques I employ as a published writer? Understand how structure, thematic concerns, use of certain language devices and a great hook all combine to create a story that people will want to read. Join the memoir writing workshop and learn practical skills while being inspired!

Cost: $40 plus booking fee
Lake Mac Arts memers: $36 plus booking fee

Part of History Illuminated

Susan Francis is an award-winning writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. She was born and raised in Newcastle and teaches writing workshops and facilitates literary interviews and mentorships. She is a former English teacher.

Susan’s acclaimed memoir, The Love that Remains was published in 2020 by Allen & Unwin. It was a finalist in Varuna’s Publisher Introduction Program. Her second book, an historical crime fiction titled Revelation Beach, was released by Wild Dingo Press in October 2025 and was recently listed for the 2026 Davitt Awards.

In 2022, Susan was granted a Writers Victoria Neilma Sidney Travel Fund, and in 2023 an ASA mentorship. Her short stories have appeared in The Saturday Paper, Island Magazine, The West Australian and Newcastle Short Story Anthology. The Portside Review recently printed her essay “No End In Wandering Mazes,” a finalist in the 2025 Human Rights Essay prize.

Susan has a Masters of Letters in Australian Literature from the University of New England, and a Masters of Creative writing…