WRITING A ‘PSYCHOLOGICAL’ MEMOIR With Peter Quarry

The Cairns Tropical Writers Festival, a biennial event, brings together writers, readers and thinkers of Tropical North Queensland with Australian and internationally revered authors and speakers to share, learn, explore and debate across a wide range of writing genres, forms and content in our theme for 2023, ‘Wild Words in Stormy Times: Stories Matter’.Hosting a vibrant and engaging mix of fiction and non-fiction authors, guest speakers, leaders and entertainers in a full weekend of panels, presentations, performances, book signings, music, slam poetry, comedy, workshops, masterclasses, book clubs, film screenings, catered events and gatherings, the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival offers something for everyone, to feed our literary minds and showcase the distinctive voices of our tropical region.

Cairns Tropical Writers Festival

Memoir writing appeals to those who want to record their family’s history for future generations.

Pullman Cairns International

CTWF 2023

CTWF2023 is pulling all the punches!  Welcome to the Tropical North's premier literary arts event, where readers, writers and thinkers will be delighted over the weekend of 24-26 February 2023.

Memoir writing appeals to those who want to record their family’s history for future generations.

But going a step further and psychologically analysing the story of your life can have surprising benefits, including:

•	Making peace with traumas of the past, 
•	Increased self awareness and insight,
•	Learning valuable lessons about life, and
•	Planning for the years ahead.

In this 3 hour practical workshop, Peter will describe the benefits of writing a ‘psychological’ memoir, and provide hands-on skills and techniques for doing so, based on the contents of his 2022 book, ‘IF I WERE YOU – A psychologist puts himself on the couch’.

Peter will also discuss examples of other psychological memoirs, including Prince Harry’s new book, ‘Spare’.

By the end of this workshop, participants will have the motivation, skills and a plan to tackle their own memoir project.


COST $35

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