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How To Write Your Life Story

Creative Writing Workshops

Led by brilliant Norfolk-based writer Camilla Balshaw

How To Write Your Life Story

6 week introductory course

Everybody has a story; Camilla will guide you in how to tell yours. Perhaps you'd like to write about your own life or document family stories, but it can be tricky to know where to start. You might have written bits and pieces over the years, and they are languishing in the back of a cupboard, never to see the light of day.

This is your opportunity. Over 6 weeks, you will learn the craft of life writing.

6 week course starting:

Friday 5th Feb

10am - Noon

£240

Camilla Balshaw is an award-winning writer, teacher and mentor.

Her debut book, Named (2025), won the East Anglian Book Award for the best memoir. She's written for the Guardian and The Observer, and holds an MA in Creative & Life Writing. Her classes are supportive, fun and craft-focused.

Camilla has a particular interest in life writing.

Her classes are supportive, confidential spaces to talk about life and discuss the central ideas of the life writing genre. Camilla creates a space where mutual trust, generosity, and a love of writing forge deep and enduring bonds among students. Join us!

I am now happily writing my memoir for my children and grandchildren and thoroughly enjoying the experience. Camilla is an outstanding teacher. I am very thankful I decided to enrol. - Sue, Creative Writing Student 

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