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Certificate in Memoir

Develop skills to write about your life. Learn to use techniques such as dialogue, description and back-story to capture the truth of a particular moment, character or experience, and create a compelling memoir. Explore how to compose a book-length memoir or collection of essays stage by stage. Discover your true voice and material as you develop, structure and edit your memoir. Establish your writing schedule, goals and vision, and learn about avenues for publication.


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Program Highlights

Memoir and Nonfiction: Graduate and Instructor Perspectives  

Watch graduates and instructors from Memoir Writing and Nonfiction Writing share highlights from these two popular certificate programs.