The Momoir Project

Join a growing community of mom-writers around the world. Record your memories of motherhood – before you forget. Share your stories. Learn to write – for yourself, your children, your blog or to get published.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

- Laughter. Tears. Self-Discovery. Memoir writing is often a cathartic and therapeutic process. It's always a journey. There is something about the act of writing down the story of your life that will force you to ask questions of yourself you might not have considered before. The writing you do in this class will often surprise you – in good ways.

- Reading: you will be expected to read an average of two personal essays on motherhood for each session. These essays are included in the reading package that comes with registration – a package of amazing and inspiring stories. Time commitment: about an hour every two weeks.

- Writing: you will be expected to write a short story for each of the six sessions. As well, you will be asked to work on a longer essay throughout the session. Often, students not only finish this longer essay but send it out for publication and have it accepted. Please see the list of Momoir students who have had their stories published here. Time commitment: about two hours every two weeks.

HOW IT WORKS:

Class time is held in an online forum where students get a chance to discuss their writing and critique other personal essays on motherhood with moms from around the world. The forum is where you read a “lesson” and where you can comment and respond to the instructor's questions and to the other student’s. The forum is held, using blog software that is very easy, private and secure, once every two weeks over a 5-hour period. You will not be expected to sit at your computer the whole time. Rather, you will be able to check in and out during the day.

You will post all your writing assignments online, allowing the instructor and the other students to read and comment on your work. Over the three month session, you will learn the essential elements of writing a momoir, develop your own personal essay, as well as six shorter pieces. You will learn how to start a blog, improve your blog and how to publish in publications – both in print and online, and how to pitch your stories and ideas to editors and publishers.

Reading and writing assignments have been designed with the busy mom in mind. The class is very manageable, no matter how heavy your mother-load.

Next session starts Thursday, April 12, 2012

Runs every other week for six sessions.

Online discussion forum begins at 10:00 am Pacific, and goes until late.

Cost: $395 US or $430 CDN (including all taxes and materials)

Payment Deadline:  April 2, 2012