Starry Horizons: Writing Memoir as Self-Discovery

The human brain is estimated to have over 100 trillion synapses, a number that vastly exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way. This immense network of connections is what gives the brain its incredible complexity and capacity for thought, memory, and consciousness. This memoir workshop invites you to journey into the galaxy of your experience with practical craft-based exploration of themes and incidents in your life that celebrates your expansive self.

Associate Professor Paul Williams is Coordinator of Creative Writing and Publishing at the University of the Sunshine Coast and an internationally award-winning author in many genres, including memoir, YA, fantasy, crime, literary fiction, short story. His latest books are Writing the Radical Memoir (Bloomsbury, 2023), Write now! (Amba Press, 2025) and Writing Human in the Age of AI (Bloomsbury 2026).