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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
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Join a memoir writing class with Nova Weetman to help you uncover the themes of your life!
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2 hours
1 to 15 guests
$90
(Afterpay available)
What you'll do
Join Bad Writers Club for a memoir writing class with Nova Weetman at the Chestnut Tree Bookshop in Melbourne!Writing about your life can feel both awkward and empowering. And sometimes, it’s difficult to wade through a lifetime of experiences and pick moments that can form a narrative. In this two-hour workshop, author Nova Weetman (memoir Love, Death & Other Scenes) will teach you how to look at yourself as a character, how to flesh out moments in your life that you would like to write about, and how to craft them into short-form personal narratives. The workshop will also touch on the ethics of memory in memoir and who owns the story. And there will be plenty of time to ask Nova questions about memoir writing. Nova will use her own life-writing examples for The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald to teach what she thinks works best when connecting with a reader and how to use dialogue, tense and structure in short form memoir. Perfect for writers at all stages.
What you'll get
- Snacks and drinks
- Resources
- Good times!
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
- Pens
- Paper
- Laptop
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reviews
Recent reviews of Memoir Writing Workshop
- 5/5 from Sami Cobb, attended Feb 2026: An absolute joy! The Chestnut Tree Bookshop is the perfect setting for a writing workshop, so cosy and inviting. I’d definitely recommend arriving early for a browse of the books and little treasures before settling in. Nova is a superb facilitator, with a finely tuned instinct for when to guide and when to step back and let the group focus on writing. The exercises were varied and well-paced, always thoughtfully introduced and supported. The feedback from both Nova and Donita on the piece I chose to share with the group truly elevated it, bringing it more vividly to life through comments that were specific, perceptive and encouraging in all the right ways. Add a warm, friendly group, plus wine and nibbles, and it was the ideal creative escape. I had the best time and only wished it had been longer!
- 5/5 from Kate Donald, attended Feb 2026: Love love loved this class! The space, the snacks, the teacher - all amazing and so inspiring.
- 5/5 from Jacqueline Ayton, attended Feb 2026: Second time around and still came away with inspiration and believing I have something others would enjoy to read or some of my stories may be hard to hear but maybe lessons to be learned. A wonderful teacher.
- 5/5 from Joni Meenagh, attended Feb 2026: The memoir writing workshop with Nova Weetman was such a great vibe! A productive, safe space with tailored support and fun activities. I left feeling inspired to keep writing and with a stronger sense of what I want to achieve.
- 5/5 from Carmen Jose, attended Feb 2026: Awesome workshop. Nova was a superb facilitator and teacher - patient and full of knowledge and handy tips. Really enjoyed it.
- 5/5 from Sharon Scull, attended Oct 2024: Loved the class with Nova Weetman. Learned heaps of valuable information and had fun. Hope there is another with Nova coming soon.
- 5/5 from Rachel Humphrys, attended Oct 2024: This workshop, taught by Nova Weetman, was a delightful evening! It was just the right blend of teaching (sharing writing examples and experience, as well as genuinely useful exercises), and time to experiment with the exercises (and share, if one felt so inclined) in an entirely unpressured way. The Bad Writers Club is a fantastic host - so welcoming, and providing an abundance of snacks and drinks to keep everyone fuelled for the evening. Oh, and The Chestnut Tree Bookshop & Cafe is a really lovely venue (and excellent bookstore).
- 5/5 from Suzanne Alexander, attended Oct 2024: Thank you for a great night and sharing so many insights into memoir writing. Nova was a fabulous teacher and mentor providing key insights and greater understanding of how to structure different aspects of memoir stories.
- 5/5 from Amber Stuart, attended Oct 2024: It was well paced, interesting and informative, excellent exercises. Nova was brilliant at setting the group at ease and was very encouraging.
Your teacher
Nova Weetman
5.0 (9)
Since leaving the world of screenwriting, Nova Weetman has published 18 books for children and young adults, including: The Secrets We Keep, Sick Bay, Outlaw Girls and The Edge of Thirteen. Nova’s books have been CBCA Notables, shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Prize, Japan’s Sakura Medal, the NSW Premier’s History Prize and more. She won the ABIA Award for Best Children’s Book Small Publisher in 2021. Nova’s adult memoir, Love, Death & Other Scenes, was published in 2024. Nova writes for The Guardian and The Age and appears regularly on ABC Radio Melbourne, talking about children’s books.
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WRITING & EDITING WORKSHOPS & EVENTSRidiculously funUnashamedly lowbrowNaarm (Footscray)BWC was born out of a desire to write with freedom and wild abandon … to write and create with no limitations, judgement, or self-imposed barriers.We all have the right to suck … in fact, we MUST suck on the way to becoming GOOD! It takes bravery to keep going when it feels like everything that comes out is utter rubbish … but there’s a reason we call it a writing PRACTICE. Good writing comes with time and repetition, but it can be a really hard and lonely experience, so we created BWC. A place for all kinds of writers to be together, try things, make mistakes, learn stuff, and have a massive amount of fun in the process.BWC is more than a writing club. It’s a place to suck in safety, while growing, stretching yourself to be better, and surrounding yourself with folks who get it.
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