Jem Poster and Sarah Burton
Date & Time
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
19:00
Venue
Harris Manchester College: Warrington Room
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TD
Tickets
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Hone your memoir-writing skills with Jem Poster and Sarah Burton at this creative writing course.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Learn from Jem Poster, emeritus professor of creative writing.
• Get insights from Sarah Burton, founder of Cambridge's MSt in creative writing.
• Shape your personal life story with practical writing exercises.
Event Highlights
- •One-day creative writing course focused on memoir and autobiography.
- •Designed for both beginners and experienced writers.
- •Taught by two professional writers with university-level teaching experience.
- •Small group sessions (15 people) for personalized feedback.
- •Can be taken alone or with the following day’s Imagined Selves course.
Speakers
Jem Poster
emeritus professor of creative writing, Aberystwyth University
Sarah Burton
founder and former director of Cambridge University’s MSt in creative writing
Programme
Session 1: Introduction/the groundwork
Coffee
Session 2: Shaping our stories
Lunch
Session 3: Themes and meaning
Tea
Session 4: The importance of others/Drawing it all together
Organized by: Oxford Literary Festival