Micro memoir short standalone pieces exploring a moment in time, drawn from personal experience is the hottest category in publishing, and often a precursor for getting a memoir published.

But there is an art to writing these attention-getting pieces, and many writers dont know how to write short. By opening a window into your past, creating a narrative arc, starting strong and ending stronger, and setting up scenes, you can take your smallest moments and make them into big publishing success. This live webinar will show you how, and guide you on how to craft your own. So bring an idea with you, and lets get you writing.

Estelle Erasmus, a publishing veteran is the author of the award-winning bookWritingThat Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published(now a course at NYU), and the host of the popular Freelance Writing Direct Podcast. She teaches personal essay writing for Writers Digest, is the judge for the Personal Essay Contest, and has guided thousands of students on to publishing success, including with micro memoir.

Estelle Erasmusis the host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast where she interviews bestselling authors, freelance writers and assigning editors and shares tips on craft and every aspect of the writing life. Erasmus is the author ofWriting That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published(June 2023), and a professor of writing at New York University. She is also the former All About the Pitch columnist forWriters Digestwhere she also teaches classes on pitching, personal essay writing, and getting started in writing. Her articles for theNew York TimesandWashington Posthave gone globally viral (with more than 500 comments on herNew York Times piece, How to Bullyproof Your Child). She has also taught, coached, and mentored many writers who have gone on to be widely published in top newspapers and publications.