Writing for Well-being. Come and write your personal history. Writing has been proven to improve your well-being and have a positive effect on your mental health. This program has many benefits from well-being to the satisfaction of writing your personal history.

We will assist you to prepare your personal history writing, which will be part of our annual Voices of Kirribilli publication. This will be included in our second publication, out mid next year 2025.

You will leave with a bound copy of our Voices of Kirribilli book, which will include your story - it's the perfect way to leave a legacy for your family or a keepsake for yourself. It's also a great way to log and celebrate your life.

Dr Marie Geissler, who is facilitating this course, is a cultural historian who has published widely on the arts in academia and mainstream newspapers and magazines. Her most recent publication is Dreaming the Land. Aboriginal Art from Remote Australia 2022, Thames and Hudson.

2024/2025 Writing Memoir and Short Story for Wellbeing

Writing Memoir and Short Story for Wellbeing is an interactive course designed to assist participants to write their personal stories in a relaxed and professional way. Led by Dr Marie Geissler, and supported by other published writers, the course is ideal for writers wanting to learn trade secrets and have a bit of expert guidance on how to write and publish their stories. Audiobooks, print-on-demand and kindle platforms are all discussed. Each session is two hours long and includes a break for morning tea. To assist their process, students receive course notes and are guided in an engaging and easy, step-by-step process. This includes learning how to evaluate and discuss how other successful and entertaining authors have written their stories. Edited stories will be published informally by the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre.

Dr Marie Geissler is the author of Dreaming the Land, Aboriginal Art from Remote Australia, 2022. She draws on a 30-year background in the arts, science, design and education and has written and published extensively in these fields. 

Day and Time: Monday’s 11 am - 1 pm

2024/2025 program is as below

22nd July - 23 September

14 October - 16 December (then Christmas break)

3rd February 2025 - 7 April 2025

28 April 2025 - 30 June 2025

Cost: $10 per week (light refreshments included and note pads included)

Bookings Essential on 9922 4428 (limited space).