memoir-writing workshop

noun

1. A class or group session where people learn and practise writing memoirs—first-person accounts of their own life experiences—often with an instructor, by sharing drafts and receiving feedback.

   B2

   countable

   • "She signed up for a memoir-writing workshop at the local library."B1
   • "In the memoir-writing workshop, participants shared drafts and offered one another constructive feedback."B2
   • "The memoir-writing workshop helped him turn scattered memories into a coherent narrative."C1

2. A short intensive course or retreat focused on the craft of memoir writing, often involving exercises, readings and peer critique.

   C1

   countable

   • "He spent a weekend at a memoir-writing workshop in the countryside."B2