“With Catharine’s instruction and guidance, I am becoming the writer I’ve longed to be.”
— Liz Jackson, Windham, Maine
Next 5-week Zoom Class starts October, 2025
Fill out this short google form if you would like your name added to the class list. I will send details soon about time and day of weekly zoom classes.
$347 for the 5-week series
Partial Scholarships available
Tuition is fully refundable up to 48 hours before first class.
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This class is for you if…
- you want to write your memoir but don’t know where to start
- you are a beginning writer who doesn’t feel qualified to write a memoir
- you are part-way there and in need of inspiration
- You are carrying stories that you are ready to unburden and find freedom form
- You are grieving and need the powerful tool of writing to heal
In this 5-WEEK SERIES of 90-minute live classes, learn to tame the chaos of memory into the art of memoir.
Find your voice as you learn to write from your heart, create memorable scenes, and bring your characters to life. In addition you will be given the tools needed to approach and release difficult memories with courage and sensitivity.
Classes will include lectures, Q & A, writing practice, weekly prompts and a community of support for your work and creative and emotional process.
“Captivating and structured just right,
the class opened my mind to a different way of writing.”
“A+++”
“I was pleased to find I could dip into a tender place and write.”
“Thanks to this class, my work has been published!”
“I love the way this encouraged me to dig deep.”
“I was able to write about what has haunted me for 25 years.”
Catharine H. Murray, MFA, is an author, editor, writing guide and book coach. Her memoir, Now You See the Sky (Akashic Books, 2018), topped Portland’s Best-Seller list for Non-fiction in January, 2019. Murray leads online classes and workshops to help people use writing as a tool for healing. She is trained as a Traumatic Incident Facilitator and works one-on-one to assist clients in working through grief and trauma. Venues for her talks and workshops have included Ocean Park Writers’ Conference, Harvard University, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Maine State Prison, and the University of New England. Murray earned her BA from Harvard University and her MFA in Creative Writing at USM’s Stonecoast Writing Program.
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