Life writing with award-winning author Patti Miller

Life writing with award-winning author Patti Miller

From Hembury Books Podcast by jessica.mudditt

March 8, 2026 · 43 min · Season 6 · Episode 90

About this episode

In this episode, award-winning author Patti Miller discusses her extensive experience in life writing and memoir education.

Patti Miller is the author of ten books, both fiction and nonfiction, including Australia’s best-selling life writing texts, Writing Your Life, The Memoir Book and Writing True Stories. Her work is critically acclaimed across all genres. She is published regularly in literary journals and national newspapers and magazines including the SMH, The Guardian, The Age and The Australian. She has been a judge for the NSW Premier’s Prize and the State Library’s Russell Prize for Humour Writing. Patti is considered Australia’s most successful memoir teacher and has taught life writing around the country for 35 years – she also teaches in Paris and London each year. Nearly 70 of her former students have been commercially published.

People in this episode

Host: jessica.mudditt

Guest: Patti Miller

Topics covered

  • life writing
  • memoir
  • creative writing
  • literary journals
  • writing education

Keywords

  • Patti Miller
  • life writing
  • memoir
  • writing education
  • Australia
  • creative writing
  • literary journals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SMH, The Guardian, The Age, The Australian, NSW Premier’s Prize, State Library’s Russell Prize for Humour Writing

Places: Australia, Paris, London

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