Collective memoir

As you know, Kendra Bonnett and I wrote the award-winning collective memoir, Rosie’s Daughters: The “First Woman To” Generation Tells Its Story. Many people don’t know about collective memoirs or how the techniques and tools of this genre can also enrich the individual memoir.

To explore the collective memoir topic, Linda Joy Myers, Founder of National Association of Memoir Writers, asked me to participate in this month’s teleseminar that she offers as a membership benefit. We had a great time talking about such topics as: What is a collective memoir? How common is the collective memoir? What are the reasons to consider writing a collective memoir? What are the techniques of a collective memoir and how can they be used in an individual memoir? What do you do with all the material assembled for a collective memoir? Does a collective memoir have any special issues relating to formatting?

Linda Joy has graciously allowed me to make this teleseminar available to you. For more information about her association, you can visit namw.org. 

Hope you enjoy our discussion. I’ll be glad to hear from you about your thoughts on this topic.

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Matilda Butler’s Teleseminar with Linda Joy Myers for National Association of Memoir Writers
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Rosie’s Daughters: The “First Woman To” Generation Tells Its Story, a collective memoir by Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett, has been awarded the prestigious IPPY National Book Award, women’s issues category.

We drove to Los Angeles to receive the award. The IPPY Book Award ceremony was held on the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo building, the evening view of the city was breathtaking. The event was held in conjunction with Book Expo.