The Accidental Memoir - Hardcover

by Eve Makis (Author), Anthony Cropper (Author)

The Accidental Memoir takes you on a journey of self-discovery. This beautifully illustrated book is filled with inventive and accessible writing prompts, as well as tips for anyone wanting to document their lives and explore their creativity.

The Accidental Memoir will show you how to:

Write a memoir
Flex your writing muscles
Exorcise your demons
Relive moments of magic
Make sense of life
Reminisce
Create social media content
Become your own therapist
Reduce stress
Have fun
Leave a lasting legacy

This innovative concept was developed as an Arts Council project to help people tap into their own lives. Working with diverse groups from refugees to the elderly and prisoners, it has been a resounding success in unearthing stories that otherwise may never have been told.

Author Biography

Eve Makis worked as a journalist and radio presenter in the UK and Cyprus before becoming a novelist. Her first novel, Eat, Drink and be Married, was awarded the Young Booksellers International Book of the Year Award, whilst a screen adaptation of her third book, Land of the Golden Apple, won several best in category awards at International Film Festivals. Her fourth novel, The Spice Box Letters, was shortlisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, the East Midlands Book Award and received the Aurora Mardiganian Gold Medal.

Anthony Cropper was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He has published two novels and a collection of short stories; his play, I'll Tell You About Love, won the BBC Alfred Bradley Award for Radio Drama and he recently worked with Bristol Old Vic, writing the screenplay for the short film, Myself in Other Lives. When they aren't writing, you can find both Eve and Anthony teaching Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.