Immerse yourself in the ideas, techniques and craft of memoir
in Paris with life-writing coach Patti Miller.
Bring your story to life on a ten-day writing retreat in Paris with award-winning author and life-writing mentor Patti Miller.
Across ten days of exploring Paris and seven structured writing workshops, you’ll experience a deep immersion in the ideas, techniques and craft of writing memoir. This course has been designed to extend and enrich all levels of experience.
Memoir Writing in Paris is a transformative experience.
Seven intimate workshops in a Parisian apartment. One-on-one private consultation with Patti about your writing project. Afternoons free to explore the city that inspired history’s greatest revolutionaries, poets, writers and artists.
Whether you're starting your first pages or refining a manuscript – you'll leave Paris with clarity, craft, and the confidence to tell your story.
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Memoir Writing in Paris
In the city where Proust penned In Search of Lost Time and Anaïs Nin kept her revolutionary diary, your story will find its voice.
Morning workshops in a sunlit Parisian apartment. Afternoon writing sessions in belle époque cafés. Curated literary experiences with local experts who know the hidden corners of Paris.
This is where your stories meet the page. Ready to bring your memoir to life?
The Craft of Memoir
Seven morning workshops covering everything from finding your narrative structure to the art of truth-telling. Daily writing exercises designed to unlock memory and meaning. Classes are shaped around Patti's Writing True Stories.
You'll also have a private 30-minute consultation with Patti in a Parisian café — an invaluable opportunity to work through your specific project with a mentor who's guided over 60 writers to publication.
This is a life-changing opportunity to spend time on your personal writing project without interruption, with structured learning, expert guidance in a deeply stimulating and inspirational setting.
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Live as a Parisian Writer
Stay in your own well-appointed apartment in central Paris — your private space to write, reflect, and recharge. e. As you settle into your daily routines of the writer’s life, you’ll have the pleasure of getting to know your own local neighbourhood – from the boulangerie where you buy your croissants, to the café where you’ll sit with a coffee or apéro and scribble observations in your notebook.
This is a retreat for independent-minded writers who value both community and solitude.
Ready to become a writer in Paris?
YOUR WRITING MENTOR:
PATTI MILLER
Patti Miller is Australia's leading memoir-writing mentor and best-selling author of ten books.
She's guided over 60 writers to publication—including award winners like Vicky Laveau-Harvie's The Erratics (Stella Prize shortlist), Caroline Baum's Only, Alexandra Joel's Rosetta, and Jessica Rowe's Is This My Beautiful Life?
With 30+ years teaching experience across Australia, London, and France, Patti spent a year writing in Paris and knows intimately how the city unlocks memory and story. She currently teaches at Faber Academy in Sydney and London.
"Patti is the writing whisperer! She taught me how to stop daydreaming and to get writing. I couldn’t have written my memoir without her!"
Jessica Rowe - journalist, author and television presenter.
Price
Price is $10,650 for single accommodation, and $8,160 for twin share.
To secure your booking, a deposit of 30% is required within 7 days of receiving your booking form. All prices in $AUD. Get in touch with us at tours@betterread.com.au for payment terms and installment dates.
PACKAGE DETAILS
What is included in the cost?
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Seven workshops with Australia’s leading memoir writing mentor, Patti Miller
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30min one-on-one consultation with Patti in a Paris café
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Dedicated tour manager and local Parisian guide, Mélissa Lesnie
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Curated reading guide selected by Patti
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4-star accommodation in a central Parisian one-bedroom apartment, including daily breakfast (8 nights)
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Lecture with a local expert on French culture and literary history*
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Walking tour of Paris with expert on French culture and literary history*
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Full escorted day tour to Provins, a UNESCO heritage protected medieval town*
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All entrance fees on tours and experiences (as listed in itinerary)
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All meals and drinks (as listed in itinerary) including exclusive dining experiences for Welcome Lunch and Farewell Dinner
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Welcome pack on arrival essential items and maps
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Navigo métro pass for the duration of your stay
*Subject to amendment pending availability.
What is not included in the cost?
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Airfares to and from France
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Any transfers not mentioned in itinerary
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Any visas you may require
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Travel Insurance (this is compulsory)
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Meals, services, drinks or gratuities not mentioned in the itinerary
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Incidentals and expenditures of a personal nature
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Covid-19 testing, medication or medical expense
Download the 2025 tour brochure for the full tour itinerary