Dear students,

Are midterms making you feel stressed? Do you want to improve your writing?

The ELC- Writing Centre (EWCC) is here to support you this Fall 2024! We are thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to learn from three distinguished authors, each with impressive published works.

Join our Words Shape World Guest Talk Series (Writing Month) to advance your writing skill for different genres! These talks will explore self-discovery, memoir and fiction writing, and provide practical first draft tips for aspiring writers. To add to this experience, students can join the follow-up competitions to apply their newfound knowledge to writing immediately from 14 to 30 October 2024.

Be inspired to be a writer, who masters various genres!

Guest Talk Series Schedule:

Guest Talk 1 Guest Talk 2 Guest Talk 3
Speaker Ms. Sonia Leung Ms. Elizabeth Topp Ms. Tamara Girardi
Theme Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices Grab the Reader 13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Date & Time October 14 (Mon), 13:00-14:30 October 22 (Tue), 19:00-20:30 October 24 (Thur), 19:30-21:00
Venue E3-G034 Zoom Zoom

Guest Talk Series Distinctive Features:

  • Insights and feedbacks from three accomplished writers
  • Writing techniques of memoir, fiction, children’s literature
  • Navigating the writing process from idea to manuscript
  • Engaging in three interactive and practical workshops
  • Opportunities to draft different genres of texts
  • Three follow-up competitions with the Starbucks Gift Cards for all winners
  • Awarding a certificate of completion from the ELC upon full attendance
  • Smart points, CS points, snacks

Seats are limited. If you are interested in participating in our guest talk series, we would encourage you to Sign up first and join Memoir Writing Wechat Hub:

For further enquiries, contact us at fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the events!

Best wishes,

Writing and Communication Centre

English Language Centre

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

The University of Macau