As featured in
Queensland Country Life
“If they're not written down and preserved, the stories are lost for future generations.”
— Queensland Country Life
Preserving the stories of rural and regional Australia,
one memoir at a time.
I'm Natalie Stockdale, an author and memoir-writing educator helping rural and regional Australians preserve the stories that shaped their lives.
Through memoir-writing workshops, books and community storytelling projects, I help individuals and communities capture their memories, share their experiences and preserve their stories for future generations.
Writing your life story is an act of love.
How I Help Preserve Regional Stories
A memoir is a way of preserving the stories, values and lived experience that shape individuals, families and communities.
Whether you're writing your own memoir, joining a workshop or preserving the stories of your community, the important thing is to begin before those memories are lost.
Workshops
Bring The Memoir Compass™ Workshops to your community.
Community Storytelling Projects
Working with regional councils and community organisations to preserve local life stories through interviews and community anthologies.
Write It Down (book)
A practical memoir-writing guide for rural and regional Australians.
Coming in April 2027 by Boolarong Press!
Memoir Services
For people who would rather have their life story written for them.
Coming in April 2027 from Boolarong Press!
Write It Down
A Memoir-Writing Guide for Rural and Regional Australians
Too many of the stories, wisdom and lived experiences of rural and regional Australians are disappearing before they are ever recorded.
Write It Down is a warm, practical guide to helping people gather the memories that matter and turn them into a memoir worth preserving.
At the heart of the book is The Memoir Compass™, a simple six-stage process.
Foreword by Ros Abercrombie, Executive Director, Regional Arts Australia
“Write It Down is an important and timely guide to preserving the voices, courage and character of rural Australia.
Through its practical approach, Natalie Stockdale encourages ordinary Australians to record not only what they achieved, but the people, places and experiences that shaped their lives.”
The Memoir Compass™ Workshops
Practical, welcoming memoir-writing workshops helping rural and regional Australians discover the stories worth telling and giving them the confidence and tools to begin.
Designed for rural and regional communities and delivered through libraries, councils and community organisations.
“Thank you, Natalie, for the Memoir Workshop at Kingaroy Library. We have heard fantastic feedback from the workshop, and a group of the attendees have been inspired to meet monthly to share their progress. We really appreciate you making the effort to come to our town. ”
“I love the way Natalie layered the learning and her very respectful way of inviting sharing. No pressure. The workshop helped me to value my own story, and with the tools she gave us for structure and scenes, we are super set up to go forth. Thanks so much Natalie! I loved every moment of today. ”
Community Storytelling Projects
I work with regional councils and community organisations to capture and preserve local stories through interviews, writing and community anthologies. These projects celebrate the people, experiences and histories that make each community unique.
I'm currently working with Flinders Shire Council on a community storytelling project in Hughenden, Queensland, collecting local life stories for a book that will preserve them for future generations.
You've lived the stories. I'll help you tell them.
You don't need to be a skilled writer to create a beautiful memoir.
All you need to do is talk. I'll listen and ask questions to uncover the stories that shaped you.
Through relaxed, thoughtful conversations via Zoom, I'll get to know you and the life you've lived. Then I'll carefully weave your memories, experiences and reflections into a memoir that captures your personality, your voice and what matters most to you.
Your life. Your words. Your story, beautifully told.
Have your story written for you.
Meet Natalie
Author | Memoir-Writing Educator | Creator of The Memoir Compass™
Natalie Stockdale helps rural and regional Australians write the stories that shaped them. She is the author of Campfire for the Heart, Campfire for a Woman’s Heart and the forthcoming Write It Down, to be published by Boolarong Press in April 2027.
A former CEO of the Jane Goodall Institute Australia and board member of Kintsugi Heroes, Natalie now delivers memoir-writing workshops across rural and regional communities.