Ledoux, Denis (1947 - )

Genre: General Fiction, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction - Scholarly, Short Stories

Denis Ledoux, author (Maine Writing Fellow 1991,1996) and educator (B.A. English, M.A. Ed.), is director of the The Memoir Network (previously The Soleil Lifestory Network). He leads a team of coaches, editors, ghostwriters, and book producers that has helped tens of thousands of people to write their personal and family stories. His Turning Memories Into Memoirs/A Handbook for Writing Lifestories (1992, 1998, 2006) is classic in the memoir-writing field and, along with his many other titles, is available in both hardcopy and electronic forms.

Selected Bibliography

  • What Became of Them: And Other Stories from FrancoAmerica (1988)
  • Mountain Dance: And Other Stories (1990)
  • Lives in Translation: An Anthology of contemporary Franco-American Writings (editor) (1991)
  • Turning Memories in Memoirs: A Handbook for Writing Lifestories (1993)
  • The Photo Scribe: A Writing Guide: How to Write the Stories Behind Your Photographs (1999)
  • The Editor's Manual: Editing Prose as a Professional (2003)

Selected Resources