Voice in Non-Fiction with Rae Earl

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Date

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Time

10:00am - 11:30am

Location

Online

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There Is Only Narrative: Non-Fiction Demystified is a new 12-month project launched in partnership with the Eve White Literary Agency. In this free, online masterclass Rae Earl will explore how they wrote their non-fiction titles My Mad Fat Diary, My Madder Fatter Diary Vol. 2 and It’s All in Your Head: A Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together.

The author developed My Mad Fat Diary from her teenage diaries, growing up in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the 1980s. The book was later made into TV series, which ran from 2013-2015. Rae has also worked as a copywriter and radio host.

The masterclass will include discussion, a written exercise and opportunity to ask the author questions.

It is paired with a survey on barriers to writing non-fiction. Click here to complete the short survey and receive a free guide to writing a non-fiction proposal document, which has been written by the agents at the Eve White Literary Agency.

Please note that because Rae Earl lives in Australia, we will be running this masterclass as a morning session from 10am-11.30am. The session will be recorded and made available on request.

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If you have any access needs please email [email protected] so we can accommodate you. Please note that the masterclass will be recorded with the recording available on request.

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About the author

Rae Earl

Rae Earl

Rae Earl was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire in 1971. After messing about at school, she went to Hull University and won the Phillip Larkin prize for her research into dystopian novels. She then did every job in a radio station except ‘accountant’. Her memoirs, My Mad Fat Diary & My Madder Fatter Diary, have been made into a TV show that is shown in over 50 countries worldwide including the USA, Brazil, South Korea & Morocco. My Mad Fat Diary has been nominated for 2 BAFTAS, 2 RTS awards, an international Emmy award and has won 2 MIND Media awards. Her mental heath guide It’s All in Your Head was published in August 2017. Rae has written articles for The Guardian, Marie Claire, Elle, Elle Australia and Sarah Millican’s The Standard Issue online magazine and has featured in The Telegraph, Heat, Grazia and The Times. She has also appeared on BBC Breakfast TV, Radio 4, Radio 5Live, BBC World Service & countless local radio stations.