Seniors Festival: Memoir Writing Workshop with Keith Whelan

Writing your memoir will lead you into emotionally difficult territory. How much of what you write will be the truth? And how do you select what to write about? In this workshop, you will learn how to choose a subject, plan, focus, and begin a memoir.

What makes for good subjects in memoirs? Family relationships, a passionate interest, a phase or era of your life? The differences between autobiography and memoir will also be explored, and the idea of self-disclosure will be addressed.

Keith Whelan is an experienced author and teacher. He has been teaching creative writing for 17 years in Australia and Ireland. He has also worked as a journalist, sub-writer, critic, and editor, and has judged writing competitions. Keith also teaches creative writing workshops at the University of Sydney Centre for Continuing Education.

This workshop is part of the annual Seniors Festival and is for seniors only (over 55).