100 Mile Arts Network Gallery,
721 Chem. Riverside #205, Wakefield, Quebec
Daring To Share Your Story: Four Things You Need To Know About Writing Memoir
Our lives are interlaced with stories: intriguing, fascinating, funny, tumultuous, sad,
extraordinary, heartfelt, and unique to each of us alone. This workshop offers you tools to help
transform the stories of your life into a literary work. Through discussions on specific topics
about memoir, and in-class exercises that are fun and thought-provoking, you’ll learn the basics
about crafting your stories into inspiring narratives. You have a story to tell. The challenge is to
find your way inside the story and bring it to life with fresh, concrete details that are unique to
you. All levels welcome!
About Laurie Gough
Laurie Gough is a journalist and award-winning author of three memoirs: Kite Strings of the
Southern Cross: A Woman’s Travel Odyssey (Random House); Kiss the Sunset Pig: An
American Road Trip with Exotic Detours (Penguin); and Stolen Child: A Mother’s Journey to
Rescue Her Son from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Dundurn). Over twenty of her stories
have been anthologized in literary travel books and her books have been translated into several
languages. She has been a travel columnist for The Globe and Mail, and has written for The
Guardian, The L.A. Times, Maclean’s, The Walrus, USA Today, Salon.com, The National Post,
Canadian Geographic, among others.