John MacKenna Workshop. The Moments that become Memory

Facilitator:

John MacKenna

Workshop Level:

This workshop is suitable for all levels.

Workshop summary:

How reliable is memory or does it need to be when it comes to writing memoir? This workshop will focus on the prompts that can help us remember and create written or recorded memoir. It will also look at the things we choose to forget and what writing treasures may lie in those darker regions.

Facilitator Bio:

John MacKenna is the author of twenty-six books, three of them works of memoir. He teaches Creative Writing at Maynooth University and The hedge School on the Moone.