Writing Memoir with Gemma Carey
Participants will have the chance to learn online from Gemma Carey about writing memoir - what memoir is, what it isn’t, what sells and why.
10:00am to 12:00pm Saturday 24 July
10:00am to 12:00pm Saturday 31 July
10:00am to 12:00pm Saturday 7 August
ACT Writers is excited to present ONLINE: Writing Memoir with Gemma Carey, author of No Matter Our Wreckage. This workshop delivered online in three two-hour blocks will give participants the opportunity to learn directly from Canberra-based author Gemma Carey about writing memoir – what memoir is, what it isn’t, what sells and why.
About the format
This workshop series will be held over three two-hour weekly sessions. These sessions will be conducted over Zoom, an online video conferencing platform. It can be downloaded for free here: https://zoom.us/.
We strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with the platform prior to the workshops. Each participant is to be responsible for the stability of their internet connection.
Participants apart of our Creative Workshops that occur online will receive emails furnished with Zoom links in advance to access digital sessions. If you do not receive an emailed access link, we ask that you please check your spam/junk mail. Despite our best efforts, emailed links may sometimes go a little wayward! We thank you for your assistance.
This event has a maximum attendance cap of 15 participants.
About the Expert
Professor Gemma Carey is an author and researcher. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Meanjin, Under The Gumtree, and The Canberra Times amongst other outlets. She has featured on ABC Radio and NPR.
As a writer, Gemma's goal is to capture hard life experiences - grief, loss and trauma - and spin them into something beautiful so that others can see their own experiences reflected back to them and people who haven't experienced such things can learn.
Gemma is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, where she is the Research Director for the Centre for Social Impact. Her academic work focuses on health and social inequalities.
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