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SUMMARY:Anne Connor - Memoir Writing
LOCATION:Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)\nGeelong Library a
 nd Heritage Centre (The Dome)
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DESCRIPTION:Learn how to transform personal memories into meaningful memoi
 r. Anne Connor explores storytelling\, research\, ethics\, and finding the
  lens through which to tell your story..\nhttps://grlc.libnet.info/event/1
 7539195
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Unlock your story with award-winning memoi
 rist Anne Connor.&nbsp\; In this workshop\, Anne will guide you in transfo
 rming personal memories into compelling narratives\, exploring the power o
 f storytelling\, the complexities of secrets\, and the redemptive act of p
 utting lived experience on the page.</p>\n<p>Discover the difference betwe
 en memoir and autobiography\, and learn how to identify the unique lens th
 rough which your story can be told. Anne will also explore the ethics of m
 emoir writing and the question of who owns a story\, discuss the role of r
 esearch in shaping personal narratives\, and help participants uncover the
  deeper themes at the heart of their writing by asking: <em>What are you r
 eally writing about?</em></p>\n<p><strong>About the presenter:</strong></p
 >\n<p>Anne Connor is a writer of long- and short-form fiction and non-fict
 ion. Her memoir&nbsp\;<em>Two Generations</em> received positive reviews&n
 bsp\;in <em>The Saturday Age</em>\, the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> and
 &nbsp\;<em>The Australian</em>. It&nbsp\;was short-listed for the<em> Aust
 ralian War Memorial Les Carlyon Literary Prize</em>.&nbsp\; She studied&nb
 sp\;creative writing at Deakin University\, Melbourne\, the University of 
 Oxford\, UK and with Irish writer Claire Keegan.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;She&nbsp\;fa
 cilitates workshops\, moderates&nbsp\;panels at writers&rsquo\; festivals\
 , and supports&nbsp\;writers with their&nbsp\;publicity.</p>\n<p><strong>T
 ickets:</strong></p>\n<p>$40 or $20 for concession/students</p>\n<p><em>If
  you have any access requirements to support your participation in this ev
 ent\, please email us at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:events@grlc.vic.gov.au">eve
 nts@grlc.vic.gov.au</a>&nbsp\;at least two weeks prior to the event date (
 or you can check out our&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.grlc.vic.gov.au/glhc/a
 ccessibilityatthedome">accessibility information here</a>).</em></p>\nhttp
 s://grlc.libnet.info/event/17539195
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