

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Writer's Workshop: Memoir – Fact or Fiction?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: When memory feels uncertain, your story doesn’t have to. Explore memoir dilemmas and write with clarity, honesty, and confidence.About this EventMemoir – Fact or FictionFacilitated by Ellie O’LearyWriting from memory can be tricky. What belongs on the page? What happens when details feel fuzzy—or you’re not entirely sure your memory is accurate?In Memoir – Fact or Fiction, you’ll explore the creative and ethical questions that arise when writing true stories from lived experience. Through discussion, real-world examples of memoir dilemmas, and guided in-class writing, this workshop will help you bring clarity, focus, and confidence to your personal stories—without losing their emotional truth.Whether you’re beginning a memoir, working on personal essays, or simply curious about how memory works on the page, this session offers practical tools and a supportive space to write.In this workshop, you will:Explore the gray areas between fact, memory, and storytellingLearn how memoirists handle uncertainty and imperfect recallExamine common memoir dilemmas and creative approaches to themPractice shaping anecdotes through in-class writing exercisesGain confidence in writing with honesty, intention, and clarityAll experience levels are welcome. Come with curiosity—and a willingness to explore your story.About the FacilitatorEllie O’Leary is an accomplished writer, teacher, and poet with a long history of supporting writers at every stage of their journey. Her experience includes teaching at Belfast (Maine) Senior College, hosting Writer’s Forum on WERU-FM, teaching at the Pyramid Life Center in the Adirondacks, and earning an MFA from Maine’s Stonecoast program.Ellie is Poet Laureate Emerita of Amesbury, Massachusetts, and the former Education Director of the Gloucester Writers Center. She is the author of Breathe Here (poetry, 2020) and Up Home Again (memoir, 2023), both published by North Country Press.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/be0504f0-fb54-11f0-815b-398c7ebe8f39-rimg-w710-h740-dc7a6345-gmir.jpg
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 99, max: 99, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Merrimac
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Apollo Sunrise Center
- **lat**: 42.83699259999999
- **long**: -71.02840909999999
- **full address**: Apollo Sunrise Center, 84 Birch Meadow Road, Merrimac, United States

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- **organizer**: Apollo Sunrise Center (https://allevents.in/org/apollo-sunrise-center/25360577)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Apollo Sunrise Center, 84 Birch Meadow Road, Merrimac, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 99 up to 99 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Apollo Sunrise Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Workshops, Business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Writer's Workshop: Memoir – Fact or Fiction? ?
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