# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:45 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Join Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire in discussion with JJ Lee, as they untangle the process of writing emotional family stories.About this EventWriting family memoir uncovers a gamut of emotions in the excavation of personal history and memory, and then the sharing of intimate events and reflections. For Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho (The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street) and Tara McGuire (Holden After and Before), whose memoirs involve family loss and grief, the perils of writing close to the bone also brings personal transformation, joy, and hope.  FREE!Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.Interested in attending more than one Festival event?You must register for each event separately to guarantee your spot at each event.For more information on this and other festival events: www.northshorewritersfestival.comAbout the PresentersWiley Wei-Chiun Ho has published short stories and personal essays in PRISM international, Ricepaper Magazine, River Teeth, Room and several anthologies, and was a finalist for the 2021 Jim Wong-Chu Award for Emerging Writers (presented by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop). She lives in North Vancouver, BC, where she likes to grow Asian vegetables in her front yard. The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street is her first book. Tara McGuire is a former broadcaster turned writer. Her book Holden After and Before: Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose, a hybrid work in memoir and fiction, was shortlisted for the 2023 City of Vancouver Book Award and was one of The Walrus’ best books. Her essays have been published widely in The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Geist, Room etc… and forthcoming with Book*hug Press. JJ Lee is the editor of the nonfiction anthologies Better Next Year, Upon a Midnight Clear, and Better This Year. He produced the true-crime podcast Stand Up Eight by Lenore Rattray. He wrote the memoir The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit. He teaches creative nonfiction at The Writer’s Studio, Simon Fraser University, and writing at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia. His essays and features have appeared in ELLE Canada, ELLE Man, Flare, Fashion, Montecristo, and Nuvo magazines. He lives in New Westminster. About the FestivalThe North Shore Writers Festival (NSWF) is presented in partnership by North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.The NSWF would not be made possible without support from the Friends of the Library groups at NVDPL and WVML, North Shore Writers’ Association, Kidsbooks, and the North Shore News.The Festival takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) , and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. The Coast Salish Peoples have long used oral storytelling to pass on and preserve their cultural teachings. This powerful tradition highlights the important role that stories play in our lives. We are grateful to host the North Shore Writers Festival on the lands of these Nations and honour the art of storytelling. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/a0e6f0b0-197a-11f1-bc88-dd98c03efcf8-rimg-w1200-h191-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/north-vancouver/the-perils-and-joys-of-memoir-writing-wiley-wei-chiun-ho-and-tara-mcguire/100001983998102733 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Festivals, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: North Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: North Vancouver City Hall - **lat**: 49.3207089 - **long**: -123.073563 - **full address**: North Vancouver City Hall, 141 14th Street West, North Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/69325d1fdba80e312548020c795b0d7ad4d00a4005c3e1851df83cda4380bd73-rimg-w1200-h600-dc181818-gmir.jpg?v=1772814994 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire being held? - **A:** The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 11:45 am to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:45 pm at North Vancouver City Hall, 141 14th Street West, North Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire? - **A:** The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire is organized by North Shore Writers Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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