# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Family Matters: Writing a Memoir
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am – Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 12:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A memoir is a gateway to meaning. Like fingerprints, all memoirs are unique.

In this two-hour class, we’ll use various writing prompts to encourage our unique way of writing about our lives and our families, with help from Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones and Arundhati Roy’s memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me. We’ll look at craft elements such as animating a scene, using dialogue, and imagery to make our stories lively and interesting. Finally, we’ll look at ways of organizing a series of memories through song titles, college, an entry per week, a series of letters, etc. Please bring a notebook and a pen.

Registration required https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/17005661

Teaching the art of writing a story has been something Jeanne Salvato has loved to do professionally both in the States and in France. She has a degree in English literature from Cornell University, and has taught creative writing in various settings in Tucson, Paris, and Rochester.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochester/family-matters-writing-a-memoir/200030200245049
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochester
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 611 Winton Rd N, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14609
- **lat**: 43.1573
- **long**: -77.5492
- **full address**: 611 Winton Rd N, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14609

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Family Matters: Writing a Memoir being held?
  - **A:** Family Matters: Writing a Memoir takes place on Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 10:30 am to Mon, 13 Jul, 2026 at 12:30 pm at 611 Winton Rd N, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14609.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Family Matters: Writing a Memoir?
  - **A:** Family Matters: Writing a Memoir is organized by Winton Branch Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Family Matters: Writing a Memoir is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rochester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Family Matters: Writing a Memoir sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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