Tara MacLean to give talk and memoir writing workshop at UPEI

Tara MacLean, renowned PEI singer-songwriter and author of the best-selling memoir, Song of the Sparrow, will give a memoir writing workshop, “Writing with Ghosts—A Guide to Excavating Memories,” on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 9:30 am–1:30 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 213, on the UPEI campus.

MacLean will share her fundamental principles for the writing of one's story. She will talk about her process, and how she found her way to creating a book that has been transformative for so many people. She will focus on how to choose what moments of significance in our lives create cohesive story lines, and how to find the courage to “exhume the buried skeletons and safely dance with the ghosts of the past.”

The general registration fee for the workshop is $50 and $40 for students and seniors. For more information and to register, visit the Winter’s Tales Facebook page or click this link.

MacLean will also talk about and read from her memoir in conversation with Dr. Richard Lemm, professor of English, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the UPEI Performing Arts Centre in the new residence building. Admission is free.

Both the workshop and the talk are sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts and English Department and The Bookmark.