Following the success
of his own book of family stories, RELATED LIVES – an imagined
memoir, published by Guildhall Press last year, writer Dave Duggan
will run a programme to help other people start writing the stories
of their own lives and of family members.
Announcing the
programme, Dave Duggan, whose work includes award winning stage-plays
and film scripts, as well as radio drama and novels, said: “Readers
of my own memoir and many others said they’d like to do something
like that. And the breakthrough work of Tony Doherty’s memoirs,
with two books now published, supports the idea that many people
could consider something similar in some form. It could be a
book, or articles in a newspaper or magazines or on-line. It could be
a blog. All those options can be explored.”
When asked about the
arrangements for the programme, Dave added: “It will start in
January. You could think of it as a project for 2018 and this
programme will help you stick to this New Year’s resolution. It’s
called KICK START WRITING YOUR (FAMILY) STORY and is a mix of group
sessions and one-to-one mentoring.”
There will be four
group sessions in January/February 2018, followed by one-to-one
mentoring sessions, concluding in September 2018. There are 12
places on the programme and the fee is £30 in total. The group
sessions will take place in Holywell, 10-12 Bishops Street, Derry
Londonderry.
Gerard Deane, director
at Holywell, added: “We’re delighted Dave is running this
programme here. We’ve known Dave’s work since he wrote stories for
early editions of Fingerpost. His idea of kick starting the process
of writing family stories fits well with our interest in stories and
histories rooted in this city and district.”
For more details about
how to apply to KICK START WRITING YOUR (FAMILY) STORY, send an email
to davedugg@gmail.com,
putting KSW in the subject line. This programme is supported by Arts
Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI). See RELATED LIVES – an imagined
memoir by Dave Duggan (Guildhall Press, 2016).
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