The Art of the Memoir Workshop & Events
To mark the 30th anniversary of Nuala O’Faolain’s memoir Are You Somebody?, publishers New Island
Better Non-Fiction Guides
Reclaiming the Hag: Writing with Lore by Tracy Fahey
Reclaiming the Hag: author Tracy Fahey on Writing with Lore in Queens of the Crone
Writing Narrative Non-Fiction by Shahed Yousaf
Dr. Shahed Yousaf, author of Stitched Up: Stories of life and death from a prison
On Collaboration by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb
Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb, authors of The Everest Mystery, on how working together on
Putting Your Life on the Page by Susan Bennett
Putting Your Life on the Page I’ve always been a very private person, keeping myself
Writing True-Crime (Part 2) by Barry Cummins
Writing true-crime books is an important public service, writes the author of Buried Secrets, Barry
Writing True-Crime (Part 1) by Barry Cummins
Writing true-crime books is an important public service, writes the author of Buried Secrets, Barry
Creative Non-Fiction for Children by Siski Kalla
Getting Your Facts Straight: author Siski Kalla on writing creative non-fiction for children. When you
The Seven Rules of Writing by Rachel Fehily
In this wonderful article, first published on Writing.ie back in 2011, barrister and author Rachel
How to Write a Memoir by Nadia Kamies
How to writer a memoir, asks Nadia Kamies, author of Off-Centre and Out of Focus:
My Writing Journey by Harry Eyres
I’ve had a varied writing career, having been at different times, or even simultaneously, a
Things I’ve Learned by Jack Rathmell
Author Jack Rathmell shares a few of the things he learned in the writing of
Getting into Food Writing by Kate Ryan, Flavour.ie
I fell into food writing by accident, which, when you speak to food writers, is
Food Writing So Good You Can Taste It by Dianne Jacob
American author Dianne Jacob’s book, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs,
Managing Interviews by Alan Hester
Using other people’s words: Alan Hester, author of the biography Tiny Keeper, on managing interviews
Scenes and Exposition: the Core of Writing by David McLoghlin
Key Scenes When I teach memoir and personal essay, I start by asking my students
The Challenge of Writing Creative Non-Fiction by John Goodall
John Goodall on the problems and challenges of writing the creative non-fiction romantic memoir, The
Fictionalising Memoir: Shadows of Tehran by Nick Berg
When Fiction Reveals the Deepest Truths: Nick Berg on why he ‘didn’t write Shadows of
Writing Difficult Family History: Ciao, Amore, Ciao by Sandro Martini
I don’t remember much about writing the first draft of Ciao, Amore, Ciao, a novel
Writing About Movies (Part 2) by Wayne Byrne
Part 2 of this article, in which author Wayne Byrne looks back on and updates
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