Mini-Memoir Workshop & Author Talk with Author/Journalist Maura Casey

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Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

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12 Spruce St., Acton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01720 | Acton, MA

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If you've ever thought about writing your memoir someday, this event is for you! Journalist and author Maura Casey will be doing a mini-memoir workshop as we celebrate her new memoir, Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery. Maura will share her top five tips for crafting a poignant and compelling memoir. Join us!

About Maura Casey
Maura Casey grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., the youngest of a large, Irish family. She has written regularly since she was thirteen. For more than thirty years, Casey was an editorial writer for three New England newspapers and The New York Times, where she had a seat on the exalted Times editorial board. Over her opinion writing career, she won more than forty journalism awards. Casey holds a BA from Buffalo State College and an MA from The American University. She and her husband Pete have two adult children and two grandchildren. They live on a small farm in Connecticut with two dogs and a barn cat. Casey writes a weekly column, Casey’s Catch, and when the breeze is right, sails on Long Island Sound in her sailboat, Second Wind.
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