Thursday, January 11, 2007

McCullough to co-present workshop in Minneapolis

WINONA, Minn. - Ken McCullough, local writer and translator, will participate in “The Art of Making Truth: A Memoir Festival” at the Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, on Jan. 12-13.
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McCullough will present a workshop with Cambodian poet U Sam Oeur, titled “One Life, Two Witnesses: Translating Across Cultures,” and assist Oeur in a panel workshop, “Who am I? For Whom am I Writing? Memoir in Context.”

Oeur's memoir, “Crossing Three Wildernesses,” was co-written with McCullough, and nominated for both the Kiriyama Prize and a Minnesota Book Award in 2006. McCullough works as assistant director of Academic Advising and director of the PASS program, at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.