PORTLAND — Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance has launched a new series of Saturday writing workshops in November. The workshops are hosted in communities around the state and focus on a variety of writing disciplines, including memoir, poetry and more.
On Nov. 10, award-winning author Elizabeth Peavey will teach the memoir workshop “The Best Truth: How Honest Are You Willing To Be?” at University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Family Library, and poet Ellen Goldsmith will teach “The Poetry of Art” at the at the Rockland Public Library.
On Nov. 17, Denis Ledoux will teach the memoir workshop “Lifewriting” at USM’s Glickman Family Library, and celebrated author Jennifer Jacobson will teach “Examining the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel in Progress” at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick.
For more information on exact dates, workshop descriptions, instructor biographies, and registration fees, visit the MWPA website at www.mainewriters.org.
Fellowships are available for each workshop.
For more information, call MWPA at 228-8263 or email info@mainewriters.org.
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