Candlelight Writers Workshops at River Bend
Writers' Social
For writers seeking support and a chance to meet other writers, the River Bend Bookshop and Candlelight Writers’ Workshops are co-hosting a writers’ social at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the book shop, located at 2217 Main St., Glastonbury. All are welcome! The events are free and open to the public; no RSVP is necessary. Bring written work; we will pull three names out of a hat to read for three minutes each. Questions? Please call the book shop at 860-430-6608.
Writing the Personal Essay
Learn to write a compelling personal essay
If you have something you need to say but are unsure how to say it, the Candlelight Writing Workshops is offering a two-part beginning essay-writing workshop on consecutive Thursdays, June 13 and June 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the River Bend Bookshop, 2217 Main St., Glastonbury.
The personal essay offers one of the simplest paths to becoming a published writer. Numerous publications, including The New York Times and The Hartford Courant, are seeking to publish personal essays. The Hartford Courant’s publisher and editor-in-chief, Andrew Julien, will make a guest appearance to discuss the types of essays in which The Courant is interested.
$75
To register:
email janegordonjulien@gmail.
Candlelight Writers Workshops at River Bend are hosted by Jane Gordon Julien. Jane, an essayist and journalist, is a longtime contributing writer to The New York Times. Her work has been published in magazines and newspapers throughout the country, including the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Northeast Magazine, and NBC/Today.com and was recently included in the anthology, “Words Matter.” She has served as an adjunct journalist professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut. Jane holds a master’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was an assistant editor at the literary journal Lumina, and a bachelor’s degree from the highly acclaimed University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.