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Finishing Your Story
Writer's Workshop
Learn how to conclude and put the finishing touches on your story.
About the presenter: Author Sarah Wisseman is a retired archaeologist. Her experience working on excavations and in museums inspired two contemporary series, the Lisa Donahue Archaeological Mysteries and the Flora Garibaldi Art History Mysteries, and one stand-alone historical mystery, The Bootlegger's Nephew. Her setting are places where she has lived or traveled (Israel, Italy, Egypt, Massachusetts, Illinois, and her favorite museum was housed in a creepy old attic at the University of Illinois. Her latest book is The Botticelli Caper. Visit her at sarahwisseman.com
Registration is encouraged.
- Sep 6, Where to Begin, 7 pm
- Sep 20, Story Elements: Description & Dialogue, 7 pm
- Oct 4, Story Elements: Plot & Prose, 7 pm
- Oct 18, Story Elements: Cliffhangers & Climax, 7 pm
- Nov 1, Finishing Your Story, 7 pm
- Nov 29, Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading, 7 pm
- Dec 6, Open Mic Night, 7 pm
Interested in our Short Story Contest? Entries due Friday, November 10, 2023. Visit champaign.org/short-story for additional details.
Registration is closed.
Main Library, The Studio
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