Story Elements: Developing a Theme

Writer's Workshop
Wed, Oct 1, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Participants will learn about universal themes in stories and how to find the theme of their story.

About the presenter: The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes "murder with a dose of drollery." She's the award-winning author of the Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie's Fiction. Molly's short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchock Mystery Magazine since 1990. After twenty years in the northeast Tennessee, Molly lives in Champaign, Illinois.

Registration is encouraged.

Writer's Workshop Series:

Interested in our Short Story Contest? Entries due Friday, November 7, 2025. Visit champaign.org/short-story for additional details.

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Adults | Workshop

Main Library, The Studio

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