The Writers' League 2012 Third Thursday Series

“The Write of Way”

7 PM Every Third Thursday from January through November

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

The Writers' League presents a yearlong series called “The Write of Way,” in which authors and publishing professionals explore various elements of the writer’s life ranging from inspiration to perspiration, time management to research, and drafting to publishing. “The Write of Way” is for anyone who considers him or herself a writer – or even just an avid reader who is curious about the process!

 

Our next program will be on...

“From Inspiration to Perspiration:

The Drafting & Revision Process”
 

Thursday, May 17, 7 PM

BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Our confirmed panelists are:

 

Jessica Lee Anderson is the author of Trudy (winner of the 2005 Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature), Border Crossing (Quick Picks Nomination, Cynsational Book of 2009), as well as Calli (YALSA's Readers' Choice Booklist Nomination, 2011). She’s published two nonfiction readers, as well as fiction and nonfiction for a variety of magazines including Highlights for Children. Jessica graduated from Hollins University with a Master of Arts in Children's Literature, and instructed at the Institute of Children's Literature for five years. She is a member of The Texas Sweethearts & Scoundrels and hopes to be more sweetheart than scoundrel.

 

 

 

Harrison Cheung -- Born in Scotland, Harrison Cheung has been writing all of his life. His first book, a biography, Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman (BenBella Books) comes out May 29, 2012. His first novel, Idol Worship, was a finalist in the Writers' Guild Fiction competition, and his short story Witness won Honorable Mention in Glimmer Train’s 2010 Short Fiction competition. When he’s not writing, he works as a Digital Marketing specialist for IBM in Austin, Texas. He is currently working on a series of novels and other books about the Hollywood scene. He is represented by Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency.

 

 

 

Owen Egerton -- Novelist, screenwriter and performer Owen Egerton is the author of the novel Marshall Hollenzer is Driving, the short story collection How Best to Avoid Dying, the novel The Book of Harold: The Illegitimate Son of God and the play The Other Side of Sleep. As a screenwriter he has worked with Warner Brothers, Fox, Disney and more. He and his writing partner’s script Bobbie Sue was honored as one of the most anticipated screenplays on the year on the 2008 Blacklist. He can be seen frequently at the Alamo Drafthouse performing with Master Pancake or hosting the Best Of Series. The Austin Chronicle named Egerton Austin’s favorite writer in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

 

 

 

Kari Anne Roy is the author of HAIKU MAMA (Quirk), and a periodic contributor of wildly inappropriate essays to McSweeney's Internet Tendency. As a writer for children, Kari is known as K.A. Holt and is the author of MIKE STELLAR: NERVES OF STEEL (Random House Books for Young Readers) and BRAINS FOR LUNCH (a zombie novel in haiku?!) (Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook). BRAINS FOR LUNCH recently received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly and was highlighted on the Texas Library Association's Annotated Lone Star Reading List for 2011. Kari also has three charmingly malevolent children and serves on the Board of Directors for the Mothers Milk Bank of Austin. She never sleeps.

 
 

 
 

Our Third Thursday program is funded and supported in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin's future. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com

WLT would, also, like to thank BookPeople for helping to make Third Thursday program possible.  In addition to providing space for the program, BookPeople kindly offers a 10% discount to WLT members. WLT and BookPeople applaud your support of independent book stores and local business.