Have you always wanted to write, but don’t know where or how to get started? Do you find yourself in a cycle of fits and starts with your writing and can’t seem to move forward? Are you a seasoned or novice writer looking to find a community?

The West Hollywood Library’s Writing Workshop, which began last summer and continued into the fall, returns for a Summer 2017 series occurring on the following alternating Saturdays:

• Saturday, June 17, 2017, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
• Saturday, July 15, 2017, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
• Saturday, July 29, 2017, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
• Saturday, August 12, 2017, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

All Writing Workshops will be held in the West Hollywood Library’s Community Meeting Room.

These workshops will:

• be geared to all levels of writers (novices to professional)
• focus primarily on fiction/nonfiction/memoir
• provide you with writing assignments to complete
• give you opportunities for feedback on work
• get you started on the writing life you’ve always wanted!

These workshops will be facilitated by our resident and renowned novelist/memoirist Felice Picano, who has also written poetry, drama, and screenplays. This is your chance to learn from a master!

Please note that prior or continuing attendance is not required.

These workshops are free, but space may be limited, so to reserve your place in the workshop, please complete the following form:

http://tiny.cc/wehowritingsummer2017

You may also call the library to RSVP.

For questions and inquiries, please contact David Davis (see contact information below).

About the workshop facilitator, Felice Picano:

West Hollywood resident Felice Picano has written, to critical acclaim, in a number of genres: novels such as Like People in History and The Lure; memoirs including Men Who Loved Me and the recent Lambda Lit Book Club selection Nights at Rizzoli; and the nonfiction title The New Joy of Gay Sex. One of the founders of the gay literary group, The Violet Quill, Picano is also the recipient of numerous awards:

• PEN/Ernest Hemingway Award Finalist Best Novel 1976 (Smart As the Devil)
• Library Association of America Award 1982 (A True Likeness)
• Ferro Grumley Best Gay Novel Award 1996 (Like People in History)
• Lambda Literary Foundation Lifetime Achievement/Pioneer Award 2009
• Advocate/Out Magazine: #19 of 100 Influential People of 2009
• TennesseeWilliams Festival: Violet Quill Life Achievement Award 2004
• Lambda Literary Foundation: Pioneer Award 2010
• City of West Hollywood's Rainbow Award and Citation 2013

The Writing Workshop is sponsored by: