Free workshop. Vampires, Zombies & Magical Beings: Fantasy Writing Workshop (The Bronx Writers Center)

Date: 15 July 2011 (7 - 9 PM)

A Bronx Writers Center Workshop at Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza on Friday, July 15, 7:00pm Presented by the Bronx Council on the Arts’ Bronx Writers Center, “Vampires, Zombies & Magical Beings” is a free writing workshop for aspiring Bronx writers who are interested in writing fantasy. The workshop includes hands-on writing exercises and a discussion of structure, plotting, trends and publishing advice. Q & A follows. Bring a notebook, a pen and an idea and get started on your own magical journey. The workshop will be held at Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza on Friday, July 15, 2011, from 7:00-9:00pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. Maria Romano, Director of the Bronx Writers Center, will host and facilitate the workshop.

She will demystify the publishing process and take questions from the audience. Ms. Romano is a writer with more than 10 years experience in the publishing industry. “Vampires, Zombies & Magical Beings” is part of a free workshop series for writers produced by the Bronx Writers Center. The final writing workshop for the summer is “First Lines: Free Workshop to Help You Get Started Writing” on August 19th. Visit www.bronxarts.com for information on BWC’s 2011-2012 writing workshop schedule slated to begin in September.

For additional information on this workshop or other events presented by the Bronx Writers Center, call 718-931-9500 x21, e-mail bronxwriters@bronxarts.org, or visit the Bronx Writers Center’s web pages at www.bronxarts.org. Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza is located at 290 Baychester Avenue in the Co-op City section of the Bronx. To find out about other literary activities at the store, please call 718-862-3945 or visit www.barnesandnoble.com (click on "Stores and Events").

The Bronx Writers Center promotes and supports the writing community, the development of writers and the audience for literature and reading in the Bronx. Through our reading series and open mics, free creative writing workshops, seminars, fellowships, competitions, and the Bronx WritersCorps program, BWC reaches writers of all ages, backgrounds and disciplines. Over the years, BWC has presented one of the most diverse and exciting reading series in New York City, featuring emerging talents from the Bronx as well as renowned writers from around the country.

The Bronx Writers Center, a program of the Bronx Council on the Arts, is supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Greater New York Arts Development Fund, the New York State Council on the Arts’ Literature Program, and NYC Council Member James Vacca.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: bronxwriters@bronxarts.org

Website: http://www.bronxarts.org