Great news! The North River Arts Society Writers Workshop will welcome New York Times Bestselling Author Brunonia Barry to our next Author Series, on Saturday, September 25, 2-4 p.m. at the G.A.R. Hall in Marshfield.
If you're an avid reader, you may recognize Brunonia: she's the author of The Lace Reader, a stirring story set in Salem, Massachusetts,and her latest novel, The Map of True Places, which came out last month. But as a writer, you may be even more familiar with -- and impressed by -- her. In the writing world she's renowned for her unconventional route to bestselling status: The Lace Reader was initially self-published, but quickly drew attention from the publishing industry and was ultimately purchased by mainstream publisher William Morrow.
At the Author Series, Barry will give a short writer- and reader-friendly presentation, read from her latest novel, and answer questions from the audience. Time will also be allotted for book-signing.
Barry, a Massachusetts native, studied literature and creative writing at Green Mountain College in Vermont and at the University of New Hampshire; she also audited classes on James Joyce’s Ulysses at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, for one year. Barry is one of the founding members of the Portland Stage Company. For nearly 10 years, she lived in Hollywood, working on scripts under screenwriting guru Robert McKee. More recently, she has written books for Beacon Street Girls, a fictional series for preteen girls. Barry is the first American Writer to win the Women’s International Fiction Festival’s 2009 Baccante Award, for The Lace Reader.
So...mark your calendars, and spread the word!
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