Write Right: "Writing and Publishing Non-Fiction"

Write Right: "Writing and Publishing Non-Fiction"

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.

Main Library, 915 Monroe Street

Second Floor Events Room

Speaker: Dr. Jennifer C. Garlen, author of Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching

Author and independent scholar Dr. Jennifer C. Garlen will share tips and experiences about writing for a variety of non-fiction projects, including freelance work, books for traditional publishers, and self-published books. She will talk about the ways in which each kind of non-fiction writing differs and what writers can expect from each process.

Dr. Jennifer C. Garlen received her PhD in English from Auburn University, where she specialized in eighteenth-century British literature. Now a writer and independent scholar in Huntsville, AL, Jennifer is the "National Classic Movies Examiner" for Examiner.com and the author of Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching. She is also the co-editor of the 2009 McFarland book, Kermit Culture, and of the forthcoming book, The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson.

Bring a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided.

Questions? Contact Mary Moore at 256-532-5975 or askus [at] hmcpl [dot] org.