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In this interactive talk we will look at how to overcome the obstacles of writing, how to write, edit, and publish a book while enjoying your passion, and how to have a few laughs along the bumpy ride. With a short exercise on Point of View we will see the myriad of ways to approach a project. All levels of writers are welcome and will find useful tips to incorporate into their writing lives.
Amy Wallen is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestselling novel MoonPies and Movie Stars and the memoir When We Were Ghouls: A Memoir of Ghost Stories. As writer-in-residence at Ocean Discovery Institute, Amy teaches personal storytelling to young people traditionally excluded from science due to race, income status, and educational opportunity. She also facilitates and co-teaches manuscript workshops in San Diego and France (at which she serves pie). For several years, Amy was associate director at the New York State Summer Writers Institute, and a novel writing instructor at UCSD and UCLA Extensions. She is also the creator of Savory Salons—literary salons with pie—a day of discourse with successful authors on the writing life, and the founder of DimeStories—three- minute stories told by the author and featured on NPR.
Join us for this PV Writes Together kick-off event. Learn more about how you can be a part of the anthology.
Contact Leti Polizzi (310)377-9584 ext. 210 if you have any questions.
AGE GROUP: | Teen | Senior | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Writing Program | Author Reading/Lecture |
The original 32,000 sq. ft Peninsula Center Library built in 1967 was designed by pioneers in “green” design, A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. With vertical wood louvers to control sunlight, the original steel and reinforced concrete building also included coffered slab ceilings with recessed lighting, glass walls, and local Palos Verdes stone and white columns. All furnishings were contemporary with many pieces designed by Jones and Emmons specifically for the Library.
In 1995, architects Zimmer, Gunsul, and Fransca (ZGF) renovated and expanded the space, nearly doubling its size. Using the existing concrete-frame building, the building maintains the original entrance on Deep Valley and added the new entrance on Silver Spur. The building also features major public artworks such as the Stellar Axis by Lita Albuquerque, the bronze cheetahs with the stone column by Gwynn Murrill, and the Light in the Forest mural by Myrna Shiras which are integral parts of the building.
