March 6, 2010 - Publishing Workshop with Authors Maureen Sherbondy and Anne Clinard Barnhill

Two writers representing Main Street Rag Publishing of Charlotte will hold a joint workshop/discussion on getting work published at Literary Bookpost on Saturday, January 30^th, beginning at 1 p.m.  Toward the end of the workshop, the writers will open the floor for questions and further discussion.  Finally, following the workshop, both writers will read from their most recent books and hold a book signing. 

Writer Anne Clinard Barnhill has been writing or dreaming of writing for most of her life.  For the past twenty years, she has published articles, book and theater reviews, poetry, and short stories.  Her work has won various awards and grants.  Fred Chappell has given Barnhill outstanding mention for her work. She hold an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNCW.  Her most recent book, from which she will read at the conclusion of the workshop and which she will be signing, is What You Long For:  Stories.   

Maureen Sherbondy grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey, and now resides in Raleigh.  Her short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Southeast Review, Stone Canoe, The Chapel Hill News, and the North Carolina Literary Review.  Both her short stories and her poetry have won a variety of awards.  She has received notable mentions from writers who have previously visited Literary Bookpost, including Joanna Catherine Scott and Anthony S. Abbott.  Sherbondy will be reading from and signing her most recent book, The Slow Vanishing:  Stories. 

Literary Bookpost anticipates this workshop to be of great benefit to aspiring writers in the local area, especially those who are seeking first publication or wish to explore the alternatives available in the publishing world for new or established writers.  No pre-registration is required to attend this workshop, which is open to the general public.  The workshop and signing is expected to last approximately two hours.