Some of the region’s top authors and poets will share techniques and tips on becoming a better writer this spring.

The Seventh Annual Isothermal Writers’ Workshop is set for Saturday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Isothermal Community College.

This year’s event will feature Abigail Dewitt, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Amina McIntyre and Scott Owens, organizers said.

The registration fee includes coffee, breakfast pastries and lunch. Registration closes on Monday, April 4. Pre-registration is required.

Dr. Kathy Ackerman and Tom Tucker, Isothermal’s writers-in-residence, are coordinating the event, which is open to writers of all experience levels.

Tucker, an instructor at Isothermal, is the author of “Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite.” He wrote “Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors,” which has remained in print constantly since 1995. He has also written several other invention histories, including two commissioned by NASA. He reviews books in the Charlotte Observer.

Ackerman, Isothermal’s dean of arts and sciences, is the author of “The Heart of Revolution: The Life and Novels of Olive Dargan.” She has also written three poetry chapbooks, “Knock Wood,” “Crossbones and Princess Lace” and “The Time It Takes.” Her poetry has also appeared in several literary journals.

An agenda, brochure and registration form are available online at www.isothermal.edu/pio/2011/03/Writers-workshop-flyer-2011.pdf.

For more information, contact Ackerman at 828-286-3636, ext. 306, or Tucker at ext. 360.

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Sessions announced for Isothermal writers’ workshop

Some of the region’s top authors and poets will share techniques and tips on becoming a better writer this spring.

The Seventh Annual Isothermal Writers’ Workshop is set for Saturday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Isothermal Community College.

This year’s event will feature Abigail Dewitt, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Amina McIntyre and Scott Owens, organizers said.

The registration fee includes coffee, breakfast pastries and lunch. Registration closes on Monday, April 4. Pre-registration is required.

Dr. Kathy Ackerman and Tom Tucker, Isothermal’s writers-in-residence, are coordinating the event, which is open to writers of all experience levels.

Tucker, an instructor at Isothermal, is the author of “Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite.” He wrote “Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors,” which has remained in print constantly since 1995. He has also written several other invention histories, including two commissioned by NASA. He reviews books in the Charlotte Observer.

Ackerman, Isothermal’s dean of arts and sciences, is the author of “The Heart of Revolution: The Life and Novels of Olive Dargan.” She has also written three poetry chapbooks, “Knock Wood,” “Crossbones and Princess Lace” and “The Time It Takes.” Her poetry has also appeared in several literary journals.

An agenda, brochure and registration form are available online at www.isothermal.edu/pio/2011/03/Writers-workshop-flyer-2011.pdf.

For more information, contact Ackerman at 828-286-3636, ext. 306, or Tucker at ext. 360.

Some of the region’s top authors and poets will share techniques and tips on becoming a better writer this spring.

The Seventh Annual Isothermal Writers’ Workshop is set for Saturday, April 9 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Isothermal Community College.

This year’s event will feature Abigail Dewitt, Julia Nunnally Duncan, Amina McIntyre and Scott Owens, organizers said.

The registration fee includes coffee, breakfast pastries and lunch. Registration closes on Monday, April 4. Pre-registration is required.

Dr. Kathy Ackerman and Tom Tucker, Isothermal’s writers-in-residence, are coordinating the event, which is open to writers of all experience levels.

Tucker, an instructor at Isothermal, is the author of “Bolt of Fate: Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite.” He wrote “Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors,” which has remained in print constantly since 1995. He has also written several other invention histories, including two commissioned by NASA. He reviews books in the Charlotte Observer.

Ackerman, Isothermal’s dean of arts and sciences, is the author of “The Heart of Revolution: The Life and Novels of Olive Dargan.” She has also written three poetry chapbooks, “Knock Wood,” “Crossbones and Princess Lace” and “The Time It Takes.” Her poetry has also appeared in several literary journals.

An agenda, brochure and registration form are available online at www.isothermal.edu/pio/2011/03/Writers-workshop-flyer-2011.pdf.

For more information, contact Ackerman at 828-286-3636, ext. 306, or Tucker at ext. 360.