Participation in the following classes involves a fee, which covers all of the classes in the series, the instructor’s honorarium, and any handouts. The library does not keep any part of the fee.
Class size is limited. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Receipt of the fee by the coordinator will hold your spot. Classes are limited to those 18 and older. You cannot register at the circulation desk. To register for the classes, contact the program coordinator, Melissa Bittinger: E-mail:
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or call 533-6555, ext. 3717.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Wednesdays, March 3, 10 & 17
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15.00
Instructor: Dr. Lee March
This course will compare and contrast sections of David Guterson’s acclaimed novel Snow Falling on Cedars with the film version. The class will discuss how Guterson influences the readers’ expectations through various rhetorical devices. Participants are encouraged to read the book prior to the first class.
Dr. Lee March has been teaching English at The Harrisburg Academy for 25 years. A published writer, her
poems have appeared in The Journey Out, Apprise Magazine, Women Running Free, Obsidian Two as well as a number of other publications.
Class is limited to 15 participants.
Moving Forward in Memoir
Mondays, March 22 – April 19
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $65.00
Instructor: Susan Newell, MFA
This class is designed for those who have been working on a memoir but need direction and motivation to move it along. It assumes such work has been written not as an entire life story (autobiography), but as stories and musings from a life (memoir). Students will be expected to share from previously written material and address what will help them push ahead. Discussions will include topics such as form, focus, framework, theme, and imagery as readings from other memoirs are considered. As the class progresses, students will write new or revised pieces for feedback and discussion by class members.
Susan Newell, MFA, is a published short story writer who has taught fiction, poetry, and memoir writing at the Hershey Public Library, the Mohler Senior Center, and the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in upstate New York. She is presently an ESL and
writing instructor with Penn State University.
Class is limited to 12 participants.
Playwriting: Stories for the Stage,
Dialogue for the Page
Wednesdays, March 31 - April 28
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $65.00
Instructor: Lori Myers
Writing play scripts is no different than writing
dialogue for creative nonfiction and fiction. It doesn’t matter if they’re talking on stage or on the page. Dialogue shows conflict, pushes the story forward, reveals character, emotions, and relationships. This workshop will zero in on what characters say, why they say it, and how they say it. The result will be characters who are more human, multi-dimensional, and deeper than you’ve ever known. Each student will write a 10-minute play during the 5-week session. They will also have opportunities to read their own stories to the group (nonfiction, fiction, poetry) for comment in this workshop setting.
Lori Myers is an award-winning writer with hundreds of articles, essays, creative nonfiction, and short stories appearing in more than 40 national and
regional publications. She is a regular contributor to Central PA Magazine, B Magazine, Susquehanna Magazine, and many others.
Class size is limited to 15 participants.
Playing the Publishing Game
Saturday, April 24
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00
Instructors: Lori Myers and Judy Wolfman
Playing the publishing game is easier if you know the rules. Join award-winning writers Lori Myers and Judy Wolfman, co-founders of the Central Pennsylvania Writers’ Consortium, as they lead you through the maze that will get you and your work of fiction to editors. The first part will cover the book synopsis, query, market research,
record keeping, and more. The second part will cover copyrights, permissions, contracts, rights, payments, promotional and marketing ideas, press releases and more. Participants are asked to bring a bag lunch.
Lori Myers is an award-winning author with hundreds of articles, essays, creative nonfiction and short stories appearing in more than 40 national and regional publications. She is a regular contributor to Central PA Magazine, B Magazine, Susquehanna Magazine, and many others.
Judy Wolfman is a published children’s book author, freelance writer, and professional storyteller. She teaches classes, workshops, and seminars on writing, storytelling and creative dramatics at colleges, libraries, and other organizations.
Class is limited to 20 participants.
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