Memoir-Writing Workshop Set

Author Lori Jakiela will conduct a memoir-writing workshop at the Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, on Thursday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. “Writing From Your Own Experience” will be free and open to the public, and will teach participants how to turn their memories into memoirs. Preregistration is requested.

Jakiela, a native of Western Pennsylvania, is the director of the writing program at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. In addition to teaching, Jakiela is an acclaimed writer of fiction and nonfiction works. Her book, “Miss New York Has Everything,” was published in 2006, and her poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications.

Jackiela is a Commonwealth Speaker, whose programs are provided by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. For additional information about this and other events, readers may contact the Kaltreider-Benfer Library at 244-2032.

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