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Bottom row, from left, Anne Shephard, director of grants development at Hagerstown Community College; author Nora Roberts; Theresa Shank, dean of Continuing Education and Business Services at HCC; and author Jeanne Adams. Middle row, from left, Alicia Drumgoole, English instructor at HCC; Jeanne Ford, writer for "Days of our Lives"; Beth Moore, executive assistant at HCC; and Anne Myers, program manager at HCC. Back row, Kathryn Benchoff, English instructor at HCC; author Gail Barrett; Beth Stull, director of public information at HCC; Michele Poacelli, instructor of writing and literature at HCC's College For Kids program; and Angela Kelley, support staff at HCC. (Submitted photo / February 27, 2013) |
The advisory committee for the Nora Roberts Writing Institute at Hagerstown Community College recently held a planning meeting at Dan’s Restaurant and Tap House in Boonsboro.
Best-selling author Nora Roberts welcomed the group at the beginning of the meeting.
The writing conference will be held Aug. 2 and 3 at HCC and will feature keynote speakers Sylvia Day, New York Times best-selling author, and critically acclaimed author Erica Bauermeister.
Roberts has lent her name to HCC’s writing institute to help provide participants with a solid foundation upon which to build a writing career.
From the fundamentals of setting up the story and plot to good research basics, the two-day retreat is designed for beginning and aspiring writers with interest in a wide range of genres.
Also included in the event is a young writers Institute, with breakout sessions designed for students entering grades 10 through 12.
To register or learn more, go to http://nrwi.hagerstowncc.edu. To register or learn more about Nora Roberts Young Writers Institute at HCC, go to www.hagerstowncc.edu/kids.
