Free Writing Workshop in Ridgewood, New Jersey with Gwendolen Gross, Author of The Other Mother

Oct. 25, 2007 - PRLog -- Gwendolen Gross — an award-winning writing instructor and author of The Other Mother: A Novel (http://www.The-Other-Mother.com) — is offering a free writing workshop. The workshop will be held at Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, Jersey from 7:30pm-9:00pm on November 2, 2007.

The workshop will review the fundamentals of writing practice and get right to it. There will be writing topics, discussion of craft and writing process, and a chance (no requirement) to read fresh work aloud. The workshop is for writers at all levels. Please bring a notebook and writing implements.

The workshop is free but advance registration is required. Register as soon as possible to guarantee your space by calling Bookends at 201-445-0726 or in person at the store. Purchase of The Other Mother is requested but not required.

Can't come to the workshop? In connection with the book, Ms. Gross, an award-winning writing instructor, is offering a free online writing workshop (http://gwendolengross.typepad.com). In this interactive forum, mothers write stories inspired by their experiences and choices.

Event Details
November 2, 2007, 7:30pm-9:00pm
Bookends Bookstore, 232 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, New Jersey  
Phone: 201-445-0726
Website: http://www.Book-Ends.com

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Gwendolen Gross is the author of the novels Field Guide, Getting Out, and most recently, The Other Mother. She graduated from Oberlin College, was selected for the PEN West Emerging Writers Fellowship, and received an MFA in fiction and poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. Ms. Gross has worked as a snake and kinkajou demonstrator, naturalist, opera singer, editor, and mom. She lives in northern New Jersey with her family.

Website: www.The-Other-Mother.com