After a politically tumultuous 2016, Jon seeks solace in the fantasy worlds of Beth Cato and V.E. Schwab.
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Beth Cato and V.E. Schwab
2017 Tuesday Craft Talks at College Hill Library, Westminster
Join Fiction Unbound writers at the Westminster Public Library on the second Tuesday of each month for writing and craft talks.
Each month we'll write for 45 minutes and then participate in a themed discussion on writing-related topics. All short story writers and novelists are welcome.
2017 Dates:
January 10 — Time and scene with Theodore McCombs
February 21 — “How to Write an Argument” with C.S. Peterson
March 14 — Craft talk with Mark Springer
April 11 — “Getting to Know Your Characters” with Lisa Kreutz Mahoney
May 9 — Craft talk with Jon Horwitz-White
Details:
6-7:30 p.m., Rm L107 College Hill Library
3705 W 112th Ave
Westminster, CO 80031
www.westminsterlibrary.org
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Queen Amidala, Throne Room Gown. Star WarsTM: The Phantom Menace. © & TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
"Luminous beings are we," says Yoda. Star Wars and the Power of Costume at the Denver Art Museum celebrates the creative process that brought to life a modern myth.
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If you could communicate with the past without changing the present, would you do it? Of course you would.
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