For this season, we will be experimenting with a few different formats. Please note carefully below which events require pre-registration and which do not. Some of those that require registration will be free, while others require a fee. All details appear below each event.
BOOK EXPO & PUBLISHING PANEL
Saturday, December 7th, 1:30-3:30pm
Location: Mary D. Snyder Multimedia Room (1st Floor – Lobby, Across from Gift Shop), IRC Main Library, 1600 21st St, Vero Beach
Registration: NOT REQUIRED — this event is open to the public.
This event will feature approximately 20 local authors displaying their books before and after the main event, a panel discussion of local authors who have published their books through different avenues.
LAURA (RIDING) JACKSON & GERTRUDE STEIN
PIRATES!
Saturday, February 22nd, 1:00-5:00pm
Location: LRJF Writing Center, 1914 14th Avenue, Vero Beach
Registration: REQUIRED – a link to the registration form will appear here by November 1st
NOTE: This is a two-part event. You are invited to join us for Part One, Part Two, or both.
During Part One, non-fiction author, blogger, former Navy SEAL, and piracy-expert, Benerson Little, will discuss his decades-long career studying and writing about piracy, both historical and modern.
Part Two of this event will mirror the traditional format of LRJF’s Adult Writing Workshops: participants will learn from Benerson Little how he combines blogging with his work on researching and writing his longer form published non-fiction works. Attendees will be given writing prompts related to both blogging and creative non-fiction, can share their work, and will be given feedback in this segment.
Part One 1:00-2:30pm
Break for Refreshments: 2:30-3:00pm — This half hour is meant to be enjoyed by attendees of both Parts One and Part Two.
Part Two: 3:00-5:00pm
SCREENPLAYS: Adapting your writing for the screen
Saturday, March 22nd, 9:30am-12:30pm
Location: LRJF Writing Center, 1914 14th Avenue, Vero Beach
Registration: REQUIRED – a link to the registration form will appear here by November 1st
Led by Xaque Gruber, participants will learn the fundamentals of screenwriting, with a particular focus on adapting your already-completed stories, essays, memoirs, etc. for the screen. This workshop is interactive and participants will write, share, and receive feeback.