Most in-person events have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many author readings, classes, workshops, writing groups, and lectures have moved online. Stay safe.
July 9–23, 1–3:30 p.m. “From Personal Experience to Personal Essay,” conducted online by Susan Christerson Brown. Cost $45. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/from-personal-experience-to-personal-essay/
July 9–Aug. 3, 5:30–7 p.m. “Fiction Critique Workshop” conducted online by Lisa Haneberg. Cost $78. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/fiction-critique-workshop-summer-2020/
July 11, 10:30–1:30 p.m. “Screenplay Workshop,” conducted online by M. C. Price. Cost $40. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/screenplay-writing/
July 13–Aug. 3, 5:30–7 p.m. “Introduction to Food Writing,” conducted online by Ashlie Stevens. Cost $52. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/introduction-to-food-writing/
July 18, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. “Creating a Plot Structure That Works,” conducted online by Tracee de Hahn. Cost $30. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/creating-a-plot-structure-that-works/
July 25, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. “Turning Life Experiences into Poetry,” conducted online by
Ellen Birkett Morris. Cost $30. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/turning-life-experience-into-poetry/
July 29–Aug. 12, 6–7:15 p.m. “Writing the Stories of Your Life,” conducted online by Sylvia Lovely. Cost $39. https://carnegiecenterlex.org/classes/writing-the-stories-of-your-life-summer-2020/
Aug. 1: “Liberty Brought Us Here” presented online by Susan E. Lindsey for the McLean County Museum of History. Watch https://www.mchistory.org/for registration details.