Thursday Night Writes, a new series of evening programs, celebrates one hundred years of writers and writing at John Jermain. Beginning October 15th at 6:30 p.m., twenty East End authors will facilitate discussions on Thursday evenings throughout the Fall, Winter and Spring to celebrate the Library’s 100th Anniversary.  Local writers, aspiring writers and interested readers are invited to participate in these roundtable discussions. Books by the authors will be available for purchase.

A celebration of writing, and this library’s long-time commitment to authors, Thursday Night Writes is also a celebration of the generosity of this community:  All of the participating writers are from Eastern Long Island, most from Sag Harbor. they have generously volunteered their time to make this series possible. Advance registration is recommended.

Thursday Night Writes Schedule
The Ins and Outs of Publishing – Debora Dennis , Gina Ardito, Candace Gold	Oct. 15
Community Journalism – Bryan Boyhan	Oct. 22
Writing Historical Espionage Thrillers, Research to Prose – Alan Furst	Nov. 4
Where Do You Live? – Carol Williams	Nov. 12
The Research Process and Its Surprises – Priscilla Dunhill	Nov. 19
The Question of Truth – Zach Lazar Rescheduled to May 13 due to author’s book tour.	Dec. 3
The Great Depression and the Arts – Morris Dickstein	Dec. 10
American Playwriting: Metaphor and Symbolismin Modern Theater – Joe Pintauro	Dec. 17
Science Writing – Dava Sobel	Jan. 21
Needle in a Haystack: How to Find What You Want When You Want It – Catherine Creedon	Feb. 4
The Central Character – Susan Scarf Merrell	Feb. 25
The Imagined World – Joseph F. Hanna	March 4
What Inspires the Poet? – Susan Baran and Marc Cohen	March 11
“Beginning a Story…” – Jane Ciabattari	March 25
What Makes a Great Picture Book? – Kate McMullan	April 8
The Joys and Pitfalls of Publishing a Literary Magazine – Lou Ann Walker	April 22
A Cultural Gathering Place – Maryann Calendrille and Kathryn Szoka	April 29
The Long Trail of Research – Mac Griswold	May 6
The Question of Truth – Zach Lazar (rescheduled)	May 13
Teen Writers*	May 16
 
Special programs
Literary Walk	Oct. 25
O’Henry Monologue	Jan. 7
Great World Writing	Jan 14

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*Reading and reception by and for the participants of the Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner Writing Workshop for Teens. (We’ll write more about this workshop in a future post.)