Writers Night Out in August

Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday August 5th, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Bill Mailler at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader.

Masks are not currently required for indoor events. Please wear a mask if you would like to exercise caution.

Hosted by Jacqueline Sheehan, Rick Paar and Beth Filson.
Sponsored by Valley Home Improvement.

Mailler began writing in 6th grade, earned an MFA in Poetry in ’74, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in ’92. His entire work is contained in his recently published book, “Trauma, Truth, and Outrage.” His poetry attempts to honor James Baldwin’s observation: “What you are doing, as a writer, or any kind of artist, what your role is…is to bear witness to what life is, does, and to speak for those who cannot speak.”