Lecture By NY Times Best-Selling Author Benefits Bethel Writers

BETHEL, CT—Bethel aspiring or professional writers are invited to an online conversation at the Westport Writers Workshop online with best-selling New York Times author and memoirist Dani Shapiro. The event takes place on Zoom on Tuesday, June 9th. Local Ridgefield author Chris Belden will speak with author Shapiro about writing and teaching.

Proceeds from the event will help to retain Westport Writers Workshop instructors, and enable them to fulfill their mission to provide high quality works to anyone who could benefit from the power of writing. In addition, the group also provides free workshops to underserved populations during these difficult times.

Dani Shapiro is the author of the instant New York Times best-selling memoir, Inheritance. Her other books include the memoirs Hourglass, Still Writing, Devotion, and Slow Motion, and five novels including Black & White and Family History. She teaches writing workshops around the world and is the co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference in Positano, Italy. In February of 2019, she launched the podcast, Family Secrets, and is currently hosting the podcast The Way We Live Now.

The Westport Writers Workshop invites anyone who is interested in attending the lecture to register by visiting the Westport Writers Workshop's website. The lecture information is listed below. To register for the event visit the Westport Writers Workshop website.

• WHERE: Online via ZOOM (*Zoom Meeting link will be emailed on Monday, June 8th )
• DATE: Tuesday, June 9th
• TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• PRICE: $40 includes a paperback copy of one of Dani’s Memoirs: Inheritance or Still Writing. We will email you to confirm your book choice). The book will be shipped to your home address.

For more information, please call 203.227.3250 or email info@westportwriters.org.

About Westport Writers Workshop

Since its inception in 2003, the Westport Writers Workshop has developed into one of the most highly respected programs in the area for writers of fiction, memoir, romance, playwriting, children's literature, and much more. Through leadership and training from a stellar team of published, award-winning authors, students gain a deep understanding of the elements of writing and many go on to be published authors as well. Offering workshops for every level of writer, from novice to published, Westport Writers Workshop is designed to encourage, inspire, and spark established and aspiring writers' imaginations and help them to discover and develop their own unique writing talent and voice.