Jan 27, 2011 22:49
February 12th meeting of the Garden State Horror Writers: Creating Believable Characters
The GSHW monthly meeting will feature guest speaker author Jack Ketchum. Jack will speak on developing strong, believable and fleshed-out characters within the spatial confines of a short story.
The event takes place Saturday, February 12th at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick, NJ 08816-3529. The business meeting starts at 11 am, followed by the workshop at noon.
Jack Ketchum is the author of eleven novels, including The Lost, The Girl Next Door, Red, and Offspring, all of which had been made into films. His short story The Box won a 1994 Bram Stoker Award from the HWA, his story Gone won again in 2000 -- and in 2003 he won Stokers for both best collection for Peaceable Kingdom and best long fiction for Closing Time.
The GSHW is a multi-genre group catering to writers from all walks of life. The group has hosted presentations by authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Gregory Frost, and F. Paul Wilson. Membership is $35.00 per year. For information about the group call 732-276-7531 or visit www.gshw.net.