Popular Simon and Schuster author Sheila Moses will conduct a workshop for those interested in writing for the young adult market. You will learn how to tell a good story, what a publisher looks for in a new author and how to make your story ideas a reality. This workshop is limited to 14 people. A continental breakfast and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.
The workshop runs from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Reservations are required, and the $75 registration fee must be paid online by May 31 at https://shop.alexandriava.gov
Shelia P. Moses was raised in Rich Square, North Carolina. She is the award-winning author of several books for teens and young readers: The Legend of Buddy Bush; The Return of Buddy Bush; I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott; and The Baptism. Moses is the co-author of Dick Gregory’s memoir, Callus on My Soul. She is also pleased to announce the publication of her new book, A Price Was Paid, The History of W.S. Creecy School, which is also the subject of an upcoming documentary with the same title. Shelia Moses currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Alexandria Black History Museum is located at 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 and it is five blocks from the Braddock Road Metro Station on the Yellow and Blue Lines. Street parking is available. For more information, please call 703.746.4356.
