Writers group to have workshop

By: Heidi Freeman | COMPILED BY HEIDI FREEMAN
Published: January 17, 2010

Winston-Salem Writers will present a reading session and a writing workshop this week:

□ "Open-Mike Night" will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Billy Bob's Silver Diner, 1650 Hanes Mall Blvd. Writers may read aloud their prose and poetry.

Admission is free.

□ "Description and Dialogue: A Workshop" will meet from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday at Gardner-Webb University's Winston-Salem campus at the Historic Wachovia Bank Building, 8 Third St. Winston-Salem Writers president Al Perry will lead the session on these vital elements of fiction and nonfiction writing.

Preregistration is required. Admission is $25, free for members.

To learn more about WSW programs, call 473-8777 or send e-mail to workshops@wswriters.org.

A Vengeful Spirit author to discuss her book

Lizzy Armentrout, the author of A Vengeful Spirit, will discuss her book at a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Twenty One & Main Restaurant in Elkin.

Set in fictional Pilotview, North Carolina, A Vengeful Spirit is a Christian-oriented mystery. It follows the efforts of teacher Shelly Gale to protect her students and help catch a killer.

Tickets for the luncheon are $30, and include the meal, discussion, and a copy of Armentrout's novel.

For more information, call Emily Morrison at 835-6246 or send e-mail to her at Emily@twentyoneandmain.com.

In publication

□ The New ME (Metabolic Effect) Diet. By Jade Teta and Keoni Teta. HarperCollins Publishers. 304 pages. $25.99.

Naturopathic physicians and brothers Jade and Keoni Teta present their program to "eat more, work out less, and actually lose weight while you rest." Their book, which will available in March, was recently listed by Time magazine as one of the Top 10 Notable New Diet Books.

Jade and Keoni Teta live in Winston-Salem.