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Speakers: Catherine Baab-Muguira, Laurie Jean, JC Kang, and TBA
Moderator: DaNika Robinson
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Eastern Time
Location: Online, in the comfort of your own home. Via the Zoom Platform
Price: $12 Members | $15 Non-members | $5 Students
Registration closes on August 24; your unique link to join the online Zoom program will be emailed to you the the morning of the Writing Show.
This Writing Show is sponsored by O’Hagan Meyer
All participants must register online to ensure you receive the link to the Zoom platform. This includes all-inclusive members, Writing Show members, and individual members wishing to use one of their free passes.
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SPEAKERS
Laurie Jean
The Root online magazine listed Laurie Jean\’s memoir, Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul, as one of the best nonfiction books by Black authors in 2015. Kirkus Reviews described Crave as a \”bold, honest, and courageous memoir.\” Foreword Reviews listed Crave as an Indiefab Book of the Year 2015 finalist in the autobiography/memoir category. Additionally, Crave was named a finalist for the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award for Nonfiction. Laurie Jean has published personal essays on poverty, domestic violence, and military sexual trauma in a number of publications.
Website: lauriejeancannady.net Facebook: @drlauriejean Instagram: @lauriejean_leocraves/
Catherine Baab-Muguira
Catherine Baab-Muguira is a writer and journalist who has contributed to, among others, Slate, Quartz, CNBC and NBC News. A frequent podcast and radio guest, with appearances on NPR and Lifehacker’s Upgrade, she lives in Richmond with her husband and baby son. Her first book, Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History’s Least Likely Self-Help Guru, comes out from Running Press/Hachette in September, 2021.
Website: catherinebaabmuguira.com Facebook: @catherinebaab Twitter: @CatBaabMuguira
JC Kang
JC Kang\’s unhealthy obsession with Fantasy and Sci-Fi began at an early age when his brother introduced him to The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Trek, and Star Wars. As an adult, he combines his geek roots with his professional experiences as a Chinese Medicine doctor, martial arts instructor, and technical writer to pen epic fantasy stories.
Website: jckang.dragonstonepress.us Facebook: @LegendsOfTivara Twitter: @JCKang804 Instagram: @jc.kang
MODERATOR
DaNika Robinson
DaNika Neblett Robinson is the author of a novella, The Metamorphic Journey, about three teenage mothers’ quest to succeed. The Metamorphic Journey is also the name of a movement she founded to provide individuals with opportunities to foster personal growth. DaNika has served as a higher education administrator for more than twenty years. A recent graduate of the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University, she holds several other degrees and uses that knowledge, coupled with her expertise in transformational leadership, to empower young adults to embrace their purpose.
Website: themetamorphicjourney.org Twitter: @DrDeeRobinson