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SUMMARY:Dear Writer
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Library and East City Bookshop for a conversation wit
 h Maggie Smith for her new book Dear Writer\, in conversation with R
 on Charles. .\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12766451
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Copies of the book will be available for s
 ale and signing\, and a limited number will be given away courtesy of the 
 DC Public Library Foundation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 h4><strong>About the Book</strong></h4>\n<p>New York Times&nbsp\;bestselli
 ng author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writi
 ng with a practical guide perfect for fans of&nbsp\;Elizabeth Gilbert&rsqu
 o\;s&nbsp\;Big Magic&nbsp\;and Anne Lamott&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Bird by Bird.</p
 >\n<p>Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestsel
 ling Substack newsletter\,&nbsp\;For Dear Life\, Maggie Smith breaks down 
 creativity into ten essential elements: attention\, wonder\, vision\, play
 \, surprise\, vulnerability\, restlessness\, tenacity\, connection\, and h
 ope. Each element is explored through short\, inspiring\, and craft-focuse
 d essays\, followed by generative writing prompts.&nbsp\;Dear Writer&nbsp\
 ;provides tools that artists of all experience levels can apply to their o
 wn creative practices and carry with them into all genres and all areas of
  life.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<h4><strong>About the Author</
 strong></h4>\n<p>Maggie Smith is the award-winning&nbsp\;New York Times&nb
 sp\;bestselling author of&nbsp\;eight books of poetry and prose\, includin
 g&nbsp\;You Could Make This Place Beautiful\,&nbsp\;Good Bones\,&nbsp\;Gol
 denrod\,&nbsp\;Keep Moving\, and&nbsp\;My Thoughts Have Wings.&nbsp\;A 201
 1 recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment f
 or the Arts\, Smith has also received a Pushcart Prize\, and numerous gran
 ts and awards from the Academy of American Poets\, the Sustainable Arts Fo
 undation\, the Ohio Arts Council\, the Greater Columbus Arts Council\, and
  the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She has been widely published\
 , appearing in&nbsp\;The New Yorker\,&nbsp\;The Paris Review\,&nbsp\;The N
 ation\,&nbsp\;The&nbsp\;New York Times\,&nbsp\;The&nbsp\;Atlantic\,&nbsp\;
 The Best American Poetry\, and more. You can follow her on social media @M
 aggieSmithPoet.</p>\n<p></p>\n<h4><br /><strong>About the Conversation Par
 tner&nbsp\;</strong></h4>\n<p>Ron Charles&nbsp\;writes about books for&nbs
 p\;The Washington Post&nbsp\;and is the book critic for CBS Sunday Morning
 .</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12766451
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