NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 22.
SEQUIM — Authors Mashaw McGuinnis and Kristy Webster will be featured this evening during the Fourth Friday Readings at The Lodge, a free series sponsored by Writers on the Spit — a group founded by Ruth Marcus.
The acclaimed authors, both of Port Townsend, have published a variety of fiction and will present selections from their work during the event.
McGuinnis
When she writes, McGuinnis said she finds a room not occupied by her cats, carries in her computer and employs the taped-notes-on-the-wall technique.
She has been writing books since she was a child.
She contracted Lyme Disease nine years ago which interrupted her education and work, but left her time to reexamine her life, she said.
From the comfort of her bed, she said she read books on creative writing and began publishing memoirs in The Sun magazine and Good Housekeeping.
Currently, McGuinnis is working on a book-length memoir called Winner’s Circle which takes place in the 1980s when she won five TV game shows while most of her family members went to jail, prison and rehab.
Webster
Webster authored The Gift of an Imaginary Girl: Coco & Other Stories, a collection of magical reality tales published in 2015.
She earned a master’s degree in fine arts in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University and a bachelor’s degree from The Evergreen State College where she majored in creative writing, visual arts and feminist studies.
Her work has appeared in several online journals and has been featured in two print anthologies.
The award-winning author also is a writing coach and blogger.
For more information about Webster, visit www.kristywebster.com.
Tonight’s readings are set to begin at 6:30 inside the Media Room of The Lodge, 660 Evergreen Farm Way, in Sequim.
Elevator access is available to the Media Room on the second floor.
Marcus encourages attendees to come early for coffee and a snack at the Espresso Bistro.
The readings will be followed by open mic readings.
Fiction, memoir and poetry writers are invited to put their names in to be drawn for a reading position.
Writers are encouraged to rehearse as readings are limited to five minutes.
