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Olney Writer's Group - Virtual

The Olney Writer's Group provides a regular forum for the presentation, review, and critique of works in progress. All styles of writing are welcome. College-aged and older.

This friendly group consists of writers who are in various stages of their projects (representing different genres). They meet twice/month, usually the 2nd & 4th Thursdays. For October and November, the group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays to avoid the holidays.

At each session, members offer praise and constructive critique. In the two weeks prior to each meeting, they review two authors' work, up to 10-12 pages double-spaced, then discuss them at the next session. The group also shares resources, exchanges ideas, and holds literary events to present their work publicly.

Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the meeting before the event. Please register for one session only; once you join the group, subsequent notifications will be sent directly to your email. Also, new members will receive access to the writings at their first meeting.

Please feel free to join the meeting ~10 minutes early to check your connection, settings, etc.

Olney Writer's Group members - select published work on Olney Library's "Local Author Shelf"

Andrew Hiller
A Halo of Mushrooms
Self published, 2015
A Climbing Stock
Self published, 2017

Anthology: Thursday stories
Edited by Andrew Hiller, Bryan M Byrd and Emily Wood
Self-Published: Montgomery Writers, 2018
Authors include: Mark Ballweg, Andrew Hiller, William Jacobs, Linda Meyer, Mary Salmonsen and Emily Wood

Kaitlyn Jain
Passports and pacifiers: traveling the world one tantrum at a time (e-audio on Hoopla)
Boston BELS Publishing, 2021

Maria Sundy
Prince Peter Ponce
Salt Water Media, LLC, 2021

Amy Chan Zhou
Flowing with the pearl river: memoir of a red China girl (available in MCPL's catalog)
Santa Monica Press, 2022

Jamie Zvirzdin
Subatomic Writing: Fundamental Lessons to Make Language Matter
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023

Bryan Byrd
Surviving paradise: the perils and pleasures of the Caribbean
Novacom Press, 2024

Patrick Boyle
Scout's honor: sexual abuse in America's most trusted institution
Prima Publishing, 1994

By joining this Virtual MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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