As part of the North Olympic Library System’s celebration of National Novel Writing Month, Pacific-Northwest-inspired author Ashley Mackler-Paternostro will appear virtually at two Clallam County public libraries this week.
Admission is free to see Mackler-Paternostro discuss her work and offer tips to aspiring authors at 6 p.m. today at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., and again at 6 p.m. Friday at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.
In addition to her web-conference appearances, Mackler-Paternostro and the library system invite writers to submit up to 1,000 words of a work-in-progress for professional review and feedback.
Submissions will be accepted between this Saturday and next Saturday, Nov. 21, and can be emailed to librarian Sarah Morrison at SMorrison@nols.org. Only the first 30 works received will be reviewed.
Although a Midwest native, Mackler-Paternostro said her heart stays in the Pacific Northwest: Her early work, In the After, is set in Joyce. Her novels tell the stories of contemporary families and the strong women at their centers.
For more about these author events and National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, see the North Olympic Library System website, www.nols.org or phone 360-417-8500.