On Monday, the Writers' Center will kick off their series of craft lectures with a talk by David Shumate. Details can be found in the Lit Events calendar (to the right on your screen). David Shumate is the author of three collections of prose poems and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including a 2009 NEA Poetry Fellowship.

Here's a note from Director, Barb Shoup:

Dear Members and Friends of the Writers Center of Indiana-
Please plan to join us-and bring a friend (or five)-for this first in our new series of free lectures on the craft of writing! I guarantee a stimulating evening that will enrich your understanding of the creative process and provide the opportunity to connect with other Indianapolis writers-and I also want to remind you that, in these difficult times for the arts, it is especially important for all of us to come out and support the kind of programs we value.

Funders look at numbers! The larger our audiences are, the greater case we have for convincing them that the Writers' Center of Indiana is an essential piece of the arts picture in Indianapolis.
So please, please, please give us your support by attending as many Writers' Center programs as you can-and take time to introduce others to what we do.

Also, a note from Andrew, of Andrew's Book Club:

Mini-cheeseburgers are all the rage. Now I've posted mini-interviews with two of this month's authors, Paul Yoon and Kevin Wilson. Tasty.