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Author Beth Hautala to present writing workshop at Brainerd Public Library

Beth Hautala takes a selfie on a dirt road with snow in the woods. She's wearing a green puffy vest.
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Beth Hautala is a Brainerd lakes area author.

Inspired by the library's summer reading theme, “Find Your Voice,” Hautala will lead a workshop for adults that encourages storytellers of all skill levels and abilities to consider how we use our “voices” to tell stories.

BRAINERD — Brainerd lakes area author Beth Hautala will present a writing workshop for adults 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 20, at the Brainerd Public Library.

Inspired by the library's summer reading theme, “Find Your Voice,” Hautala will lead a workshop for adults that encourages storytellers of all skill levels and abilities to consider how we use our “voices” to tell stories.

Examining character perspective, the power of voice, narrative arc and themes in fiction, memoir and poetry, Hautala will guide participants through a series of exercises that invite courage, creativity and play as we pick up our pens and use our voices.

Hautala is the author of three books published by Penguin Random House: Waiting For Unicorns, The Ostrich and Other Lost Things and Miracle Season. She lives with her husband and four children in Northern Minnesota, where she strives to write stories that tie heart and imagination together. See more information on her work at bethhautalabooks.com.

This free program is funded with money from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Space is limited. Register at tinyurl.com/bplwritingmay20 or call the reference desk at the library at 218-829-5574 if you have questions.

Hautala will also lead workshops for kids and teens in June, so go to tinyurl.com/bplwritingjune2023 to find out more and to sign up the children in your life for one of them.

For more information, contact the library at 218-829-5574 or visit the Brainerd Public Library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/brainerdpubliclibrary.