Join the Springfield Public Library for two writing workshops and a Book talk with two Oregon Book Award Authors, Erica Berry and Steven Moore, at 10:00 am, Saturday September 28th.

Erica Berry is the author of Wolfish: Wolf, Self and the Stories We Tell Ourselves About Fear. 2024 winner of the Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction. Barry is a writer with essays in publications such as the Guardian, Orion, The New York Times, and The Yale Review.

Steven Moore is a 2024 Oregon Book Award finalist in creative nonfiction for The Distance From Slaughter County: Lessons From Flyover Country. He is also the author of The Longer We Were There: A Memoir of a Part-Time Soldier, which received the AWP Award for Creative Nonfiction. He is originally from southeast Iowa.

10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Beginning the Personal Essay
Steven Moore
In this hour long workshop, writers will focus on the first two pages of published and in-progress works to study and understand how writers of creative nonfiction establish place, style, and character.

11:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Writing in the Natural World
Erica Berry
In this multi-genre workshop, we'll explore writings that move between the natural world and the self, bringing an intimate eye to each. How can we train ourselves to be better observers of the natural world and our own lives? The workshop will include readings of short published works, discussion of how writers capture their own life stories and the natural world on the page, and generative writing prompts to inspire you.

1:15 to 2:15
Join both authors for reading and conversation about their books. There will be time for audience questions.

All SpringFilm events are free and open to the community.