Author Erica Bauermeister Returns to Whidbey Event in October

 
Those familiar with the 2011 Whidbey Reads selection The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister will be pleased to know that come October, they can spend a weekend working with the author. Bauermeister will team with editor Margaret Bendet and poet and author Priscilla Long as part of the Whidbey Island Writers Association’s first annual Writers Lockdown Retreat at the Captain Whidbey Inn in Coupeville.

The event, which is titled First Write the Book! It’s All in the Craft begins Friday, October 21 and continues through Sunday, October 23. Early registration is encouraged as only 24 participants may attend. Registration includes three-days of instruction, lodging and all meals. For complete details or to register visit http://unbouncepages.com/lockdown/ or call the Whidbey Island Writers Association at 360-331-0307.