The 2nd New Bern Literary Symposium will be held Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May16, 2009 in Historic Downtown New Bern.
Workshops include "Writing Your Memoir" "Developing Your Characters" and "How to Publish Your Book Now!"


Friday, May 15 - Noon - "The Whys and Hows of Research" by Ila Gray White followed by a Library Tour led by John B. Green III - Conference Room

Saturday, May 16 - 10-11:30 AM PANEL DISCUSSION

What We Wrote, Why We Wrote It, and How We Became Authors with authors: P.T. Deutermann, P.M. Terrell, and Mirian Herin - Library Auditorium

Copies of the authors books will be available for purchase

Registration forms and a complete schedule are available at the library, Next Chapter Book Store or online at http://www.cravenarts.org/