Bridgette A. Lacy

READING: Join Bridgette A. Lacy and other contributors for the Sunday, Sept. 22 reading of "27 Views of Raleigh: The City of Oaks in Prose & Poetry." (Eno Publishers) The event starts at 3 p.m., at Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., located in Ridgewood Shopping Center in Raleigh.
The book features prose and poetry by 27 writers, who in poetry, essays, short stories, and book excerpts focus on the famous capital city. Other contributors to this anthology include Tom Hawkins, Margaret Maron, David Rigsbee, Rob Christensen, Angela Davis-Gardner, Lenard Moore, Jimmy Creech, Amanda Lamb, Kelly Starling Lyons, Betty Adcock, Tracie Fellers, Grayson Currin, Eleanora E. Tate, Hillary Hebert, Scott Huler, Dan Gearino, Dana Lindquist, June Spence, Elaine Orr, Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi, Peggy Payne, and Tina Haver.

CLASS: Join writer Bridgette A. Lacy for her one-day class, “Pitching Story Ideas to Editors & Producing What You Promised.” How do you get an editor to say “yes” to your story idea? Do you have great ideas that you want to see online or in print? This class will offer practical advice on how to sell story ideas to newspapers and magazines. You will receive tips on how to get started, how to write a story query, what to charge and how to make the most of your freelance opportunities.The class is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5 from Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro, NC. To register for class, click on link below.