Come join us for this special event sponsored by the Alexandria Women of Color Writers Group. Two of our members, Cynthia Johnson-Oliver and Angeline Boulley (bios below) will present “From Idea to Manuscript” a workshop that will explore working through creative projects. In addition to the presentation there will be a Q&A and discussion. If you’re working through getting your written work finished and/or published come to the Beatley Library this Saturday for this exciting and informative workshop!

Feel free to bring a friend/fellow writers. Please indicate the number in your RSVP. SEE YOU SATURDAY!

(Our next meeting in two weeks will be at Cameron Cafe, as usual.)

-Cynthia Johnson-Oliver is writing a biography and producing a companion documentary film about her grandfather, Bishop Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University. In 2013, she founded the Bishop Joseph Johnson History Project, a 501(c)3 organization, and has received grants from the Lilly Endowment via the Louisville Institute and from Vanderbilt University. An ordained Elder in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, she is currently on research sabbatical from church ministry. She holds degrees from Harvard and Yale and has studied creative writing at Johns Hopkins University. She has been a national speaker at churches and conferences and has written commentaries for Sojourners Magazine and the Virginia Advocate, along with numerous blog posts. She lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and two daughters.

-Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians) is a writer who tells stories about her tribal community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She was selected for the 2019 We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Mentorship Program, as an emerging Young Adult author. Angeline recently signed with an agent, Faye Bender of The Book Group. She is currently working on revisions for her debut YA novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter. She lives and works in the DC-metro area, where she is a federal programs director.