Field’s End looks at writing and cultures

By CONNIE MEARS
Bainbridge Island Review Staff Writer
February 16, 2012 · 3:44 PM

Field’s End presents a free roundtable discussion, “Reading, Living and Writing Cross-Culturally” with Margaret Chang from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Bainbridge Public Library.

Chang will talk about how writers shape and inform stories depicting a culture other than their own, offering insights based on her experience as a writer, teacher, critic and librarian who married into a Chinese family.

In the Field’s End monthly Roundtables – open to writers of all levels and interests – guests presents the topic and participants then join in a question-and-answer period. The evening closes with an opportunity to network with other writers. No registration required.

For more information, visit www.fieldsend.org or call the library at 842-4162.

Contact Bainbridge Island Review Staff Writer Connie Mears at cmears@bainbridgereview.com or (206) 842-6613.

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