Mendocino County Library Announces
Out of the Ashes: Writing Stories & Poems from the Fires
Writing Workshops with Linda Noel, Michael Riedell, & Theresa Whitehill
If you were affected by the 2017 Mendocino County wildfires, we invite you to tell your story or express your experience in poetry with us in a series of writing workshops presented by three Ukiah Poets Laureate.

Writing Workshop Schedule (attend one or more, there is no requirement to attend all three)
– Sunday, August 26, 2018 1:30-3:30pm with Linda Noel
– Sunday, September 9, 2018 1:30-3:30pm with Theresa Whitehill
– Sunday, September 16, 2018 1:30-3:30pm with Michael Riedell

Participants will have the opportunity to share their writings developed at these workshops at events planned for October in participation with Out of the Ashes, a community project organized by local artists, fire survivors, and other individuals who have come together to respond to the wildfires with community arts projects. They will also be invited to contribute their works to the Mendo Fire Storybook if they so choose.