The Hawaii Writers Guild will present Writers’ Voices, an evening of original readings by guild members, from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Thelma Parker Library, located at 67-1209 Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea.
Readers will include Virginia Fortner and Nancy Baenziger from North Kohala, and Jim Gibbons, Jada Tan Rufo and Greer Woodward from Waimea.
“This month we’ll have five readers — one more than usual, but there should still be time for discussion and questions after the readings,” said Joy Fisher, guild public relations director.
Fortner will read from her novel, “At the Edge.” Set in Wild Horse Plains, Mont., the book is about a Midwestern preacher with a terrible addiction who escapes to the mountains of Montana and takes on a new identity.
Baenziger, who splits her time between Hawaii Island and Oregon, will be reading her first-person seasonal poems “Joseph” and “Burden.” Baenziger’s writing often channels her ancient indigenous lineages, Saami and Welsh.
Gibbons will be reading a piece from his recently published memoir, “Flashbacks.” “Alotta Lipski” recounts some of the highlights — and lowlights — from his first year as a sixth-grade teacher at Little Lake Valley Middle School.
Tan Rufo will read a passage from her new book, “The Zone,” a historical novel based on actual events that took place in 1937 Nanking, now Nanjing, during the period known as the “Rape of Nanking.”
“If you have a cat that spends most of its time in your kitchen, you know about magic,” asserts Woodward, who will prove the point with her short story, “A Cat of Many Kitchens,” which plays with secrets, history, recipes, a touch of time travel and, of course, cats and magic.
The Hawaii Writers Guild is an independent association of professional writers engaged in the promotion of cultural enrichment. The semi-monthly readings are free and open to the public.
For additional information, visit the guild website at www.hawaiiwritersguild.com or contact Fisher at 238-0551.
