Local creative writing students and instructor to read published works at Brown Library on Jan. 20 (Jan. 18, 2005)

Bryan Oesterreich, creative writing instructor at Beaufort County Community College, and three of his students, Patricia Cox, Steven Wilson, and Dr. Karen Thomas, will be reading from their works published in OUR STATE magazine on Thursday, January 20, at 7 p.m. at Brown Library. The readings will take place in the multipurpose room. The public is invited to attend.

Oesterreich has had 15 pieces published at various times in this particular magazine alone. Cox, a Methodist minister in Belhaven and Pantego, was published in December 2004. Steven Wilson, a former logger from Washington was published in October 2004. Thomas has an article in the current (Jan. 2005) issue.

On Thursday night each writer will read from his or her work and discuss the process of getting work published.

For more information contact Brown Library at 252-946-4300.