The Barrington Writers’ Workshop will be celebrating 45 years of creative community on June 17, 2023 beginning on the first floor of the White House in Barrington. Here’s what’s being planned for this fun and unforgettable event. Doors will open for BWW members and their ticketed guests at 1:00pm. BWW President Bev Ottaviano will give opening remarks at 1:30 followed with a champagne toast and appetizers. Barrington Village President Karen Darch will read a proclamation at 2:00pm honoring BWW’s history and ongoing influence in the village. This event is being held in collaboration with the Barrington Cultural Commission. Thank you, BCC.

At 2:30pm doors will open to public ticket holders for The Writing Life event to be held on the third floor of the White House. This portion of the BWW celebration will feature a panel discussion with distinguished authors and professors Vu Tran (University of Chicago), Rachel DeWoskin (University of Chicago) and Thomas Bradshaw (Northwestern University). The creative spirit in everyone will be inspired by topics including how a writer’s life constantly and unexpectedly dictates their artistic decisions, ways to be creatively brave and the role of the writer in today’s world.

Vu Tran’s books include the Dragonfish and forthcoming novel, Your Origins. He teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Chicago, where he is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Arts.

 

Rachel DeWoskin’s is a poet, former actor and author of Someday We Will Fly and Foreign Babes in Beijing. Three of her books are being developed for television. She is on the core creative writing faculty at the University of Chicago.

 

Thomas Bradshaw is a playwright, Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and professor in the MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage program at Northwestern University. In addition to his several produced plays he served as a Consulting Producer on the Emmy and Peabody award winning Netflix mini-series When They See Us. He has had development deals with HBO/HARPO and FX/PLAN B, among others.

At 3:00pm the panel presentation will begin with a welcome and introductions by Rollin Potter, director of the Barrington Cultural Commission. A Question-and-Answer period will follow the presentation.

At the conclusion of the Q & A session guests will return to the first floor for a book sale and signing that will feature event speakers and BWW authors. A cash bar will be open until closing at 5:30pm.

For more information you may contact Bev Ottaviano or Mary Klest. There is no cost to BWW members. To purchase tickets for guests please visit The White House Events page at https://www.barringtonswhitehouse.com/events/ or call (224) 512-4066. Students 18 and under are FREE with paid adult admission. The White House is located at 145 West Main St in Barrington.

Enjoy the day!