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Title:
Portal to the Past: Archival Sources and the Writing Process with Gigi Amateau
When:
10-11-2012 07:00 PM
Where:
WriterHouse - Charlottesville
Category:
Public Events

Description

Come_August_Come_FreedomGigi_AmateauIn the process of writing her middle grade novel Come August, Come Freedom, author Gigi Amateau spent time researching primary documents in several archives. A document, a journal or a blacksmith account book became a time machine, transporting her to 1800, and the true life of a twenty-four-year-old slave named Gabriel, plotting a rebellion. Join Gigi and Brendan Wolfe, Managing Editor of Encyclopedia Virginia, for a discussion of historical research for the purposes of fiction.

Venue

Venue:
WriterHouse
Street:
508 Dale Ave
ZIP:
22903
City:
Charlottesville
State:
VA

Description

The two-story brick building behind Preston Avenue Bodo's

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