Author Dawn Metcalf

TOLLAND – Young Adult author Dawn Metcalf will lead “Come to Your Senses: A Unique Sensory Writing Workshop for Adults and Teens” on Oct. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Conference Room A at town hall.
Her workshop is aimed at teens and adults who want to improve their creative writing by becoming aware of sensory details, the thing that makes writing – all kinds of writing – come alive on  the page.
“So often the things that strike us as   most memorable about our favorite books are the sensory details that linger:  the exotic foods, the dazzling sights, the strange sounds, the telltale scents,” Metcalf said. “This unique sensory workshop will awaken our senses in order to enhance our creative writing and deepen our craft.”
A Chicago native who now lives in northern Connecticut, Metcalf is the author of “Luminous” (Dutton, 2011) and “Indelible,” (Harlequin Teen, 2013.)
The event is sponsored by the Tolland Public Library and the Tolland Public Library Foundation as part of its popular Eaton-Dimock-King Authors Series.
The free workshop is open to the public, but registration is required. To register, call the library at 860-871-3620. Participants should bring a pen and a notebook to the workshop.
The series, funded by the Phoebe Dimock King and Elizabeth C. King Eaton Endowment, has previously brought Metcalf and writers Denis Horgan, Susan Schoenberger, Jeff Goldberg, Lucy Anne Hurston, Jane Haddam, Ken Davis and P.W. Catanese to town.
About the Tolland Public Library Foundation
The Foundation was established in 1996 to receive donations to benefit the Tolland Public Library and to enhance library services beyond what the town budget provides. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to the Tolland Public Library Foundation, Inc., 21 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084.