Red Room Where the Writers Are

Sycamore Hills Park Community Center, Avon, Conn.

On Saturday, October 17, at 10:30 a.m., award-winning writer and editor Adele Annesi will present "Branding for Writers: The Importance of the Platform," a seminar for fiction and nonfiction authors at Sycamore Hills Park Community Center in Avon, Conn. Sponsored by the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA), "Branding for Writers" explores the concept and importance of a platform, and how to create one that integrates and maximizes online presence.

Adele Annesi is publicity chair of CAPA and a columnist, as well as an award-winning editor with the IT analysis firm Gartner in Stamford. She worked as a development editor for Scholastic Publishing, and is a freelance correspondent for Hersam Acorn Newspapers. Her short fiction appears in various literary journals, including Hotmetalpress and Trillium. For questions or advance information, contact Ursula McCafferty at umcc@comcast.net.