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Sinclair students interested in English and writing will have the opportunity to meet professional writers and hone their writing skills at the Writing for Transformation workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n

The featured guests will be writer, attorney and activist Melody Moezzi, traditional storyteller and memoirist Omope Carter Daboiku and local poet Grace Curtis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furaha Henry-Jones, an Associate Professor of English and the organizer of the event, is excited to see what is in store for the attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a very diverse group of writers and non-writers from the Dayton area that attend these workshops,\u201d Henry-Jones said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of the workshop is transformation, and how writing can lead to that. It can transform an individual or can make a much larger impact based on the scale, according to Henry-Jones.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

The workshop will be\u00a0 <\/span>an open environment for seasoned writers or novices to learn from professional writers and improve their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really hope people come to the event, we have some great guests, it\u2019s free to get in and it\u2019s easy to get in and out of the sessions,\u201d Henry-Jones said. \u201cEveryone is welcome, regardless of your major, and it is a welcoming space and a great way to improve your writing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The event is free to attend and open to everyone that wants to hear the speakers, not just Sinclair students.<\/span><\/p>\n

The festivities start at 10 a.m. with an informational session for English majors. The focus of this will be about opportunities to transfer to other universities.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 11:15 a.m. Melody Moezzi, a writer, activist and attorney will speak for an hour. She has written two books, a memoir about her life and a look at the lives of American Muslims. Her work has been published in The Huffington Post, The New York Times and The Guardian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moezzi is an Iranian-American from Dayton. Her essay collection \u201cThe War on Error\u201d was required reading for incoming UD students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Daboiku and Curtis will take the stage after Moezzi at 12:30 p.m. <\/span><\/p>\n

Daboiku was born in the Ohio hills of Appalachia and has traveled and performed internationally. She is a cultural geographer and oral historian who shares and collects folktales and stories that highlight the common struggles of all humans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Curtis is an Ohio based poet who does events all around the Miami Valley and beyond. Her first book, \u201cThe Shape of a Box\u201d was published in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the speeches, the event will move to the dining rooms in the Tartan Marketplace for two, one-hour breakout sessions. Each author will be in a different room and will teach a few short lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

This will be Sinclair\u2019s forty-third workshop and will be held on April 10. The speakers will be in the Loggia level of the library and breakout sessions will be in the Tartan Marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Henry Wolski<\/strong>
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