Writers group to meet at Peaberry’s Cafe

Writers group to meet at Peaberry’s Cafe

CANFIELD

The next meeting of Monday Night Writers will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Peaberry’s Cafe , 4350 Boardman-Canfield Road.

Area writers, both published and unpublished, are invited to attend. Led by professional writer Nancy Christie, author of “Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories,” the two-hour sessions include a mix of writing exercises, information on the creative and business aspects of writing, and group feedback on works-in-progress.

The fee is $10 per class and registration is preferred. For information, contact Christie at 330-793-3675 or at nancy@nancychristie.com.

Youngstown native tells of William Wells

FREDERICK, MD.

William Heath, a Youngstown native, is the author of a new release, “William Wells and the Struggle for the Old Northwest.”

The biography covers the story of Wells, who was born on the Appalachian frontier and adopted into a tribe of Miami Indians who had captured him at age 13.

After marrying Chief Little Turtle’s daughter, Wells distinguished himself as a Miami warrior, an American spy and an Indian agent with multilingual skills that made him a valuable interpreter.

Heath’s book details pioneer life in the Ohio Valley from both white and Indian perspectives as Anglo-Americans pushed westward and competed with the Indian nations of the Old Northwest.

Heath is professor emeritus of English at Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md. His book is available online, at bookstores and directly from the University of Oklahoma Press, 800-627-7377 or www.oupress.com.