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A playwright and a TV scriptwriter will talk about their craft at the March 19 meeting of Writers on the River. Willamette Valley residents J.C. Geiger and Linda Elin Hamner will begin their presentation at 6:30 p.m. in the annex of the First Presbyterian Church, 9th and Monroe, Corvallis.

Linda Elin Hamner wrote for TV for more than 20 years, scripting for at least eight different "soap... [read more]

A playwright and a TV scriptwriter will talk about their craft at the March 19 meeting of Writers on the River. Willamette Valley residents J.C. Geiger and Linda Elin Hamner will begin their presentation at 6:30 p.m. in the annex of the First Presbyterian Church, 9th and Monroe, Corvallis.

Linda Elin Hamner wrote for TV for more than 20 years, scripting for at least eight different "soap operas." She won an Emmy and Writers Guild Award for her work on SANTA BARBARA for the 1990-91 season. Hamner also worked as a researcher for Michael Cimino on his films THE DEER HUNTER, THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT and HEAVEN’S GATE.

She and her partner wrote LETTERS FROM CLEO AND TYRONE, which was published by St. Martin’s Press (http://us.macmillan.com/lettersfromcleoandtyrone/LBrowne). She recently self-published BOOBS OVER HOLLYWOOD, and she is currently at work on her collection of essays, HOW TO BUILD AN OCTOPUS AND OTHER GOOFY NOTIONS.

J.C. Geiger's work has appeared on stage at The Second City and Gallery 37 theaters in Chicago. He is the founder and Artistic Director of No Shame Theatre in Eugene, Oregon.
Outside the theatre world, J.C. Geiger has worked as a freelance food writer, grant writer, and peddler of short fiction. He is currently writing his first novel for young adults, and blogs weekly at http://www.boysdontread.com.

Writers on the River is an informal group of writers of all types and ages who meet monthly to improve craft and support one another.

We normally have a public reading in March, but the flooding and weather-related changes this winter threw us off schedule. Our next public reading will be in June.

All our events are free and open to the public. For more information contact wotrcorv@gmail.com or leave us a message on our wall.

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