Writing, Workshops and Poetry with Ashley Honeysett, David W. Berner and Sharon Woodhouse First up, Sharon Woodhouse is a former Chicago-based indie publisher, and the current owner of a book business agency, Conspire Creative. Sharon is also the author of the new book, The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books. Sharon is offering a free six-part writer’s workshop at indie-bookstores around Chicago, running every other Tuesday beginning July 15th through Sept 23rd, titled,  Summertime and the Business Is Easy Mini-Workshop Series The website is www.conspirecreative.com Ashley Honeysett’s critically acclaimed, award-winning debut novel is titled, Fictions. The book is an innovative story of a new mother and a struggling writer, but also a metaphor on the nature of creativity and storytelling. Ashley studied creative writing at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and published poetry and prose in journals at Columbia as well as at Michigan State University. Fictions is one of our Book of the Year winners. The website is: www.ashleyhoneysett.com David W. Berner’s latest book of poems, titled Garden Tools, is filled with wonderful imagery and intimate recollections around the theme of gardening as metaphor for our lives. David is a critically acclaimed, award-winning author and long-time broadcast journalist. And a former Writer-in-Residence at the Jack Kerouac Project in Orlando and at the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home in Oak Park, Illinois.   The website is www.davidwberner.com, which is worth a visit just to see a sublime example of marketing and author branding done right. Don’t forget, this year the Chicago Writers Association has added recently published books of Poetry and Prose to the Book of the Year contest. Become a member and visit Chicagowrites.org for details. The Chicago Writers Association is a resource for writers and authors here in Chicago, around the country and worldwide. Join today! Visit Chicago Writers Association