Join author Bronwen Dickey at these four events:
Evolution of a Pit Bull Tuesday, Feb. 27, 12pm @ Central Resource Library
Join Bronwen Dickey, author of Pit Bull: the Battle Over an American Icon, in conversation with Lisa Wade McCormick, award-winning journalist and investigative producer at WDAF Fox 4, and Katie Bray Barnett of Barnett Law Office and founder of the KU Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animals in deprived areas can easily be affected by the same cycles of desperation, poverty, and violence that plague their human caretakers. Q&A following program. Cosponsored by The Writers Place.
Pit Bulls in our Communities Tuesday, Feb. 27, 6pm @ Central Resource Library
In Pit Bull: the Battle Over and American Icon, Bronwen Dickey asks, "What is it about pit bulls that ignites such strong feelings? And what does that mean for us, as a society?" Join Dickey and Brent Toellner of KC Pet Project to explore these questions. Q&A following. Cosponsored by The Writers Place.
Pit Bulls as Targets of Breed Specific Legislation Wednesday, Feb. 28, 8am @ Central Resource Library
Join Bronwen Dickey and Brent Toellner of KC Pet Project in a conversation about more than dogs. Animals in deprived areas can easily be affected by the same cycles of desperation, poverty and violence that plague their human caretakers. Q&A following program. Cosponsored by The Writers Place.
Research and Reporting for Creative Writers Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6pm @ The Writers Place
Once you’ve settled on a topic, what comes next? Explore the nuts and bolts of research and reporting, from pre-interview to assembling the final endnotes and citations with Bronwen Dickey, author and contributing editor at The Oxford American. Think of it as “all the tips and tricks this journalist wishes someone had shared with her when she started out.” Now she’s sharing them with you.