International bestselling author of suspense Anne Perry and author/playwright, Victoria Zackheim will present “Writing: Works & Process & Performance” Thursday, July 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Cuesta College Student Union. The public is invited to this free presentation, including free parking in Lot 2. Perry promised to make an appearance at Cuesta College once she returned to the United States after a snafu with her passport kept her in Scotland until May of this year. She was scheduled to present with Zackheim at the 30th Anniversary Central Coast Writers Conference last September. Fortunately, technology allowed her to present her keynote and workshop to registrants and supporters of the San Luis Obispo Public Library Foundation, but she wanted to return for a live performance when schedules allowed. Perry is the author of more than 80 novels with more than 26 million copies sold, most of them her award winning Pitt or Monk mystery/suspense series. Victoria Zackheim is the author of 5 anthologies, 2 stage plays, one optioned feature film, numerous documentaries. Both are in-demand speakers at writers’ conferences. The audience will learn about the authors’ writing processes, their collaborative projects, anecdotes from their books and tours, and encouragement for beginning to prolific writers as well as readers. The authors will be available for book signing after their presentation. Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe of Los Osos will available to purchase a variety of titles by Perry and Zackheim.
