Casino Theater: Susan Zurenda and Bells for Eli. After teaching literature, composition, and creative writing to thousands of high school and college students for 33 years, Susan turned her attention to putting a novel in her heart on paper, the genesis of which started with a short story that won a fiction prize some years ago. Bells for Eli will be released on March 2, 2020. During her years of teaching at Spartanburg Community College and then as an AP English teacher at Spartanburg High School, Susan published short stories and won numerous regional awards such as the South Carolina Fiction Prize (twice), the Porter Fleming Competition, The Southern Writers Symposium Emerging Writers Fiction Contest, The Hub City Hardegree Contest in Fiction, Alabama Conclave First Novel Chapter Contest, and The Jubilee Writing Competition (twice).  Since 2018, she has published six stories in literary magazines.

Make reservations by going to https://www.eventbrite.com/d/ga--st-simons-island/literary-guild/. This event is limited to 50 people only.

Cost: Free to members; $10 for nonmembers. Make reservations by going to litguildssi.org/events. .

MASKS MUST BE WORN. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided for you at the door.