Thanks to all who came out for a great night of mingling, desserts and local literary talent on Thursday, May 10.

We were fortunate enough to have celebrated local author Thomas Wharton spend the evening with us discussing, primarily, his recent foray into children’s/young adult literature and his fantasy trilogy, The Perilous Realm.  Thomas also spoke to, and answered many questions, about the craft of writing and the ins and outs of the publishing industry.  He finished the talk with a reading from his work The Shadow of Malabron, the first volume in the trilogy, which captured our attentions and certainly made many a listener want to begin the series, which currently has 2 of 3 volumes available.

It was a great night and the catered desserts were delicious!  Thanks to Program Councillors Naomi Begoray & John Huck for organizing the evening, and of course to Thomas Wharton for spending his evening with us!

Some pictures of the event are available here on GELA’s flickr photostream.