Need help writing dialogue that draws your readers’ attention? Join Pegi Deitz Shea for this upcoming workshop and learn to create engaging dialogue. Pegi Deitz Shea is a Vernon Poet Laureate. Her works include six books of fiction and she taught creative writing at UCONN for ten years. After the workshop, Margaret Gibson, State of Connecticut Poet Laureate (2019-2022), will perform alongside Actor Tori Richardson selections from Gibson’s 14th book, Draw Me Without Boundaries, Sunday, Sept. 21, 3 pm, at Poetry Rocks. The free event will be held at Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Tpk., Vernon, and will include refreshments, book sales, but no open mic. The event is sponsored by Arts Center East and Rockville Public Library. A $5 donation is appreciated. For more information or to sign up for open mic, please email pegideitzshea@aol.com.