Barbara Ashmun at Powells books

Barbara Ashmun will present a writer's life: hard work, Lucky breaks and connections at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, Oregon at 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 26, as part of the Oregon Writers Colony Presents series.

Barbara is the author of six books, including Married to My Garden and Garden Retreats: Creating an Outdoor Sanctuary (Chronicle Books, 2000). She writes a weekly garden column for the Portland Tribune, and has written for many garden magazines, including Fine Gardening and Better Homes & Gardens.

Oregon Writers Colony Presents is a series of workshops for and about writers and writing, held the fourth Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Powell's Books Cedar Hills Crossing and Beaverton. Authors talk about the craft of writing, nonfiction or fiction. Free and open to the public.