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Free College Application Essay Lecture at Cos Cob Library

The Cos Cob Friends and Staff welcome Cos Cob resident Michele Turk, who will present a free seminar for high school seniors on how to write an impressive college admissions essay. You will learn how to select appropriate topics and themes, how to organize and focus your essay, and how to avoid common essay mistakes.  

Space is limited. Call the Cos Cob Library at 203-622-6883 to reserve your spot, or visit www.ablockofwriters.com for more information.  

Michele has worked as a writer and editor for two decades, and she is an adjunct writing professor at Quinnipiac University. Her articles have appeared in Business Week, USA Weekend, Parents and U.S. News and World Report, among other publications. Turk is the author of Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross, and co-editor of Inkstained, a collection of essays by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Class of 1992.    

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