The Santa Maria Public Library is offering an event for teens with Road Rash author Mark Parsons on Nov. 21 at the Santa Maria Public Library. Parsonsā talk will focus on what it takes to become a professional writer and is a celebration of National Novel Writing Month.
The event will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Altrusa Theater. Free reserved tickets are required.
The Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library is sponsoring the event. More information is available at 925-0994 or cityofsantamaria.org.
This article appears in Nov 20-27, 2014.

