Fiction Writer to Speak at Glen Arbor Art Association

From staff reports

Fiction writer Karen Hildebrandt is currently the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) artist-in-residence. During her two-week stay, the Farmington Hills author wants to “spend time writing my novel” about a militant British Suffragette.

Hildebrandt will talk about her work, her novel and her residency during a public presentation Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Art Association in Glen Arbor.

Emily Wilding Davison is a real person whose efforts to bring about votes for women in the 19th century make for great fiction, Hildebrant said. She “became well known in England as the one and only martyr for the cause (votes for women) when she was trampled by the King’s racehorse during a protest at the London Derby.” Hildebrant’s GAAA residency will allow her to focus entirely on moving her novel forward – “beyond the first 150 pages into a well-defined, complete novel,” she said.

The Art Association is located off Lake Street on Studio Lane. For more information, please call (231) 334-6112.