Writing Workshop: The Broken Hearts Agency with Clarence Haynes

Tue, Jul 21 2026
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Paerdegat Library

adults author talks creative writing writing workshop

Paerdegat Library is pleased to welcome Clarence A. Haynes to discuss The Broken Hearts Agency and explore the ins-and-outs of the urban fantasy genre.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Broken Hearts Agency, write together in community, and leave with tips for starting your own urban fantasy story. All experience levels welcome! 

Linda Villaneuva, a private investigator who runs a secret mystical detective agency, can sense the emotions of others, especially those suffering from heartache. Linda would like nothing more than to help her latest client, but she soon makes a gruesome discovery: people are losing their memories and wandering DC streets in a zombie-like daze. Their eyes, demon red. Their skin, blistered, burning… and no one understands why. Panic has begun to consume the city as more folks succumb, and Linda must follow a trail of clues to unearth an evil force far deadlier than anything she could’ve imagined. As she works to solve the biggest case of her life, she must reckon with the tragedies of her past and the price she’s paid for her supernatural gifts.

After a brief presentation, there will be opportunity for Q&A and group share of writing. Please RSVP in advance as space is limited. 

PARTICIPANT

Clarence A. Haynes

Clarence A. Haynes is the author of The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. He is also the coauthor of Omar Epps’s Afrofuturist series Nubia: The Awakening and The Reckoning and the nonfiction work The Legacy of Jim Crow. He resides 
in Brooklyn, New York

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Add to My Calendar 07/21/2026 06:00 pm 07/21/2026 07:30 pm America/New_York Writing Workshop: The Broken Hearts Agency with Clarence Haynes <p><strong>Paerdegat Library is pleased to welcome Clarence A. Haynes to discuss </strong><em><strong>The Broken Hearts Agency</strong></em><strong> and explore the ins-and-outs of the urban fantasy genre.</strong></p><p>Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of <em>The Broken Hearts Agency, </em>write together in community, and leave with tips for starting your own urban fantasy story. All experience levels welcome!&nbsp;</p><p>Linda Villaneuva, a private investigator who runs a secret mystical detective agency, can&nbsp;sense the emotions of others, especially those suffering from heartache. Linda would like&nbsp;nothing more than to help her latest client, but she soon makes a gruesome discovery:&nbsp;people are losing their memories and wandering DC streets in a zombie-like daze. Their eyes,&nbsp;demon red. Their skin, blistered, burning… and no one understands why. Panic has begun to&nbsp;consume the city as more folks succumb, and Linda must follow a trail of clues to unearth an&nbsp;evil force far deadlier than anything she could’ve imagined. As she works to solve the biggest&nbsp;case of her life, she must reckon with the tragedies of her past and the price she’s paid… Brooklyn Public Library - Paerdegat Library MM/DD/YYYY 60
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