Granville County’s Creative Lifelong Learning program is planning a free class for the community that will focus on the craft and business of writing and publishing.
The class will be led by North Carolina native and author Tom Young, who will share his story about the inspiration for his novels. The class will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Granville County Senior Center, 107 Lanier St. in Oxford, and will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The CLL course is free and is open to the public, according to information from Terry Hobgood, the county’s public information officer. CLL membership is not required.
Young is best known for his military thrillers set in modern-day conflicts, in addition to historical novels set in World War II. Young served with the Air National Guard in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has flown combat missions to Kosovo and Bosnia as well as Latin America, the Far East, and the Horn of Africa. Young also worked as a flight engineer on the C-130 Hercules and the C-5 Galaxy, logging nearly 5,000 hours. He has flown to nearly 40 countries and has received several military honors.
Young has received the Air Force Combat Action Medal, three Air Medals, and three Aerial Achievement Medals. He currently works as an airline pilot based at Reagan National Airport and holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For more information, please contact Granville County Senior Center at 919.693.1930 or visit the Granville County website: https://www.granvillecounty.org/residents/senior-services/center-lifelong-learning/.
