At Stony Brook Southampton

Stony Brook Southampton’s Writers Speak series will resume on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a conversation between April Gornik and Andrea Grover, curator of special projects at the Parrish Art Museum. The event will take place in the Radio Lounge of Chancellors Hall.

Among other things, they will talk about Ms. Gornik’s recently published book, “April Gornik: Drawings,” a complication of charcoal drawings done by the artist since 1984. The book includes introductory essays by Steve Martin and Archie Rand, an interview with the artist by Lawrence Wechsler, and an eight-page score for cello and piano, composed by Bruce Wolosoff and inspired by one of Ms. Gornik’s paintings.

The college is also offering a new, 17-session noncredit writing workshop for residents of eastern Long Island, beginning Wednesday at 5:20 p.m. and continuing through May 18. Students need not be accepted by, nor enrolled in, the Stony Brook Southampton M.F.A. program in creative writing in order to participate.

The workshop, which will be conducted by William Ste. Marie, an instructor at Stony Brook and the College of Staten Island, will focus on multiple genres. Students will read and analyze a variety of works to develop a foundation in the basics of writing, then concentrate on the short story, screenwriting, and poetry. Each student will produce a quality poem, a short story, and a short film script.

Class size is limited to 16 students; the cost is $700. Interested writers can apply at the Stony Brook Southampton website.