The Washington Public Library is holding its next Washington Writers Workshop on Saturday February 11th. This workshop will feature a presentation by Brayan Salinas. Salinas is a poet and translator from New Mexico. He has a BA from Hampshire College and is an MFA candidate in poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine, and he is working on his debut poetry collection. Salinas will give a presentation the first hour of the workshop, and then submissions of all genres will be workshopped the second hour. This workshop is from 10 AM to 12 PM and is open to adults and teens interested in developing their writing skills. The slogan for these workshops is building a community of writers.