Meet author Susan Schoenberger, whose debut novel, “A Watershed Year” won the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition in 2006, on May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Essex Library in Essex.

Schoenberger’s career has included stints with the Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant, and her short stories have been published in Inkwell and Village Rambler. She is currently the editor of West Hartford Patch, and online news site covering West Hartford.

Schoenberger will read from and discuss her work, and books will be available for sale and signing. To register, call (860) 767-1560.