Instructor: Melanie Holmes

Biography: Melanie Holmes is an award-winning author of five nonfiction books (2014-2023) and an accomplished public speaker. Her passions are history (especially women's history/rights), the natural world, pickleball, and forming connections. She earned her bachelor's from St. Xavier University-Chicago and has worked for the US EPA, Arthur Andersen (pre-Enron), and Brookfield Zoo. You can usually find her supporting a library or indie bookstore or planning the "next big adventure."

Classes by this instructor

The Writer's Path Forward

Have you yearned to get your writing published? Come and learn from an award-winning author of five books.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Romeoville Campus, RMA-2006 Classroom