Program to feature handwriting analyst

Handwriting analyst Terry Antoniewicz will explain how a person’s handwriting can reveal criminal tendencies, how to spot a forgery, and other graphology secrets during the Feb. 23 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg.

Antoniewicz’s program, “The Mysteries of Graphology Revealed,” will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission is free.

Antoniewicz says, “Our handwriting can yield many clues from over 5,000 points of measurements. How is it done? This session will highlight how graphologists use handwriting analysis to disclose various parts of one’s personality. There also will be an interactive project for participants to find clues in their own handwriting. Bring a favorite pen and paper for this part of the event.”

According to a press release, Antoniewicz is a calligrapher with more than 45 years of experience in analyzing handwriting to update/repair historical documents. She has created documents for royalty throughout Europe, including several for Queen Elizabeth II.

She has spoken about the history of handwriting throughout Canada and the United States, and uses signature analysis to entertain, fundraise and provide insight for her motivational programs for corporate team building.

The meeting will begin with a 10 a.m. Readers’ Group discussion of “Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn, followed by a 10:30 a.m. business meeting. This month’s spotlight author, E.F. Watkins, will briefly discuss her new paranormal mystery, “Dark Music.” Members and guests may attend any of these sessions, or just the speaker’s program, free of charge.

Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey is a chapter of Sisters in Crime, an international organization founded in 1986 to combat discrimination against women in the mystery field, educate publishers and the general public as to the inequities in the treatment of female authors, raise the level of awareness of their contribution to the field, and promote the professional advancement of women who write mysteries.

The chapter includes writers and readers of both sexes united to achieve these goals by providing programs, newsletters, and support for the group’s members in New Jersey. For more information, call 732-521- 1826 or visit www.sistersincrimenj.org.