Registration for Jackson Hole Writers Almost Authors FREE writing conference for kids is open and we have some exceptional authors coming to mentor and inspire the kids again this year.
September 17 and 18 ~ Native author Christine Day will join John Schu for the Almost Authors day and a half kids-only writers conference on Saturday, September 17th from 10:am to 3:30pm and Sunday, September 18th from 9:am to 12:pm. The full day Saturday will be held in Hansen Hall at St. John’s Church and the half day Sunday brunch will be held under the tent behind the Center for the Arts. Free healthy snacks and lunch on Saturday, free brunch on Sunday morning with the opportunity to get one-on-one critiques and photos with the authors.
Click here to register: Almost Authors Kids Only Writers Conference 2022
Please contact Nanci Turner Steveson with any questions: ponywriter7@gmail.com
What We Did This Summer!
June 22nd, 2022 ~ Kathi Appelt is the author of more than 30 books. She writes novels, picture books, poetry, and nonfiction for children and young adults. Her books have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, French, and Swedish. Her first novel was The Underneath, illustrated by David Small and published by Simon & Schuster in 2008. For that work she received the annual Children‘s Literature award from PEN Center USA . She was also a runner-up for the National Book Award (National Book Award for Young People’s Literature finalist) and the American Library Association Newbery Medal (Newbery Honor Book). https://www.kathiappelt.com/
July 20th, 2022 ~ Fantasy author Kelly Cole is coming back to Jackson! Kelly earned a scholarship to the Jackson Hole Writers Conference as a high school student. She went on to graduate from the University of Wyoming where she studied English and Creative Writing. She is working on a self-publishing career, beginning with her debut novel Daughter of War. Kelly still lives in Wyoming with her two crested geckos and her dog, Maya. https://www.kellycolebooks.com/
August 17th, 2022 ~ Russian author Eugene Yelchin’s middle grade novel, The Genius Under the Table, won the American Library Association’s Sydney Taylor Book Award in 2022 and tells the story of his life growing up in Cold War Russia as a boy. Eugene is both the author and the illustrator and will be teaching the kids how he uses drawings and words to create amazing books. Eugene’s books have been named Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, Amazon, National Public Radio, Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Boston Globe, Huffington Post, USA Today, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book, BookPage, NY Bank Street College, Booklist, Junior Library Guild, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, and more. https://www.eugeneyelchin.com/
