Event Daily Archives: July 19, 2018
BookCamp for Kids (ages 8-11), July 16-20 with special camp instructor, Melissa Savage
Calling all future authors! Do you love to create stories? Do you want to learn more about developing real life characters, unforgettable settings and awesome plots? Come join us as we learn what makes a great story, share ideas, WRITE WRITE WRITE and most importantly have fun in the process. For those who choose to share their completed works at the end of the week, we will celebrate all workshop attendees with a public reading for family and friends at the BookBar, on Friday, July 20th.
Melissa Savage is a licensed therapist and a graduate of Hamline University’s MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her debut novel, Lemons, acquired by Penguin Random House, was included on the Indie’s Introduce List for Winter/Spring 2017 and was also acquired by Barry Cunningham of Chicken House Books for simultaneous release in the U.K. and Commonwealth under the title Bigfoot, Tobin & Me. Her next novel, The Truth About Martians comes out Fall of 2018! Even though she’s never seen a Bigfoot or a Martian in person, Melissa love to learn and write about the mysteries of cryptozoology for children. You can follow Melissa on her websitewww.melissadsavage.com and Twitter @melissadsavage