So You Want to Write a Novel, Part 1: Planting The Seeds - Elaine Isaak

Many writers would love to start a novel, but feel intimidated by the length and commitment of 80 to 100 thousand words of continuous fiction. You've got a character or a concept you want to delve into, but how do you even begin? In this workshop, we'll look at different approaches for nurturing the seed of a good idea into a solid foundation for the book of your heart. Come prepared to brainstorm, noodle around, and play with your concept, and leave with a fresh beginning (or five).

Elaine Isaak is the author of The Singer's Crown and its sequels. As E. C. Ambrose, she wrote The Dark Apostle historical fantasy series about medieval surgery, which concluded in 2018 with book 5, Elisha Daemon, and as E. Chris Ambrose, the Bone Guard series of international thrillers. She has taught at the Odyssey Writing Workshop, as well as at conventions and writer's groups across the country, and judged writing competitions from New Hampshire Literary Idol to the World Fantasy Award.




  Blurring the Lines Between Fiction and Nonfiction - Adam Braver

Through a seminar style discussion, we will look at what defines fiction and nonfiction, and how porous are those boundaries. How much of our “nonfiction” may be fictional? How much of our “fiction" is rooted in nonfiction? What role does memory play? What are the readers’ expectations? How important are the dividing lines?

Adam Braver is the author of six novels (The Disappeared, Mr. Lincoln’s Wars, Divine Sarah, Crows Over The Wheatfield, November 22, 1963, and Misfit). His books have translated into multiple languages). Braver is on faculty and University Library Program Director at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. He also teaches at the New York State Summer Writers Institute. His forthcoming book, What the Women Do, a collection of three novellas, will be published in July 2019.




  Memoir Workshop - Deborah Joy Corey

Every life holds many stories. This workshop will serve as a starting point for each participant to shape a particular life story, or to begin a longer piece with the goal of a completed memoir. Through readings, prompts, and discussions, Deborah Joy Corey will guide participants in finding their true voice for telling their story. On completion of the workshop, each writer will have a solid beginning, so that they may continue on their own. Both new and experienced writers are welcomed.

Deborah Joy Corey is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Losing Eddie and The Skating Pond, and many prize-winning short stories. Her most recent book is the memoir, Settling Twice. Corey lives in Maine, teaches writing throughout the year. She just completed a novel, A Valley So Low.




  The Scene - Hester Kaplan   CLOSED

Through vivid rendering and action, scenes bring the page to life by drawing the reader into an emotional, sensory, and dramatic experience. This class will look at what a scene is and isn’t, and how scenes function as the building blocks of plot.

Hester Kaplan is the author of two story collections, The Edge of Marriage, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Prize for Short Fiction, and Unravished, as well as the novels The Tell and Kinship Theory. Her fiction and non-fiction has been widely published and anthologized, including multiple times in The Best American Short Stories series, Agni, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, Southwest Review and many others. She is a recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, fellowships from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the Salamander Prize for Fiction, and the McGinnis-Ritchie Award for Nonfiction, among other awards. She has taught at RISD, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, and Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. She is co-founder of Goat Hill Writers, a literary production and education organization based in Rhode Island and can be found at www.hesterkaplan.com.




  Writing Dramatic Dialogue - Lila Rose Kaplan

In this seminar, we will focus on writing lively dialogue for the stage. We will investigate rhythm, syntax, tone, subtext and breath. Please bring your imagination, a notebook, and a pen for in class exercises.

Lila Rose Kaplan writes fantastical heartfelt plays that shine light on the stories we don’t tell about women. Her plays have been produced at The A.R.T., South Coast Rep, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Victory Theatre, Second Stage, San Francisco Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center and more. Awards and Fellowships include: National Science Award in Playwriting, International Women's Playwriting Award, Huntington Playwriting Fellowship, Playwrights’ Realm Writing Fellow, New Rep Next Voices, and the Old Vic New Voices Exchange. Coming up next: The Chapel Play premieres at Barrington Stage's 10x10 Festival and 100 Planes premieres at Filigree Theatre. Lila Rose lives in Somerville, MA with her marine biologist husband and her curious daughter and can be found at www.lilarose.org.




  Five Things to Consider When Writing Middle Grade - Adi Rule and Erin Moulton

What constitutes a middle grade novel? And, moreover, what makes the outstanding, stand out? What are the perennial themes and is it ok to try something new? Join Erin Moulton and Adi Rule for a crash course on how to make your middle grade novel marvelous. Please bring paper and pencil as you'll be springing into a middle grade novel of your own.

Adi Rule is the author of The Hidden Twin and Strange Sweet Song, which won the 2016 NH Writers Project literary award for Outstanding Young Adult Book as well as the Vermont College of Fine Arts Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Prize (St Martin’s Press). Her middle grade debut, Hearts of Ice, comes out in September 2019 from Scholastic. Her work has appeared in Hunger Mountain journal of the arts and NH Pulp Fiction anthologies. She also contributes essays and features to New Hampshire Magazine. Adi has led workshops throughout New England for groups that include 826 Boston, the VCFA Young Writers Network, and the NH Writers Project. Visit her online at www.adirule.com.

Erin E. Moulton is the author of middle grade and young adult novels: Flutter, Tracing Stars, Chasing the Milky Way and Keepers of the Labyrinth, as well as the editor of the YA anthology Things We Haven’t Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out. When she isn’t writing or editing, she can be found teaching writers of all ages, working at the library, or co-hosting the YA book-loving podcast, Teen Title Talk. You can find Erin online at www.erinemoulton.com.




  Writing Self and Character through Place - Pamela Petro

This workshop will look at how authors of both fiction and nonfiction use evocations of place not simply as “background” settings, but to help create character, create mood and metaphor, forward the narrative, and reveal aspects of the self. We’ll look at some examples and consult our memories for an a place-based in-class writing.

Pamela Petro is an author, artist, and educator living in Northampton, MA. She has written three books of place-based creative nonfiction, including Travels in an Old Tongue, Sitting up with the Dead, and The Slow Breath of Stone. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Granta, The Paris Review, and others. She is also the author of After Shadows, an artist’s book, and Under Paradise Valley, a graphic script. Pamela has received fellowships and residencies from Grand Canyon National Park, the MacDowell Colony, the Spring Creek Project, the Black Rock Arts Foundation, and more. She teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, and directs the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales.




  Five Things to Think About When Writing Picture Books - Cynthia Platt

Picture book trends are always on the move, so how can you keep up? What makes for a successful contemporary picture book? What do you need to know about pacing, format, and the ever-changing marketplace? Join picture book writer and editor Cynthia Platt to learn more about how to craft a picture book that stands out in today’s crowded market. Come ready to do some writing!

Cynthia Platt is the author of three picture books: A Little Bit of Love, Panda-Monium, and Grow, and her first middle grade novel, Parker Bell and the Science of Friendship, will be published in spring 2019. She is also a children's book editor, working most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt before starting her own full-service children’s book editing service.





  Exercises in Style - Stephanie Reents

Style is one of the most difficult things to talk about when it comes to fiction. It's both the words that writers choose but also the way they arrange those words into sentences, paragraphs, and pages. In this workshop, we'll look at a few examples from Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style, a wonderfully playful exploration of the possibilities of language, as well as try a few exercises of our own.

Stephanie Reents grew up in Boise, Idaho. She is the author of The Kissing List, which was an Editors' Choice in The New York Times Book Review, and I Meant to Kill Ye, an account of her attempt to come to terms with the strange void at the heart of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. Her awards include a Rhodes Scholarship, a Stegner Fellowship, and the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship for Writing from the Rhode Island Foundation. Her short fiction has recently appeared in Epoch, Witness, and The Bennington Review, among other journals. She teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and lives in Cambridge with her husband and four-year-old son.

  What Graphic Novels Reveal about Narrative Voice - Pamela Petro

Writers often struggle with balancing narration and scene. In this seminar, we’ll literally see the difference between a narrator's voice and the narrator-as-character, and think about how to apply the lessons of graphic novels to our own writing. There will be a fun in-class writing exercise using graphic novels.

Pamela Petro is an author, artist, and educator living in Northampton, MA. She has written three books of place-based creative nonfiction, including Travels in an Old Tongue, Sitting up with the Dead, and The Slow Breath of Stone. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Granta, The Paris Review, and others. She is also the author of After Shadows, an artist’s book, and Under Paradise Valley, a graphic script. Pamela has received fellowships and residencies from Grand Canyon National Park, the MacDowell Colony, the Spring Creek Project, the Black Rock Arts Foundation, and more. She teaches creative writing at Smith College and on Lesley University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, and directs the Dylan Thomas Summer School at the University of Wales.




  So You Want to Write a Novel, Part 2: No Plot, No Problem! - Elaine Isaak

Or should that be, No problem = no plot. . . Why do so many stories stall out after a few pages or a few chapters? This workshop will give you a toolkit for transforming a concept that excites you into an actual storyline with twists, turns and plunges. We'll examine the inherent conflicts in your characters and settings, develop hard-hitting consequences and force your characters to make tough choices to craft your concept into a story your reader will invest in, and give them reasons to care. You can generate a few ideas just to get the narrative rolling, or expand these techniques into a complete outline that will guide the work ahead.

Elaine Isaak is the author of The Singer's Crown and its sequels. As E. C. Ambrose, she wrote The Dark Apostle historical fantasy series about medieval surgery, which concluded in 2018 with book 5, Elisha Daemon, and as E. Chris Ambrose, the Bone Guard series of international thrillers. She has taught at the Odyssey Writing Workshop, as well as at conventions and writer's groups across the country, and judged writing competitions from New Hampshire Literary Idol to the World Fantasy Award.




  Setting - Hester Kaplan   CLOSED

All stories need a setting to ground them in place and time. This class will look at how setting can create mood and shape character. An in-class exercise will explore how to craft rich physical worlds through the use of memory and concrete and sensory detail.

Hester Kaplan is the author of two story collections, The Edge of Marriage, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Prize for Short Fiction, and Unravished, as well as the novels The Tell and Kinship Theory. Her fiction and non-fiction has been widely published and anthologized, including multiple times in The Best American Short Stories series, Agni, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, Southwest Review and many others. She is a recipient of an NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, fellowships from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the Salamander Prize for Fiction, and the McGinnis-Ritchie Award for Nonfiction, among other awards. She has taught at RISD, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, and Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. She is co-founder of Goat Hill Writers, a literary production and education organization based in Rhode Island and can be found at www.hesterkaplan.com.




  Tiny Fictions - Stephanie Reents   CLOSED

In this workshop, we will read some very brief stories (ranging from several sentences to several pages long) to explore how writers accomplish as much as they do in the brief form of flash fiction. How can you create characters, plot, and setting in just 50 words or 500? Some people say the last line is everything in flash. Why is this case? We'll end our discussion by writing a few tiny fictions of our own.

Stephanie Reents grew up in Boise, Idaho. She is the author of The Kissing List, which was an Editors' Choice in The New York Times Book Review, and I Meant to Kill Ye, an account of her attempt to come to terms with the strange void at the heart of Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. Her awards include a Rhodes Scholarship, a Stegner Fellowship, and the Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship for Writing from the Rhode Island Foundation. Her short fiction has recently appeared in Epoch, Witness, and The Bennington Review, among other journals. She teaches at the College of the Holy Cross and lives in Cambridge with her husband and four-year-old son.




  Creating Dramatic Characters - Lila Rose Kaplan

Characters shape the dramatic engine of a play. What a character needs and how she goes after it is what propels a play forward. In this seminar, we will focus on creating three dimensional characters for the stage. Please bring your imagination, a notebook, and a pen for in class exercises.

Lila Rose Kaplan writes fantastical heartfelt plays that shine light on the stories we don’t tell about women. Her plays have been produced at The A.R.T., South Coast Rep, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, New Victory Theatre, Second Stage, San Francisco Playhouse, Geva Theatre Center and more. Awards and Fellowships include: National Science Award in Playwriting, International Women's Playwriting Award, Huntington Playwriting Fellowship, Playwrights’ Realm Writing Fellow, New Rep Next Voices, and the Old Vic New Voices Exchange. Coming up next: The Chapel Play premieres at Barrington Stage's 10x10 Festival and 100 Planes premieres at Filigree Theatre. Lila Rose lives in Somerville, MA with her marine biologist husband and her curious daughter and can be found at www.lilarose.org.




  Submissions 101 - Cynthia Platt   CLOSED

You’ve written and revised your manuscript, and you’re ready to start the submission process. But where do you begin? How do you sleuth out which agents or editors might be right for your work? And how do you cope with rejection and move on? Join writer and editor Cynthia Platt for tips on writing query letters, organizing your submissions, and staying sane during the submission process.

Cynthia Platt is the author of three picture books: A Little Bit of Love, Panda-Monium, and Grow, and her first middle grade novel, Parker Bell and the Science of Friendship, will be published in spring 2019. She is also a children's book editor, working most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt before starting her own full-service children’s book editing service.





  Blurring the Lines Between Fiction and Nonfiction - Adam Braver

Through a seminar style discussion, we will look at what defines fiction and nonfiction, and how porous are those boundaries. How much of our “nonfiction” may be fictional? How much of our “fiction" is rooted in nonfiction? What role does memory play? What are the readers’ expectations? How important are the dividing lines?

Adam Braver is the author of six novels (The Disappeared, Mr. Lincoln’s Wars, Divine Sarah, Crows Over The Wheatfield, November 22, 1963, and Misfit). His books have translated into multiple languages). Braver is on faculty and University Library Program Director at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. He also teaches at the New York State Summer Writers Institute. His forthcoming book, What the Women Do, a collection of three novellas, will be published in July 2019.




  Memoir Workshop - Deborah Joy Corey

Every life holds many stories. This workshop will serve as a starting point for each participant to shape a particular life story, or to begin a longer piece with the goal of a completed memoir. Through readings, prompts, and discussions, Deborah Joy Corey will guide participants in finding their true voice for telling their story. On completion of the workshop, each writer will have a solid beginning, so that they may continue on their own. Both new and experienced writers are welcomed.

Deborah Joy Corey is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Losing Eddie and The Skating Pond, and many prize-winning short stories. Her most recent book is the memoir, Settling Twice. Corey lives in Maine, teaches writing throughout the year. She just completed a novel, A Valley So Low.





  Five Things to Consider When Writing Young Adult - Adi Rule and Erin Moulton

What is Young Adult literature? In such a fast paced market, should you care about the current trends? What do some of the best YA books have in common and how can you hook your reader at the jump? Join Adi Rule and Erin Moulton for a crash course in making your YA novel pop. Please bring a pen and paper as we'll be deep diving into those angsty teen memories.

Adi Rule is the author of The Hidden Twin and Strange Sweet Song, which won the 2016 NH Writers Project literary award for Outstanding Young Adult Book as well as the Vermont College of Fine Arts Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Prize (St Martin’s Press). Her middle grade debut, Hearts of Ice, comes out in September 2019 from Scholastic. Her work has appeared in Hunger Mountain journal of the arts and NH Pulp Fiction anthologies. She also contributes essays and features to New Hampshire Magazine. Adi has led workshops throughout New England for groups that include 826 Boston, the VCFA Young Writers Network, and the NH Writers Project. Visit her online at www.adirule.com.

Erin E. Moulton is the author of middle grade and young adult novels: Flutter, Tracing Stars, Chasing the Milky Way and Keepers of the Labyrinth, as well as the editor of the YA anthology Things We Haven’t Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out. When she isn’t writing or editing, she can be found teaching writers of all ages, working at the library, or co-hosting the YA book-loving podcast, Teen Title Talk. You can find Erin online at www.erinemoulton.com.

  Stack Up to the Big Dogs: Turn Pro with Your Self-Publishing - Jeff Deck

Thinking about self-publishing? Now is a great time to do so, with easy electronic distribution to make your book available around the world, and local bookstores open to consignment partnerships. But you'll need to present a professional product for readers and bookstores to give your book a chance! Join Jeff Deck, an author with experience in both the traditional publishing and self-publishing worlds, to explore all the tools and processes you'll need for your book to sit on the shelf next to books published by the "Big Five." Workshop will include such topics as: Everyone, I Mean Everyone, Needs an Editor, Cover Design: Never Use Papyrus Font Again, DIY Formatting, ARCs: Release Your Book with Pants On, and Pricing to Sell.

Jeff Deck is an indie author who lives in Maine with his wife, Jane, and their silly dog, Burleigh. Deck writes science fiction, fantasy, horror, dark fantasy, and other speculative fiction. Deck is the author of the new urban fantasy / mystery series The Shadow Over Portsmouth (Book 1: City of Ports, Book 2: City of Games), the supernatural thriller novel The Pseudo-Chronicles of Mark Huntley, and the sci-fi gaming adventure novel Player Choice. He is also the author, with Benjamin D. Herson, of the nonfiction book The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time (Crown/Random House). Deck is also a fiction ghostwriter and editor who helps other authors tell their stories. In 2008, Deck took a road trip across the U.S. with friends to fix typos in signage and nearly wound up in federal prison.




  So You Want to Write a Novel, Part 3: Making a Scene - Elaine Isaak   CLOSED

You've got some cool characters, facing serious conflict, with some plans for Twists, Turns, and Travails—that's a great start. How do you actually put all that stuff into a unit of action the readers will experience through the characters in the moment? Let's talk about how writers manage pacing and scene structure—what to leave out of the scene (and maybe of the book) and what to get in. In this workshop, we'll see how to bring your ideas to life on the page and get you moving toward "The End."

Elaine Isaak is the author of The Singer's Crown and its sequels. As E. C. Ambrose, she wrote The Dark Apostle historical fantasy series about medieval surgery, which concluded in 2018 with book 5, Elisha Daemon, and as E. Chris Ambrose, the Bone Guard series of international thrillers. She has taught at the Odyssey Writing Workshop, as well as at conventions and writer's groups across the country, and judged writing competitions from New Hampshire Literary Idol to the World Fantasy Award.




  Character-Driven Pitch Plotting - Kate Conway

Often the back jacket of a book (aka, the pitch) is written after the manuscript is completed. In this class, storytelling itself takes center stage and participants craft their pitch first as a way to define the stakes of a story. This pitch is then grafted to characters whose personality traits are composed on a character wheel using horoscopes as a guide. These character traits interact with one another to shake out motivation and drive as it related to the pitch. The combination of these unique story crafting tools allows the writer to organically create twists, scenes, and Easter Eggs while avoiding fatal slow spots in a manuscript. A spectacular way of crafting unforgettable characters, stunning plots, and unputdownable books.

K. R. (Kate) Conway has been a professional journalist since 1999 when several newspaper editors lost their minds and hired her as a feature writer. She is best known, however, for her Urban Fantasy series, Undertow. Conway, who is a member of SCBWI, teaches fiction craft at writer conferences, high schools, and libraries. She lives on Cape Cod with her family and a strange assortment of critters. She can be found at www.CapeCodScribe.com.




  The Fearless Writer: Learning to Overcome the Common Myths of the Industry to Become a More Authentic and Productive Writer – Dan Szczesny   CLOSED

Have you ever had writers block? Muse not talking with you today? Fear or self-doubt getting you down? Join journalist, travel writer and author Dan Szczesny for a workshop that will get you out of your own way and unleash the writer within. Whether writing fiction, traveling to the other side of the world or pondering the poetry of a blade of grass, some of a writers' most common challenges – time, inspiration, over thinking – can hold them back. In this workshop, Dan will debunk some of the more common myths holding you back and help you embrace and encourage a more fearless writing routine. Come with project ideas and be prepared to write. Notebooks and laptops encouraged. Things will get loud. Let's get writing!

Dan Szczesny is a long-time journalist, author and speaker. He's written several books of travel memoir, short fiction and poetry, including The Nepal Chronicles which won the the 2016 New Hampshire state library award for Outstanding Work of Non-Fiction. His latest book is The White Mountain: Rediscovery Mount Washington's Hidden Culture. He's written for a wide variety of national and regional publications, including Pennsylvania Magazine, Appalachia Journal, AMC Outdoors, The Buffalo Spree, and Huffington Post. Dan has lived atop Mt. Washington, trekked to Kathmandu to get married, hiked a mountain a week for a year, and lived on a sugar farm in northern India with his children in order to create authentic experiences for his work. He calls Manchester, N.H. his base camp where he lives with his wife and daughter. You can learn more about his books at www.danszczesny.com.




  Crash Course on Indie Publishing - Devin Wilkie

Join us as we discuss the value of small, independent publishers, who, while not always as visible as the big New York houses, nonetheless offer great value to the writers who care about their work. Whether you've been lost in the lists of a big publisher, or you've just been picked up by some press you've never heard of, or you're just curious what your options are once you have a manuscript ready to send out, this seminar is a valuable overview of what it means to be published by an independent press.

Devin R. Wilkie is an Associate Publisher at Steerforth Press, where he also manages client distribution for a variety of small independent publishers. He has seven years' experience in the book publishing industry after serving four years as a bookseller at Borders. In his free time he volunteers as a political organizer and runs the Writers Night Out in Lebanon, where he lives with his partner Elizabeth and their two dogs, Watson and Raina.




  Working with an Editor - Robin Baskerville

Whether it’s self-editing, hiring a freelance editor or working with an in-house one, once your work is sold every writer needs an editor. Why lose out to another writer because unprofessional errors and clouded meaning speak louder than your creativity? In “Working with an Editor” Robin Baskerville explores what it’s like to work with a professional editor, how to maximize the experience, how to choose the right freelance editor for you, and what to watch out for. The workshop also covers the basics of proofreader’s marks, self-editing tricks, and the industry terminology used as a manuscript moves through the production process.

Robin Baskerville is a freelance editor and writer. Her clients run the gamut from just starting their writing careers to topping the New York Times Bestseller list. She is the former editor of Business NH Magazine and the winner of several state and regional awards for her editing and writing work at the Exeter News-Letter and the Hampton Union. For more information visit www.RobinBaskerville.com.




  Panel: The Old Fashion Q & A - Amy Ray, Hester Kaplan, Cynthia Platt, Michael Joachim, and David Elliott

Gain valuable insight about all aspects of being a writer. This talented panel of literary guests will answer questions about the craft and business of writing.

Amy Ray’s mystery/thriller, Dangerous Denial, was published in 2014 by Barking Rain Press. She has short stories featured in four of Plaidswede Publishing’s anthologies: Love Free or Die (2015), Murder Ink (2016), Murder Ink Volume 2 (2017), and Murder Ink Volume 3 (2018). She is a former trustee of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project and was conference coordinator for two years. Currently, she’s the committee chair for NHWP’s Literary Hall of Fame. You can find her at www.WriterAmyRay.com or on Facebook and Twitter @WriterAmyRay.

Cynthia Platt is the author of three picture books: A Little Bit of Love, Panda-Monium, and Grow, and her first middle grade novel, Parker Bell and the Science of Friendship, will be published in spring 2019. She is also a children's book editor, working most recently at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt before starting her own full-service children’s book editing service.


Michael Joachim has been a retail book professional for over 30 years. He is currently the General Manager of the Toadstool Bookshop in Milford NH. He was the buyer and category manager for books at The Paper Store chain from 2012 to 2017. Prior to that, he spent ten years opening and operating bookstores in airports nationwide for Hudson Group and has held a variety of positions at Paperback Booksmith, Lauriats, BJs Wholesale Club, and the Book Corner chain.

David Elliott is the award-winning author of over 25 picture books and novels for young people, including The New York Times bestselling And Here’s to You!, the This ORQ! series, Finn Throws a Fit, and many others. BULL, his YA novel in verse, has been compared to Hamilton and received six starred reviews. His forthcoming novel, Voices: The Final Hours of Joan Arc, will be released March 26th. David is one of the founding mentors of Lesley University’s Low Residency Program in Creative Writing, where he still teaches. Among the many honors his books have received are The International Reading Association Children’s Choice Award, Bank Street College Best of the Best, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, New York Public Library Best Books for Children, ALA Notable, YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, and the Parents’ Guide to Media Award. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and their Dandie Dinmont terrier, Queequeg. You can learn more about David and his work at www.davidelliottbooks.com.

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