These authors have created fierce girls who lead the way in solving mysteries within tales that range from fairytale mash-ups to dystopia to historical fantasy and contemporary fiction. Authors share their strategies for writing girls who persist when facing the unknown with courage and heart.
Where: | Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 10:55 am |
Signing area: | Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
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Genre: | Children |
Moderator: | Charlene Klassen Endrizzi |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Heather and Stephen Caine |
Kim Bussing writes fairy tales for children and adults. She has an MFA from the University of Arizona, where she taught creative writing to undergraduates. Her first book series is The Princess Swap with "Cinderella and the Beast" and "Snow White and the Dragon....
Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week, and she has been a writer ever since. She writes middle grade and young adult fiction. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet....
Ginger Reno has always been a writer—it just took a while for her to figure that out. Her first clue should’ve been her family always calling her “the wordy one.” An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her desire to learn about Cherokee history and culture has naturally spilled over into her writing....
S. J. Taylor writes stories steeped in folklore and magic, where young protagonists tackle big adventures and bigger questions. Although she grew up in Arizona's desert, her heart yearns for the Nordic lands....