2014 Teen Writing Contest at Brooklyn Public Library
Teen Writing Contest Winners with Guest Authors I had the honor of being a guest author this past Monday for the 2014 Teen Writing Contest Reception at the Brooklyn Public Library. The program honored the winning teen writers who submitted to the Brooklyn Public Library’s annual contest. The young writers submitted both prose writing and poetry. The reception was lovely. The students and their families arrived and mingled with the notable guest authors: DuEwa Frazier , Matt de La Pena, Jason Reynolds and Una LaMarche. It was great to talk with the teen writers and fellow young adult and children’s authors. The photo above shows all of the contest winners and guest authors. Each talented student writer read their work at the podium. After the reading, I participated in a panel discussion about writing and publishing with the other authors. The teens and the program coordinator asked us some pretty good questions ...