Writing and Reading

Writing and Reading
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Summer Writing Camps!

It was a quiet winter for me, but things are beginning to bloom here in...
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Food for Thought: Best Approaches to Improving Students Writing

Recently a friend (whose daughter I am tutoring in creative writing) sent me a link...
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Make Some Valentines and Build Character With Me This Winter!

There’s a new series for writers who are serious about their craft here in Atlanta,...
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Returned Home from Yale Writers Workshop!

I spent the last few days leading a Children’s and Young Adult writing workshop at...
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Writing = Rewriting

This week I spoke to several sixth grade classes at Renfroe Middle School, and the...
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Children’s Book Award Conference in Athens!

Working at a children’s bookstore, I get to talk excitedly about children’s literature with people...
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What George Saunders Said

Last night George Saunders read from his amazing short story collection, Tenth of December, and answered...
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What He Said: Advice To Young Writers

This summer I’ve spent a lot of time working with young writers, so when this interview...
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Whole Lotta Teaching Going On

One of the very few plusses to leaving my job as Program Director of the...
Book cover showing a boat on water with autumn leaves, titled 'Raft of Grief' by Chelsea Rathburn.

Sailing Away with Poet Chelsea Rathburn

While working for the AJC Decatur Book Festival, I was able to meet and collaborate...