Young Writers' Festival

YWF 2009 Top of Page On November 5, 2009 students representing Hamilton Elementary School, Elk Creek Jr./Sr. High School, Princeton Jr./Sr. High School, William Finch, Plaza, and Capay attended the 3rd annual Young Writers’ Festival.  Previous to the event, students wrote, edited, and polished a piece of writing for submission into the Festival’s contest.  On the day of the event, students listened to published authors, poets, and storyteller and attended workshops by these and other talented folks of the written and spoken word. The winning entries have been compiled into a book and distributed to participating schools. We also have a copy of the book here at the Library Media Center which is available for check out.

Featured Presenters at this year's Festival Top of Page Michael Katz Back by popular demand!!  Michael Katz has been a storyteller since 1984 and has been featured at such illustrious locations as the openings of both the Los Angeles Getty Center and the Disney Concert Hall. He is one of the founding members of the national touring theatre company BOXTALES, and was the founding Artistic Director for the Flying Leap Storytelling Festival in Solvang, California Jeff Savage is one of the nation's leading writers of non-fiction books for children. His award-winning list of more than 150 books includes biographies of positive role models in sports and entertainment, current events, and historical accounts of settling the West. Susan Wooldridge is author of poemcrazy: freeing your life with words and Foolsgold: Making Something from Nothing and Freeing Our Creative Process, both Quality Paperback Book Club Selections (published by Three Rivers and Harmony within Random House). Susan's poetry chapter book is Bathing with Ants.    Susan presents writing and creativity workshops around the U.S. She's in her sixth year of a series to foster creative expression among people of all ages and backgrounds at workshops in rural California libraries sponsored by Poets and Writers organization and the California Center for the book.

Jeff Savage, author Michael Katz, Storyteller Susan Wooldridge, Poet