Posted May 8, 2014

Twenty published authors came to Little Flower High School Saturday, April 26 for the Little Flower Teen Writer’s Festival. They hosted break-out sessions for the students in the all-day event whose theme was “How to write (and illustrate) like you mean it.” It was organized by Little Flower teacher and Immaculate Heart Sister Kimberly Miller and author K.M. Walton, who was also the keynote speaker. The authors included Walton, who wrote the critically acclaimed “Cracked and Empty;” Beth Kephart, award winning author of “Small Damages” and Judy Schachner, best-selling author of the “SkippyJon Jones” series. Watch a video of the event here. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • Judy Schachner

  • KM Walton

  • Dianne Salerni

  • Elisa Ludwig

  • Machade Otto and fellow students work on writing exercises with Elisa Ludwig during Little Flowers Teen Writers Workshop. (Photo by Sarah Webb)

  • Students work on their writing skills with help from professionals during Little Flowers Teen Writers Festival.

  • E.C. Myers

  • Eric Wight

  • Elizabeth LaBan

  • Jennifer Hubbard

  • Students interview one another during Beth Kephart’s workshop.

  • Beth Kephart

  • Amy Garvey

  • Margie Gelbwasser and Alissa Grosso led the young ladies in their workshop in character development.

  • Allisa Grasso hands out pictures for students use to develop a character from.

  • Alison Ashley Formento

  • Josh Berk

  • Tiffany Schmidt

  • Charlotte Bennardo

  • Jennifer Murgia and Cyn Balog

  • Ellen Jensen Abbot

  • Ellen Jensen Abbot