The Young Authors' Conference is held every year for area fifth grade students. The Conference is a culminating event proceeding the work that fifth grade students accomplished in their classrooms with their teachers' guidance. Representatives from the schools are selected to attend the Young Authors' Conference held each year at a location in New Philadelphia.
Featured Author: Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
Our spring conference was held on: Friday, May 20, 2011 at J.I.M's Place
Over two hundred fourth and fifth grade students from the area will be invited to participate. Students will be chosen from their respective schools to attend the conference after writing their own books.
Students will also enjoy sessions presented by Greg Scott, Illustrator; the ECOESC Department of Technology using laptops and the software Comic Life; and will watch a magic show at lunch featuring Billy Motts.
Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton has authored a total of 31 books. She has been published in the trade, educational, craft, and Christian markets. WHY COWBOYS SLEEP WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (ISBN 1-56554-094-8 Pelican Publishing) is Laurie's best selling picture book. It won the Premier Print Award given by Eastman Kodak and has sold over 40,000 copies since publication. She is also the author of Why Cowgirls Are Such Sweet Talkers (ISBN 1-56554-698-9 Pelican Publishing). Visit http://www.laurieknowlton.com/books to vote for your favorite!
Laurie also wrote and illustrated both GOD BE IN MY HEART, 1999, and RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, 2002. An illustration from RED, WHITE, AND BLUE is on display at The Huebner Museum, housed in the children's department of the Toledo Public Library.
Laurie is an international speaker, addressing students, educators, librarians, writers, and the public throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The ECOESC is delighted to have Ms. Knowlton as our guest author for the Spring 2010 Young Authors' Conference!