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Join award-winning author of several Young Adults books, Crissa-Jean Chappell, as she takes you behind the scenes of her publishing journey from rough draft to selling a novel. Learn to write a short piece of "flash fiction" and discover a few editing tricks to polish your work until it shines! Please bring paper and something to write with to the class. Best for ages 16 yrs+. Space is limited. Registration required. Contact 305-233-8324 or quiroslm@mdpls.org
Biography:
Crissa-Jean Chappell was born in Miami and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of several award-winning novels including Total Constant Order (a VOYA Perfect Ten and New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age), More Than Good Enough, which Kirkus calls “compelling and emotionally nuanced...” (a Florida Book Award medalist) and Snowbirds (“...an engrossing mystery...” School Library Journal). She holds a PhD and MFA from the University of Miami and is a professor of creative writing at Lehman College. When she misses South Florida, she talks to the parrots in Green-Wood Cemetery.
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Older Adults (55+) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Writing | Special Event | In-Person | Author Event |
TAGS: | Author Series |