Online
Each class begins with a short mini lesson/activity targeted to the middle grade book writing process from beginning through publishing. The remainder of each class is divided equally among participants to share a specified word count and receive feedback from the group. Before reading, the participant directs the group with specific types of feedback he or she is looking for (we review all options for feedback on the first day of class). Each participant is encouraged to share a writing goal so we can support each other throughout this collaborative course.
Online via Zoom link sent day before course begins
With over twenty years of teaching and school administrative experience, Kristen spent nine years teaching middle school where she pioneered a School-to-School program connecting her students with students in rural East Africa. In 2005, Kristen was awarded a scholastic grant and became the first Westerner to live in Sauri, Kenya. Kristen's middle grade book, A Calf Named Brian Higgins, was published in 2018 by Red Chair Press and has won several awards, including: American Legacy Book Awards: Pre-Teen Fiction Winner; Literary Titan Book Awards: Literary Titan Gold Award; Nautilus Book Award: Gold Level, Middle Grade Fiction; and Northern Lights Book Award: Gold Level, pre-teen cultural category. Kristen is an Adjunct Professor at Sacred Heart University where she teaches First Year Writing Seminar. Kristen holds degrees from Boston College and Teachers College, Columbia University.
