Children's Author to Teach on Flash Fiction

During the Namekagon Art Festival on Saturday, July 7, Redbery Books will present a writer’s workshop by Catherine Friend, entitled “Catch the Magic: the Basics (And Beyond) of Writing for Children.” The class will be held at Mooselips in downtown Seeley from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Catherine Friend is the 2007 recipient of the Loft/McKnight Award in Children’s Literature. She has published six books for children including her most recent picture book, “The Perfect Nest,” illustrated by John Manders. Friend lives on a farm in southeastern Minnesota and is the author of the memoir, “Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop.” She has taught writing for 10 years at the Institute of Children’s Literature and has freelanced as an editor critiquing manuscripts.

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