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BYU to host Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop June 12-16

Brigham Young University will host the seventh annual Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop Monday through Friday, June 12-16, at the BYU Conference Center.

For registration and details, visit wifyr.byu.edu or call (801) 422-8925. College credit is available. There is no deadline for registration, but early registration is recommended as courses fill quickly.

The intensive five-day workshop will allow writers and illustrators at all levels to work with published authors and artists, as well as receive instruction from editors and a literary agent. The workshop will feature such authors as Dave Wolverton, A.E. Cannon, Michael O. Tunnell, Elizabeth Partridge and Alane Ferguson.

T.A. Barron, the author of “The Great Tree of Avalon” trilogy and “The Lost Years of Merlin” epic, will deliver the keynote address at a banquet Thursday evening. All other meals during the workshop are the responsibility of the participants.

Writer: Elizabeth Kaspar

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