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2nd Annual June 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 & 25, 2008 These days can change your life.
Participants will attend presentations about book publishing featuring editors and publishers and they will meet and hear from guest authors. Additionally, published authors will serve as instructor/mentors working with participants in one of two strands: Writing Fiction for Young People or Writing Picture Books for Young People. In both strands, the instructor/mentor to student ratio will not exceed 1:8 to provide maximum opportunities for individualized instruction and feedback during work sessions. Enrollment will be limited and students will be accepted in the order that we receive the applications by the strand indicated. All registrants must submit a 7 to 10 page writing sample of any type for workshopping. The submissions must be submitted by June 10, 2008. Enrollees may elect to earn three graduate or undergraduate credits for their participation. For more information, watch for postings on this web site or Contact ASTAL.
A major strength of the ASTAL Institute is our faculty. Kelly Easton, Mark Peter Hughes, and Liza Ketchum are not only accomplished authors for young people, they are also outstanding teachers and dedicated mentors.
Books by Kelly Easton:
Mark Peter Hughes has published two highly successful YA novels. They are so successful that he has quit his day job to write full time. His second novel was launched at Rhode Island
College in February 2007. The day the ASTAL Institute ended in June, Mark joined his family for a 57-day book tour, LEMONADE MOUTH ACROSS AMERICA! His first novel, I am the Wallpaper,
was a finalist in the Delacorte Press Young Adult Novel Competition. Books by Mark Peter Hughes:
Liza Ketchum is the author of fourteen books for young readers, including contemporary novels, nonfiction, and historical fiction. Her most recent novel, Where the Great Hawk Flies,
received the 2006 Massachusetts Book Award for Children's Literature. This book is based on a story about her ancestors in Vermont. She also has had a distinguished career teaching
writing courses at Simmons College, Emerson College and Vermont College, and currently she is on the faculty of Hamline University's MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Books by Liza Ketchum:
ASTAL Summer Institute Adds Picture Book Strand We have invited Lisa Jahn-Clough, Illustration Program Chair at the
Maine College of Art in Portland, to join the faculty to work with students interested in picture book creation. Lisa has published two novels for young people; Me, Penelope and Country Girl, City Girl.
Since 1995, she has published ten picture books:
Lisa has a distinguished career as a writing teacher. She has been on the faculties of the MFA programs at Emerson, Vermont College, and now Hamline and has worked with Liza Ketchum in each of those
programs and now also works with Kelly Easton at Hamline. We believe she will be a wonderful addition to the Institute. You can also find out more about Lisa at her website:
Melissa Stewart's Selected Books:
Sarah Lamstein's Selected Books:
Janet Taylor Lisle's Selected Books:
Patricia Reilly Giff's Selected Books:
 The StudentsAll of the students rated the Institute as "Helpful" and it received a mean rating of 4.7 out of 5 (so the overwhelming majority of participants rated it either very or extremely helpful). This is a sampling of their comments about the Institute: "This was a wonderful seminar. I've learned more in five days about myself than I have in my career. Thank you so much for the time and effort everyone put into it. I loved every "tidbit" from every author, editor, and publisher. You have all truly changed my life." "This Institute has been a fantastic experience. Education, fun, and wonderful people. The timeframe and pacing were just right. Looking forward to next year!! "I learned so much. Thank you." "These days gave me a huge insight into the world of writing, from techniques to the business." "This class was very helpful to me and I enjoyed everything about it." "Great experience! Everything was perfect." "I liked having other writers around to critique my work."
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In response to requests, we have added a strand to the 2nd Annual ASTAL Summer Institute for people who want to write picture books for
young people. We are excited to add this because we recognize the value of picture books for readers of all ages.
