Do you want to be child again, using your imagination and life experiences to write for children? Once written, would you like to send your fiction or nonfiction story off to a publisher or to hand it down to your grandchildren? Freestyle creative writing on an assigned topic in class, book reviews, lectures, and guest speakers will help you create a story that is suitable for children aged three through early teens. We'll also discuss marketing tools, pros and cons of self-publishing, and a new book titled Luna's Luck coming out in February 2026.

Moderator: Connie Trounstine is the author of The Worst Christmas Ever and The Phantom Five, both chapter books for middle-grade students, and Fingerprints on the Table, a picture book about a table that has been in the White House since President Ulysses S. Grant. Nine presidents signed historic peace documents on the table.