Press Release Fun: The Kids Author Carnival Returns!
Here in New York there’s a Teen Authors Festival that makes the rounds once a year. Inspired by David Levithan’s style, a Kids Author Carnival was created. It’s now in its second year. Check out that line-up!
KIDS AUTHOR CARNIVAL 2015
The 2nd annual Kids Author Carnival will take place at the Jefferson Market branch of the New York Public Library on Saturday, May 30, 2015. The event begins at 6:00 pm and lasts until 8:30 pm. Doors open at 5:30pm.
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Last year, the inaugural Kids Author Carnival (KAC) at the Jefferson Market Library enjoyed great success. The event featured thirty-eight children’s authors, and over 200 readers attended—the majority of them kids in elementary and middle school.
The goal of KAC organizers—founder Claire Legrand, Lauren Magaziner, and Heidi Schulz, all authors themselves—has always been to create an event geared toward the interests and attention spans of young readers. Instead of typical, hour-long Q&A panels, the KAC offers several 20-minute stations through which children rotate in groups. The stations include book-themed games like Charades and Pictionary, as well as miniature writing workshops. These stations give kids a chance to interact with their favorite authors in a fun, informal setting.
This year, the KAC will showcase thirty-six incredible middle grade authors, including Aaron Starmer (The Riverman), J. A. White (The Thickety), Kirsten Hubbard (Watch the Sky), and Sage Blackwood (the Jinx trilogy).
The event will begin at 6:00pm and last until 8:30pm, with a mass signing concluding the event. Beloved independent bookseller Books of Wonder will once again handle the book sales.
Below is a full list of the KAC 2015 authors:
Patrik Henry Bass
Rebecca Behrens
Sage Blackwood
Jessica Burkhart
Isaiah Campbell
Angela Cervantes
Clay McLeod Chapman
Matthew Cody
MarcyKate Connolly
Elisabeth Dahl
Tara Dairman
Jen Swann Downey
Paul Durham
Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Paula J. Freedman
David Fulk
Andrew Harwell
Veera Hiranandani
Kirsten Hubbard
M.P. Kozlowsky
Claire Legrand
Dana Alison Levy
Matt London
Lauren Magaziner
Jen Malone
Jeff Miller
Gail Nall
Ammi-Joan Paquette
Adriana Brad Schanen
Heidi Schulz
Michelle Schusterman
Tricia Springstubb
Aaron Starmer
Mary G. Thompson
Danette Vigilante
J.A. White
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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