You are invited to the Authors Festival

(Formerly the Young Authors’ Conference)

Share the joy of reading, writing and books with a child!

For Whom: Any students K-8 in the La Crosse area who love reading and writing and a parent

When: Saturday, April 25, 2015

Where: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Cartwright Center

Cost: $10 per student with one parent free

Additional parent pays $10

Schedule:
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Welcoming session in Valhalla
8:45-9:30 Sharing Session/Writing Workshop/Parent Session
9:30-10:00 Snack
10:00-11:00 Tom Watson!
11:15-? Closing remarks, Evaluations, Autographing by Author

Tom Watson lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter and son. He also has a dog, as you could probably guess. The dog is a LabradorNewfoundland mix. Tom says he looks like a Labrador with a bad perm. He wanted to name the dog 'Put Your Shirt On' (please don't ask why), but he was out-voted by his family. The dog's name is Shadow. Early in his career Tom worked in politics, including a stint as the Chief Speechwriter for the Governor of Ohio. This experience helped him develop the unique, storytelling narrative style of the Stick Dog books. More important, Tom's time in politics made him realize a very important thing: Kids are way smarter than adults. And it's a lot more fun and rewarding to write stories for them than to write speeches for grown-ups.