The Michigan Authors’ Workshop Series: Discovering The Artist Within

To showcase the talents of Michigan writers and to support the creative writing of people in our community, the Michigan Authors’ Workshop Series will bring eight writers to Midland, Michigan, the week of July 22-26, 2019. These writers will provide free readings to the public in the evening, and they will teach various writing workshops for upper elementary, middle school, high school, and adult writers during the day. This year’s series, entitled “Discovering the Writer Within,” will feature children’s author Lynne Rae Perkins, young adult writers Gary Schmidt and Patrick Flores Scott, graphic novelist Jim Ottaviani, poet Jack Ridl, non-fiction writer Mardi Link, novelist Michael Zadoorian, and memoirist/poet Anne-Marie Oomen.