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Young Authors' Conference

Promoting Literacy Through the Love of Reading and Writing

​2024-2025 Young Author's Conference
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3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students

Saturday, April 12th

Guest Speaker: 
Ben Hatke

School Registration Form: Due March 7, 2025

​Teacher Resources for Home Communication
​Young Author Submission Types:
Share 
any writing that makes you proud!

-book talks / response to literature
-narrative essay
-persuasive
-memoir
-nonfiction / informational writing
-presentation
​-poetry
Submissions may be:
-handwritten
-typed
-barebook
-unbound / collection of papers
​-any format acccepted!
Who: Selected students in grades 3-5 from across the region

Where: Wayne High School 
9100 Winchester Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46819


When: April 12, 2025 from 9am-11:15pm.

Session Leader Information

As a session leader, you should check in upon arrival and will be given a free book from the guest author as well as information for their session. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes prior to your session with students. Session leaders may rearrange the desks to allow each student to share his or her story with the group in a more collaborative manner. After students leave, please place desks back to their original positions. Session leaders may attend the guest author's presentation before or after their session. ​

Parent Information

Parents should plan on arriving 15-20 minutes early with their child. Please stay with your child for the duration of the morning (both the author's presentation and the student led session). 

After the 2nd session, the guest author will sign books for students and parents. You may purchase many of the author's books throughout the morning sessions. 
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School Forms to Participate in Young Authors

School Online Registration From
  • Click SHARE in the top right and enter [email protected] 
  •  Mail in the payment separately: 
Brenda Marty, Arlington Elementary, 8118 St. Joe Center Rd., Ft. Wayne, 46835

Please have each family participating fill out a Media Release Form

 
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School Resources for Young Authors
  • Registration Form (Due March 3rd: Share to [email protected])
  • Media Release Forms for participants
  • Certificates
  • Intro Packets for Grades K-2
  • Intro Packets for Grades 3-5
  • Handout for teachers about format for this year and the guest author
  • Handout for students about how to participate
  • ​Idea list for sharing student author’s work in your building. 
Make a copy of each resource to edit for your building/classroom.

Previous Year's Conferences:

2023 Young Authors' Conference

2022 Young Author Photos...
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2019 Young Authors' Conference Slideshow
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  • 2025 Conference
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    • Orange County
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    • Fort Wayne >
      • Fort Wayne Young Authors’ Conference
    • Northwest
    • Central Indiana
  • Newsletters / Journal
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  • Grant Information
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  • Executive Cabinet
  • Contact / Social Media
  • Past Presidents
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