FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006
10:00am - 12:00pm
Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Young adult writer

Lisa Rowe Fraustino is an Assistant Professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University
and a Visiting Associate Professor in the Hollins University Graduate Program in Children’s Literature. Her books have received numerous honors, among them the American Library Associations Notable Book designation for The Hickory Chair and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults designation for Ash: A Novel. She has edited three short story anthologies for young adults, including Dirty Laundry: Stories about Family Secrets, Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories of Faith and Belief, and Don’t Cramp My Style: Stories about That Time of the Month. Her most recent book, I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, was on the final list of Scholastics popular Dear America series.

Date: Friday, April 7, 2006 Location: Black Box Theater - Gordon Theater Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Young Writers Panel: Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Lauren Grodstein, and Carol Plum-Ucci Moderator: Holly Blackford, Assistant Professor of English, Rutgers-Camden) These accomplished writers will discuss their well-known books for children and young adults and provide advice and guidance to aspiring writers of childhood stories in collaboration with the 18th Annual Spring Writers Conference at Rutgers-Camden on Saturday, April 8, 2006.

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