$25 per person

Nikki Loftin, former educator, is the author of three middle grade novels, including Nightingale’s Nest, which received starred reviews from Kirkus and the Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books, Wish Girl, and The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, which was the winner of the 2013 Writer’s League of Texas Book Award. If You Get Lost is her picture book debut. This amazing book has received accolades across the country. In this gentle read-aloud–a modern day Velveteen Rabbit–a stuffed bunny comes to life after getting lost on a family’s camping trip, then finds its way back to its child. Nikki lives, writes, and gets lost in her daydreams in the Hill Country just outside Austin.

We are so thrilled to host Nikki as she offers two writing workshops in Abilene.

Stealing From Goldilocks: Using Fairy Tales to Create a New Story

3rd-5th Grade (3 spots remain)

A fun, hour-long workshop for middle school or elementary writers where we explore universal fairy tales, tear them apart, and rebuild our own new creations using a familiar framework.

6-10th Grade (12 spots remain)

Snowflake the Delicious Unicorn: How to Make a Memorable Character Come to Life

A humorous, intensely hands-on workshop on how to create a memorable character using different techniques, but focusing on the "why" and "what if" of character and plot.This workshop ends with each student using his or her created character to begin a story, with the invitation to read their beginning aloud, and finish it on their own.