Presented By: Residential College
A Conversation On Children's Literature and Writing with Author Brigit Young
Brigit Young is the author of the middle grade novels Worth a Thousand Words and The Prettiest (forthcoming in April, 2020) from Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan. Worth a Thousand Words was chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year for ages 12-14. Before beginning her work as a novelist, Brigit’s poetry and fiction appeared in multiple literary journals including The North American Review, The Pinch, Midwestern Gothic, Gargoyle Magazine, Eclectica Magazine, Word Riot, The Common, and 2 River View. Through the non-profit organization WritopiaLab, Brigit spent many years teaching creative writing to children of all ages, in settings ranging from classrooms to a pediatric hospital. A native Michigander, she currently resides in Brooklyn.
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