Award-winning author Rebecca Wood Barrett has done all kinds of jobs, including submarine escape and rescue, torpedo recovery, filmmaking, video editing, heli-skiing, cat-skiing, and more—but having written her first book at the age of seven, she has always been a writer first. A passionate advocate for the literary arts who teaches both emerging and established authors, Rebecca brings her witty and supportive teaching style to this middle grade Masterclass. The author of My Summer Camp Has Mega Sloths will share how she crafts such exciting and unique stories, and how her wide-ranging career path has inspired her writing. Grades 4–7.

Presented thanks to the generous support of The Pitfield Family in memory of Ebie Pitfield.

Themes: Creative writing, storytelling, fantasy, worldbuilding, publishing
Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts 4-9, Career Education 4-9

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