My Blog is Moving

I have decided to integrate my blog with my new site over at annasmucker.com.

You can find these old and new posts here. They are:

Come Home to West Virginia
The Importance of Reading Aloud
Anna Egan in the News
Why a Book on Saint Brigid?
Golden Delicious Book & Tree Kit from Stark Bros.
Golden Delicious Teacher's Guide
Poetry and Picture Books
Golden Delicious Official Debut
Golden Delicious Book Presentation
My Australian Cousin Anna Egan
The Life of Saint Brigid Book Information
The Life of Saint Brigid Review


I will post links to older blog posts very soon. Please email me with any questions at: wvsmucker@aol.com Thanks!

West Virginia Young Writers 25th Anniversary

If it's May, it's time for West Virginia's Young Writers Celebration Day. This year marked the event's 25th Anniversary. Winners of every county's Young Writers Contests, along with their proud parents, grandparents, and teachers packed the University of Charleston's Geary Auditorium.

I was pleased and honored to, again, be asked to lead one of the Young Writers Workshops, conducting writing exercises for county winners in Grades 7 -9. Such talent! Click here to read the work of the first place state winners in each age category.