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BBF Unbound: Get the Scoop, the Skinny, the Low-Down: Associates of BPL Writer-in-Residence Program
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation Room
The Associates of the Boston Public Library’s Writer-in-Residence (WIR) celebrates its 20th year this month. This prestigious program has launched the successful careers of several authors, resulting in over 90 books published in children's and YA genres. Come learn from recent alumni about how they earned a spot in this unique Boston residency that provided them with a stipend and an office at the BPL so they could complete their work. Authors Elaine Dimopoulos (The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow), Autumn Allen (All You Have to Do), and Jennifer De Leon (Borderless) will share insights about the application process and about how the WIR program impacted their lives and writing careers. 
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Laura Koenig

Laura Koenig is the team leader for children’s services at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library. In addition to reading children’s and young adult fiction, Koenig enjoys baking, contra dancing, traveling, watching Cardinals baseball, and playing the banjo very poorly... Read More →
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Autumn Allen

Autumn Allen is the author of All You Have to Do, and is an editor, an educator, and a children's literature specialist.
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Elaine Dimopoulos

Elaine Dimopoulos is the author of the 2024 Massachusetts Book Award Honor Title The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadowand its sequel, The Perilous Performance at Milkweed Meadow, both middle grade animal adventure stories illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati. Turn the... Read More →
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Jennifer De Leon

Jennifer De Leon is the award-winning author of the YA novels Borderless, featured on the TODAY show, and Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From. She is also the author of White Space: Essays on Culture, Race, & Writing, which won the Juniper Prize from the University of Massachusetts Press... Read More →
Saturday October 26, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
12 - Boston Public Library - Orientation Room
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