Author Deb Caletti Announces the 2008 Winners of "It's All Write," the Teen Short Story Contest

Saturday May 17, 2008: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm -- Ann Arbor Book Festival
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Teen fiction author Deb Caletti discusses the craft of writing and presents awards to the winners of this popular, annual contest at the Ann Arbor Book Festival’s State Street Association Stage on Ingalls Mall. A total of $1,500 in prizes is distributed to the short story contest winners. There were more than 200 entries from Michigan and beyond in the 2008 contest! "It's All Write" is sponsored by AADL.

Deb Caletti is a National Book Award finalist and a PEN USA Literary Award finalist, and is the recipient numerous other awards, including the Washington State Book Award, PNBA Best Book Award and SLJ Best Book Award. Her works for young adult readers include "The Queen of Everything," "Honey, Baby, Sweetheart," and "The Nature of Jade," which was a summer 2007 Booksense pick, and was nominated for the American Library Association's Best Books of 2007. Her new book is entitled "The Fortunes of Indigo Skye."