Dr. Katherine Higgs-Coulthard is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Past-president of ICTE, and a teacher consultant for the Hoosier Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. Dr. Higgs-Coulthard’s passion for story informs her research on the teaching of writing, her work as a teacher educator and YA author, and her advocacy for teen writers. In 2013, she founded the Get Inked Teen Writing Conference, which offers opportunities for teens to write alongside published YA authors. Her YA novel, Junkyard Dogs (Peachtree Teen, 2023), highlights issues of teen poverty and homelessness. |
Get Inked: A Writing Conference Just for Teens by Catherine Higgs-Coulthard
Space is limited!
*Need-based scholarships available
Held on the campus of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
- SEVEN Y/A authors, including NYT Bestselling Author Trang Thanh Tran, Tracy Bilen, Heather Meloche, Christine Webb, Kim Bartosch, Tracy Korn, and Kat Higgs-Coulthard (Hey, that’s me!)
- SEVEN additional experienced presenters/writers, including NY Editor Kortney Nash, Lisa Renfro, Cindy Williams Schrauben, Tammy Layman-Hall, Kate Spina, Megan Twietmeyer, and Gail Flynn.
- Attendees receive copies of two signed books
- Get Inked Notebook
- Lunch experience in the college dining hall (Did I mention latte and ice cream machines?)
Held virtually on Zoom
- EIGHT Y/A authors, including NYT Bestselling Author Trang Thanh Tran, Jean Alicia Elster, Barb Shoup, Mary Ann Moore, Christine Webb, Kim Bartosch, Heather Shumaker, and Kat Higgs-Coulthard (Hey, that’s me!)
- SEVEN additional experienced presenters/writers, including Professional Writing Coach, Erin Brown, Kate Spina, Alex Higgs-Coulthard, Cindy Williams Schrauben, Tammy Layman-Hall, Gail Flynn, and Storyteller Extraordinaire, Kevin Cordi.
- Attendees receive copies of two signed books
- Get Inked Notebook
- Shipping for books and materials is included
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Contact Kat Higgs-Coulthard, author of Junkyard Dogs and Associate Professor of Education at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN [email protected]