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Meeting the Newcomers to the ALAN workshop: Introducing Zach Smedley

10/14/2019

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Last week when I introduced one of the newcomers to the ALAN Workshop it was someone I knew. This is not the case with the the author Zach Smedley.  I can tell you that I can't wait to meet him. The sophisticated nature of his debut novel Disposing Nathan, might lead you to think you are dealing with an experienced author. I was surprised at how young Zach is and to find out how early he started writing.  

This novel is fantastic! I can't wait to be one of the 500 attendees who get to say " I meet Zach shortly after the publication of his furst novel at ALAN."  One of the great things about the ALAN Workshop is opening your box and browsing the covers. I am always interested in the books by authors I have never heard of before. You browse books a bit, you read the blurbs, you read a few pages and you settle in, waiting for the moment when you get to her a debut author talk about the new book.

As the current President, I have been fortunate to be able to read  quite a few debut novel over the past year. Can I tell you a secret? You are going to love the debut authors that will be attending this year. In addition, I have asked 
the publisher to put me in touch with some these authors in order to highlight a few "unknowns" before the workshop. Zach was one of the first to responded to my list of questions.  Below the photos I have attached a pdf of his answers. 

Have you registered for the conference yet. If you have registered for the ALAN Breakfast or the ALAN Workshop. Please follow the links found inside the ALAN webpage.

You will notice that I have given a review here, I have already based on the book to a local teacher. It needs to be in hands of kids. Besides, it is hard to be a starred review from Kirkus. Read the interview. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Get ready. He will be at the reception on the Sunday night before the workshop.
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An Interview with Zach Semedly

Until next time.
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Connie
10/14/2019 06:59:09 pm

I adore Zach, I had the opportunity to have dinner with him back in June and was impressed at what an amazing young man, who deserves the success he is experiencing.

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    Gretchen Rumohr is a professor of English and department chair at Aquinas College, where she teaches writing and language arts methods.   She is also a Co-Director of the UNLV Summit on the Research and Teaching of Young Adult Literature. She lives with her four girls and a five-pound Yorkshire Terrier in west Michigan.

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