Saturday Kids Events

A full day of programs for children and teens is slated for Saturday, September 13 at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival.
Books aren’t what they used to be. You can find a story in a graphic novel, a comic, even the internet. You can buy a story, print it, hear it, and even make one up yourself. The Carolina Mountains Literary Festival is celebrating all the ways we read.
Kids of all ages are invited to participate. Learn about new and exciting books from an editorial panel of high schoolers.
On Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, the festival will highlight award winning novelist Alan Gratz, author of Samurai Shortstop, and Something Rotten, a contemporary young adult murder mystery based on "Hamlet." Graphic novelist Mark Kneece and comic book creators from Hardway Sudios will also present. These sessions target teens, not necessarily fuddy-duddy adults or elementary aged students.
For the younger set, the world famous art school, Penland School of Crafts, will hold a workshop on book and paper making on Saturday morning. Miller will also present on the topic of her book Monsters and Water Beasts: Creatures of Fact or Fiction.