Young Authors Conference Impact Report

From the 2023
March / May conferences:

20% of students were in 4th grade, 38% in 5th grade, 16% in 6th grade, 15% in 7th grade, and 11% in 8th grade.

On a scale of 1-5, 90% of students rated Young Authors Conference as 4 or 5.

86% of students had never attended the Young Authors Conference and 94% of students that attended want to come back next year.

96% of students said the Young Authors Conference encouraged and challenged them to be better writers.

98% of students said the Young Authors Conference gave them new strategies, ideas, and skills to become better writers.

94% of students left the Young Authors Conference understanding that strong writing skills are important in life.

Students said…

“Thanks for the opportunity to learn about writing!”

“I loved the time I spent writing here!”

“Learning about cultural representation is very cool and I’m glad this gave me the opportunity to know more about how to use it.”

“I wish I could do all the different sessions!”

“It was really fun being a college student for a day!”

“This really got my mind thinking, thank you!”

“It was awesome and now I want to be an author.”

Teachers said…

“My kids loved every session they went to!”

“I could not attend as many sessions as I desired! All 10 sessions I sampled were valuable.”

“Wonderful opportunity for kids – very well coordinated and great system for navigating a complicated building. Thank you!”

“Fabulous engagement from all the presenters – the keynote, and the sessions.”

“Speakers/authors were very engaging – you can tell they love what they do and love sharing it with the kids.”

“The kids were amazing – so creative and so brave to share their ideas, words, and stories! It’s truly inspiring!”