Award-winning author Kathryn Lasky joins Clay Stafford for an inspiring conversation about building a lifelong writing career across genres and audiences. She reflects on her journey from children’s and fantasy fiction to adult work inspired by real life, sharing encouragement for writers to keep evolving and creating.
Short and Scary: Writing Thriller and Noir Short Stories
In this session, authors discuss writing crime stories at shorter lengths, how they approach pacing and tension, and whether they see their work as thriller, noir, or something in between. Panelists also share how they came to the short story form and why it continues...




