Fifth grade Heritage Elementary school student, Michael Dooley, won the prize for best fiction in our NaNoWriMo contest this year.
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If you are interested in having Claudia Whitsitt visit your school in the near future, please find information below. To schedule a visit, contact Claudia at claudiawhitsitt@gmail.com.
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SCHOOL VISIT INFORMATION: As a Michigan author and former teacher, I offer a (50-60 minute) presentation to students of grades 4-8, either in a small or large group format.
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I began the journey of writing middle grade historical fiction at the request of my last few classes. They hounded me to write a story they could read, and Between the Lines was the result.
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Congratulations Linnea! She is the winner of the National Novel Writing Month competition we conducted in her classroom this year, writing 4,696 words in one month.
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Students at Heritage Elementary published a book with cover art and synopsis for their NaNoWriMo fiction!
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My name is Claudia Whitsitt and I’m a Michigan author and former teacher. I offer a (50-60 minute) presentation to students of grades 4-8, either in a small or large group…
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I’ve been blessed by the reviews for Between the Lines, but many of the reviews that touch me the most come from my young readers.
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It won’t be long now! The anticipated release date for BETWEEN THE LINES is March 20, 2015. Here’s the story: Hattie Percha meets bad luck at every turn.
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Between the Lines tells the story of three girls who become friends during the racially-charged aftermath of the 1967 Detroit Riots.
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The first winner of the NaNoWriMo scene contest is…drumroll, please…Emily McCullouch. This polished and poised 5th grade student of Heritage Elementary School wrote over 11,000 words in the month of…
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NaNoWriMo, the program that encourages all writers to complete a novel in the month of November, is over. One hundred twenty two fifth grade students from Heritage Elementary School in Saline
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Today was the official NaNoWriMo kick-off for one-hundred twenty 5th grade students at Heritage Elementary School in Saline, Michigan. Their goal? To write one million words in the month of November.
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“I grew up in northwest Detroit and attended Catholic school. I was the oldest and only girl in a family of six children. Yes, that means I have FIVE brothers,” stated Claudia Whitsitt.
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Thanks to Doug Bornemann for inviting me to participate in this Blog Hop and encouraging me to think about why I’m writing what I am and how it fits into this big wide world I somehow forget I live…
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John Norman Collins was convicted of premeditated murder in the first degree of Karen Sue Beineman on August 19, 1970, a week before I began attending Eastern Michigan University.
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Dad wanted me to share this with the world. Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I skipped out of the house and rolled down the backseat window, just to let my hair blow in the breeze and slap my face when we hit
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Yesterday was a big day. Huge, in fact. It was the day that the sixty-four 5th graders had the chance to meet their favorite heroine, CRACKERS!
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In celebration of the cover reveal for INTERNAL ISSUES, I’m answering reader questions, an author reveal of sorts. Call it a behind the scenes interview, a tell-all if you will.
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