Highlighted Events This Week in Wicomico Schools

April 8-10
Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival
Salisbury University

The annual Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival at Salisbury University will highlight outstanding authors and books and will engage many Wicomico schoolchildren in learning about literature. The festival begins on Thursday, April 8, with the Environmental Literature Festival from 6-9 p.m. with author Michael Buckley (The Sisters Grimm series, NERDS series) presenting at 6 p.m. and signing at 7 p.m., along with winners of the Green Earth Book Awards. At 7 p.m., winners of the 2010 Eastern Shore Young Authors and High School Young Authors contests will be honored, followed by a presentation by author Peter Gould.

Also on Thursday, author Peter Gould will conduct a writing workshop at Mardela High School from 8-11 a.m. From 1-2:30 p.m., Mardela will host author Michael Buckley, who will conduct an assembly for sixth-grade students. These author visits are taking place in conjunction with Salisbury University's 2010 Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival. 410-677-5142.