12th Annual Young Authors’ Faire set for 4/21 at the MainPlace Mall

The Orange County Department of Education — Office of Academic Content presents The 12th Annual Young Authors’ Faires, on Sunday, April 21, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m., at the Westfield MainPlace, located at 2800 North Main Street, in Santa Ana.  The theme for 2013 is “Color Me Green.”

This free event celebrates literacy and the writing efforts of students K-12, and you may meet children’s authors, such as John Archambault, Neil Stephen Klayman, and Melissa Buell, and illustrators including Barrry Chung, Neil Klayman and Steve Gray. Kids Talk Radio will be there too. 

Young Authors’ Faire Contacts:

• Mary Funaoka, Ed.D., Language Arts Coordinator, 714/966-4322, mfunaoka@ocde.us
•  Allison Granger, Language Arts Coordinator, 714/966-4046, agranger@ocde.us
• Julie Escala, Administrative Assistant III, 714/966-4441, jescala@ocde.us

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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