Award Winning Author To Speak At Malvern School

MALVERN, PA -- Villa Maria Academy Lower School will host award-winning local author Jen Bryant on Tuesday, April 12.

Bryant will speak to students in grades 1-5 and will direct a writing workshop for 5th grade students.

She will talk to the girls about her writing process including the research she completes for both her non-fiction and historical fiction pieces. Her novels are told in verse, rather than prose, giving her work texture and creativity. She will share this writing style with the students in her presentation and through the writing workshops she will direct with 5th grade students.

A resident of Chester County, Bryant will talk about places and events likely familiar to the students adding a personal touch to the experience.

Books that she has written will be on display and available for order at Villa beginning the first week in March. Bryant will personalize these books for the students during her visit on April 12th.

Bryant has a BA from Gettysburg College, an MA from Arcadia University, and an Honorary Doctorate from Gettysburg College. She has also taught writing and Children’s Literature at West Chester University and Bryn Mawr College.