A Million Untold Stories with Author Cedar Pruitt
Oct 13, 2026
Online event
Journey into lyrical nonfiction with Cedar Pruitt in this webinar about weaving poetry about true stories into picture books.
Journey into lyrical nonfiction with Cedar Pruitt in this webinar about weaving poetry about true stories into picture books. There are a million untold stories out there. How do you find them? And then what do you do with that precious scrap of news story or note in a school curriculum? In this webinar, author Cedar Pruitt will share her lyrical nonfiction books and the process of creating them, as well as the power of the original source photograph, which she worked to include in her books. You will leave with a deeper understanding about how to uncover the bigger themes in the untold stories – the universal stories that humans never tire of telling. This event will be recorded, and a replay will be available for 30 days after the live event.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Virtual
7pm-8:15pm Eastern Daylight Time
$30 standard/$15 for premium members
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Cedar Pruitt’s debut book, FIRE FLIGHT: A WILDFIRE ESCAPE (illustrated by Chiara Fedele; Capstone, 2024) is a work of lyrical nonfiction and was named a Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College of Education. Her forthcoming book, WHAT MARCEL FOUND: THE INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY OF THE LASCAUX CAVE PAINTINGS, is also lyrical nonfiction. Illustrated by David Litchfield, What Marcel Found will launch from Beach Lane Books / Simon & Schuster, on 10/13/26 – webinar day! Deeply impacted by picture books in her childhood, she believes the stories that leave the biggest mark on the hearts of young readers are the ones that cultivate joy, empathy, and awareness. Represented by Mary Cummings of Great River Literary, Cedar is a presenter, educator, and active in the writing community, including 12×12 Challenge, SCBWI, and Storystorm . She is a member of the Boston Author’s Club and the New England Poetry Club. She holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University and lives in New England with her family.