
Texas Writes in Wolfforth, TX
October 3 2026 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

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Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions focused on the craft of writing.
This month, our Wolfforth, TX, program will feature Chris Barton presenting “A Writer’s Guide to Research” and Jennifer Ziegler presenting “The World of Your Character”.
We’ll start at 10:00 AM CDT with our presentations and we’ll conclude with a conversation with both authors, moderated by Texas Writes Coordinator Becka Oliver.
We hope to see you there!
Each event is free and open to the public. Refreshments are provided. To pre-register for this event, contact the library at (806) 855-4150.
Chris Barton approaches research with a gusto that has paid off with the naming of four of his books to the Texas Library Association's Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List in recent years. Chris (www.chrisbarton.info) is the author of picture books including bestseller Shark vs. Train, Sibert Honor-winning The Day-Glo Brothers, and Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, celebrated on 21 state lists. His newest nonfiction books include Glitter Everywhere! (one of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2023), Moving Forward (a School Library Journal Best Book of 2022), and How to Make a Book (About My Dog). Chris and wife Jennifer Ziegler, author of Worser, live in Austin and co-host the children’s literature video series “This One’s Dedicated to…” He also serves as president of the Texas Institute of Letters.
Jennifer Ziegler is an author of over two dozen books of various genres and markets. Her latest novel, Worser, was named one of the best books of 2022 by the New York Times, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews. Other titles include How Not to Be Popular, Revenge of the Flower Girls, and Sass and Serendipity. Jennifer also serves on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA program on Writing for Children and Young Adults. When not writing or teaching, she can be found reading, exploring, making salsa, and trying to keep her Wordle streak going. Visit her at jenniferziegler.com.