Marjorie Hodgson Parker, an award winning author, speaker and Clay County resident, will be at Midway on Thursday, Oct.11 to speak to elementary students about writing.
In conjunction with her visit, the school will hold a writing contest for Kindergarten through sixth grade students. The winner in each grade will have lunch with Parker that day at school to discuss tips on becoming an even better writer.
Parker has 4 young reader books published: Fun Devotions for Kids, Jellyfish Can’t Swim, Assault, the Crippled Champion and David and the Mighty Eights.