Tag: Judy Blume

More than five hundred unique presentations by the world’s most influential writers are available in the KWLS audio vault, for use by educators, students, and readers worldwide. You can play many recordings immediately on our site, while others are available by request. Select a name from the index to begin, or browse our featured audio for highlighted selections with full liner notes.

This site also includes an online journal as well as information about the seminar, workshops, scholarships, and patrons circle.  Inimitable Judy Blume is a member of the Key West Literary Seminar Board of Directors.

Several selected recordings, such as the one below, include a brief introduction, with biographical information about the speakers and a summary of the material. We encourage educators worldwide to use these unique resources and share them with your community of readers.

David A. Kaufelt: “The Peter Pan Theory”

“I have a theory why we all live here—it’s called the Peter Pan theory. Freud said we’re at our most creative before we’re five years old. That’s where we are here. We wear shorts, we ride bicycles, we have the water, a great symbol of the unconscious, and we’re free to be children here and let our spirits go.”  ....

Below is a sampling of the treasures waiting to be discovered by aspiring children's writers.

Also, here you can find some masterful storytelling!