kids

my speech to the ESLA young authors

Posted on March 18, 2026 by kentonkilgore

On March 17, I was the featured speaker at the annual Young Authors contest award ceremony, held by the Eastern Shore Literacy Association. The awards recognize the best poets and short-story writers in grades 1-12. I helped hand out the awards, and then afterwards, I signed books for any who Continue reading my speech to the ESLA young authors→

“is ‘stray cats’ ok for my kid?”

Posted on July 5, 2022 by kentonkilgore

I often tell people that I write books for young adults, and for adults who are still young. Sometimes, parents ask me if a particular book of mine, including the latest one, Stray Cats, is appropriate for their child. Understandably, most of them don’t want their kids exposed to certain Continue reading “is ‘stray cats’ ok for my kid?”→