Student authors meet fundraising goal to publish two pandemic inspired novel thanks to author Stephen King I always want to encourage kids who want to write. Plus, giving back makes a better world. We need that now, said Stephen King to NEWS CENTER Maine. Author: Sean Stackhouse (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:09 AM EST February 9, 2021 Updated: 9:54 AM EST February 11, 2021
LEWISTON, Maine Students in the Author Studies program at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston are one step closer to fulfilling their dreams of becoming published authors, thanks to a generous donation from one of Maine s most famous writers.
According to school officials, the program received a $6,500 donation from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation in order to publish two novels written by the students alongside school volunteer, author, and director of the Author Studies program Gary Savage.
According to good ol Wikipedia, his books have sold over 350 million copies.
He was born in Portland, raised in Scarborough and Durham, Maine, and studied at the University of Maine in Orono.
I blame King for the majority of my nightmares as a child. My older brother suggested I join him for a showing of The Shining at the ripe age of six. I don t think I ve ever been right since.
According to Boston.com, a group of young writers at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston, Maine, are following in King s footsteps.
The site states their story Fletcher McKenzie and the Passage to Whole,” is about a boy from Maine. The 290-page manuscript is described as pandemic inspired .