This is an Advance Manuscript Critique with Sonja Thomas. You will provide a sample of your manuscript prior to the conference, and during this session, you will have an opportunity to receive feedback on this material.

Sonja Thomas writes stories for kids of all ages. Her debut novel, Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence, is an Oregon Book Award finalist, an Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor recipient, and a Washington State Book Award finalist. She's also a contributing author for Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic. Her latest middle grade novel Olive Blackwood Takes Action! received “Two thumbs up for this necessary novel about anxiety and self-advocacy” from Kirkus Reviews. Find out more at https://bysonjathomas.com/.