This morning, representatives from the Mississippi Book Festival and Atmos Energy gathered on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol, where Atmos Energy presented a donation of $7,500 to the Mississippi Book Festival.
Marshall Ramsey, two-time Pulitzer nominated cartoonist, and Dr. Kathleen Grigsby, an Elementary Division Assistant Superintendent for Jackson Public Schools, spoke at the event, a testament to the Mississippi Book Festival and Atmos Energy’s shared commitment to promoting children’s literacy.
Atmos Energy’s generous donation will sponsor the festival’s “Turn the Page” event with Marshall Ramsey. Turn the Page is the festival’s year-round student initiative that kicked off last fall, in which acclaimed authors are invited into schools around the state to engage in-person with students, in an effort to encourage young people to create and shape their own stories.
For the first time, there will be a Turn the Page event on the day of the Mississippi Book Festival—September 14, 2024—amongst the 50+ panel discussions also taking place that day. This Turn the Page event will feature Marshall Ramsey and take place in the Children’s Workshop Room in Galloway Church.
This programming will begin with story time, during which Ramsey will read his latest book, followed by a storyboarding workshop, which will teach aspiring young storytellers how to sketch a story scene by scene.
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