Author Patrick Jones, a Flint native who now calls Minneapolis Home, will help lead 47 Monroe High School students in the “Spring into Writing” Writing Marathon at Monroe High this Thursday (April 30.) 

“These are students who love to write and volunteered to spend a day dedicated to improving their craft,” said MHS English Teacher Carol Sliwka who is coordinating the event.  “Plus we get the chance to work that day with a real live author who will talk about what it takes to be an author and who will write with us. 

“This also will be a time to jump start our thinking and creativity and maybe write something a little different,” Mrs. Sliwka said. 

Mr. Jones is a former librarian who now is known for writing fiction for teens, particularly teens who don’t like to read.  He has written nine books and about 100 articles and essays. 

Monroe High School students will have numerous chances to write all day long and when the daylong-exercise is concluded, each student will submit one piece of writing to be included in the Writing Marathon Anthology.