Jill Kalz, the new artist-in-residence at the Cultural Center in New York Mills, will give a poetry reading for the public this Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
Kalz is the author of more than 70 titles for children, including the Tuckerbean beginning-reader series and the picture book “Farmer Cap” (Pfeffernut County series).
She was a finalist for the 2008 Minnesota Book Awards, where she was also winner of the Readers’ Choice Award and an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award.
In addition, Kalz has also published poetry in the Nebraska Review, the Ohio Review, Cream City Review, and other magazines.
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Her short story “Last Call” was a runner-up for Minnesota Monthly’s Tamarack Award. Kalz works as a children’s book editor and lives in Minnesota.
