Chelsea AshleySep 21, 2016A History Lesson in WritingSince I was young, I knew I wanted to write stories. I would make up elaborate lies, not to get over on someone, but just to capture...
Seth GozarMar 2, 2016Tom Paine’s “Oppenheimer Beach”Before this year’s planning for Writers’ Fest began, I’d never heard of Tom Paine. As Élan’s Junior Fiction Editor, I’m quite ashamed...
Chelsea AshleyMar 1, 2016How Rilla Askew Bends Genres and TornadoesThere are some authors who are committed to only one genre, meaning that they live and breathe that genre and any other type of...