Kern Carter was born in Trinidad and raised in Toronto, Canada. He is a single father to a teenage daughter, who he had when he was a teenager, himself. Kern is the author of the recently published YA novel Boys And Girls Screaming (DCB/Cormorant Books) and the forthcoming MG novel, Is There A Boy Like Me (Scholastic/2024). He has previously self-published two titles.
Kern is also the creator of CRY Magazine, a digital platform for writers to share the joys and frustrations of being creatives. CRY has built a community of thousands of emerging writers who feel empowered to be vulnerable within a safe and compassionate environment.
My presentation is titled FROM PASSION TO PAPER and will discuss the following:
- My journey from self-published author selling thousands of novels to securing an agent and earning my first publishing deal
- Finding and building community, both online and off and its importance to my career
- How to build a writing career without tens of thousands of followers
My workshop is called WRITERS ARE SUPERSTARS
Description:
TV, movies, video games, music, books - writers are at the centre of it all and author Kern Carter is going to show students how they can be superstar writers.
My workshop is called WRITERS ARE SUPERSTARS
Description:
TV, movies, video games, music, books - writers are at the centre of it all and author Kern Carter is going to show students how they can be superstar writers.
