Introducing Our Contest Judges

The Spark Freedom to Read Contest is underway, and entries are due no later than midnight on November 7.   For more details, click here:
http://sparkreadiness.blogspot.com/2012/09/enter-our-freedom-to-read-contest.html

Who will be judging our contest?  Not me!  I know way too many kids around here!  

I have assembled a very special panel of judges, all chosen for (1) their backgrounds in literature or law; (2) their writing and editing experience, and (3) their enthusiasm for the written word.  Find out more about each judge by clicking on the links below.

·       Lea Carol Owen

Carol is a partner in the Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Trial and Appellate Practice division.  She received her B.A. in English from Yale University and her law degree from Vanderbilt University.  Before obtaining her law degree, Carol was an English teacher. 
http://www.wallerlaw.com/Our-People/Carol-Owen

·       Sean J. Martin

Sean is a partner with Drescher & Sharp where he practices in the areas of personal injury and family law.  He received his B.A. in English and his law degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Sean is a fan of Shakespeare, Hemingway, and big game fishing.
http://www.dsattorneys.com/attorneys

·       Amy J. Everhart

Amy, owner of The Everhart Law Firm, counsels clients in the creative industries, entrepreneurs, inventors, business owners, and others with legal needs in the areas of trademark, copyright, entertainment, and the Internet.  Amy received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of North Dakota and her law degree from Vanderbilt University.  Amy's forthcoming novel All The Good Ones Are Gone will be available soon.
http://www.aeverhart.com/aboutattorneys.php

·       Joell Smith-Borne

Joell is the Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt University Press.   Joell received her B.A. in English from Anderson University.  Joell has been working as a writer, editor, and teacher of writing for over 20 years.

http://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/about

These judges can handle a challenge, so let's make their jobs tough.  Submit your best writing responses by November 7 and celebrate your freedom to read!