Speaker

Since age seven, Adora Svitak (deemed “a tiny literary giant” by Diane Sawyer on “Good Morning America has drummed up excitement about reading and writing. She is the author of the 2005 book Flying Fingers: Master the Tools of Learning Through the Joy of Writing. In February 2010, Svitak became the youngest person ever to present a TED talk. In February 2011, she received the NEA Foundation’s Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education, an honor previously bestowed on such luminaries as Bill Clinton and Jane Goodall. As a passionate advocate for youth voice, Svitak shares her kid’s-eye view on numerous issues as a guest blogger for The Huffington Post. This teenager maintains that even after years of writing, teaching, and giving speeches, she doesn’t plan on retiring soon, and still has decades to go.