40TH annual Phoenix festival features 'big fish' author.

• Position: INSPIRING EDUCATION

A host of creative writers came together as part f the 40 th Annual Phoenix Festival, including special guest Daniel Wallace, the J. Ross MacDonald distinguished professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

More than 100 students from area high schools, as well as HPU students, participated in the festival--which each year offers them the chance to submit works of poetry and fiction. Judges view the works and offer constructive criticism.

Wallace is best known for his novel, Big Fish, which was made into a film by Tim Burton. His...