This year’s story is Whisperroot: A Hushwood Tale. It’s a journey about reclaiming your voice and of how memories linger. It’s a story of Ainela, Zosia and the other girls who were judged unworthy and taken away, their fates a mystery to the townspeople. Until a silent girl dares to enter the Hushwood and memory stirs.

Enjoy the video excerpt below. You can also sign up for the monthly newsletter AMONG THE HUSHWOOD LEAVES: the path from silence to story to read more about the progress, the writing process, the characters, and the hushwood world.