Author Jennifer Wolf Kam visited Dodd to conduct a writer's workshop. She also discussed her first novel and winner of the National Association of Elementary School Principals National Children's Book of the Year Award, "Devin Rhodes is Dead," with eighth-grade students. Wolf Kam presented tips for effective writing, led the students through a series of writing exercises, and answered questions about her novel and experiences as an author.
The visit was designed to supplement students' classroom lessons in creative writing and give them the opportunity to personally interact with the author of one of the works they read during the school year.