Novelist and Seattle resident Stephanie Kallos, author of the best-selling “Broken For You” and “Sing Them Home,” will speak at The Overlake School in Redmond at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, in Discovery Hall.

The free public lecture caps the school’s annual Writer’s Symposium.

Kallos’ short fiction received a Raymond Carver Award and a Pushcart Prize nomination. “Broken for You” (2004) was a “Today Show” book club selection and won the Washington State and PNBA Book Awards. Her second novel “Sing Them Home” (2009) is a Pacific NW Independent Booksellers bestseller and was named one of the 10 Best Books of 2009 by Entertainment Weekly. You can read more about her at www.stephaniekallos.com.

The Overlake School is located at 20301 NE 108th St., Redmond. For more information, visit www.overlake.org or call (425) 868-1000.