Author Visit News for the Week of Feb 6, 2007
0 views
Skip to first unread message
Marsha Skrypuch
Feb 6, 2007, 11:05:47 PM2/6/07
to authors...@googlegroups.com
Dear Teachers and Librarians,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the OLA Superconference! We hope you're now safely home and recuperated.
In this edition ...
-- We will introduce two new members.
-- We will tell you which GG winning author is coming to Toronto next week!
-- Our Meet the Author column returns.
-- Find out which boys' literacy author is coming to Windsor and London!
-- Find out who is signing at Reading for the Love of It in Toronto next week.
-- For those of you who were not able to make it to our session on the Do's and Don'ts of Author Visits, we're including our Author Visit Checklist.
-- Want to know who will be in your area in the coming weeks? Check out our updated listings!
-- Guess who has just been nominated for a readers' choice award?
-- And we have a question for you.....
_______________________________________________
Introducing Michael Kusugak
Valerie and Marsha are thrilled to announce that the amazing Arctic writer and storyteller, Michael Kusugak will be coming to Ontario for school and library readings March 19 to 31. He can do up to four one hour sessions in a day and is available weekdays, weekends and some evenings.
His rate is $350.00 per one hour session, but that amount includes his flight from Nunavut. Because Michael must travel from Rankin Inlet he needs a minimum of 30 sessions within a two week tour to make the trip feasible. The $350 hourly rate covers the cost of transportion for visits to either Ottawa or Toronto. For visits outside of those areas, additional standard public transit expenses would apply.
Michael is best known for his picture book, A Promise is a Promise, which he co-authored with Robert Munsch, and also Baseball Bats for Christmas.
Time slots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please hit reply to this message asap if you are interested in booking Michael Kusugak.
_______________________________________________
Introducing Silver Birch nominee, Adrienne Mason --
We are pleased to announce that BC author, Adrienne Mason, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools and libraries.
Adrienne’s book Skunks has been short-listed for the Silver Birch Express Award. New books in 2006 also include two titles in her Primary Physical Sciences series: Change It! and Build It! As well as being a freelance writer, Adrienne is the managing editor of KNOW: The Science Magazine for Curious Kids. Her books have been previously short-listed for the Silver Birch (Oceans) as well as the Red Cedar, Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, and are regularly noted as Our Choice selections by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
Adrienne will be visiting the Toronto area from May 10 – 16, 2007. Adrienne would love to plan a visit to your school or library. Her rate is $250 per session. Adrienne is comfortable taking transit in Toronto, but prefers to visit neighbouring schools on any given day.
_______________________________________________
Breaking news...
Ottawa author, Rachna Gilmore, GG winner for A Screaming Kind of Day and Violet Downey winner for Sower of Tales will be in Toronto to sign at the Love of Reading conference and is staying for two extra days to do readings.
She has --
two slots open on the afternoon of Feb 14th in Mississauga
and three on the 15th in Toronto
Hit reply to this message for further details.
_______________________________________________
Meet the author: Jo Ellen Bogart
Jo Ellen Bogart has enjoyed visiting lots pf places in Canada. Her two artist biographies feature Emily Carr from the west coast and Maud Lewis from the east coast. Jo Ellen finds both coasts fascinating and wants to visit them again and again. Maybe the salt air reminds her of childhood trips to Galveston, in her native Texas.
Jo Ellen is curious about many topics, especially the natural world, and she loves to research different kinds of animals. She and her family built a backyard fishpond where she has photographed the life cycle of the resident toads. Most of these amphibians are descendents of the three toads given to her years ago by author Jean Little. She also has a large koi who, along with his goldfish friends, winters in the basement freezer that has been lined and made into an indoor tank.
Jo Ellen’s latest book, Out and About with the Big Tree Gang, was co-authored by her daughter Jill, who also produced a bouncing baby boy last spring. The new book relates how the four furry friends (yes, two of them are skunks) have experiences that kids will recognize and relate to.
Newest among Jo Ellen’s creative endeavors is writing lyrics for children’s songs. She is working with singer/song-writer Eddie Douglas creating songs to set toes tapping and hands clapping. Jo Ellen has gotten kids, as well as grown-ups, up and dancing in her school presentations. A CD featuring a number of works with her lyrics and those of other Canadian children’s authors is slated for an early 2007 release.
Jo Ellen still has slots available this spring for school and library readings. For further details, simply hit reply to this message.
_______________________________________________
Reading for the Love of it...
Want to get a chance to meet some of our authors face to face? If you're attending the Reading for the Love of It conference in Toronto next week, you'll have a chance to say hello to the following authors:
Matt Beam -- 10am, Friday Feb 16th
Anne Dublin -- 10:30, Thur Feb 15th
*Rachna Gilmore -- 11:30am, Friday, Feb 16th
Marsha Skrypuch -- 10am, Thursday, Feb 15th
**Kathy Stinson -- 1pm, Friday, Feb 16th
* Rachna is available for 3 readings in Toronto on Feb 15th and 2 in Mississauga on Feb 14th. Reading fee and travel from Toronto only.
** Kathy is available for one reading in downtown Toronto mid-morning on Feb 16th. Reading fee only; no travel expenses.
_______________________________________________
Author Visit Checklist for Educators
We were thrilled with the positive response from teachers and educators that our session on author visits generated. For those of you who were not there, here's a handy checklist to help you plan for your author visits:
Provide your author with:
Contact name:
Name of school or library:
Address with directions or map:
Phone number:
Emergency phone (that the author can call while in transit):
Establish:
What time the author should get to the school.
Where the author should go to sign in.
How many students the author will have in each session/grade level.
Venue for the presentation (classroom, library, auditorium).
Specific topics/books you want the author to cover.
Number of presentations booked and cost per presentation.
Transportation cost.
Does the author charge GST?
Do you want the author to bring books for sale and autograph?
Will the author need you to provide a lunch? (Ask about allergies/restrictions)
Is there anything the author should know about parking restrictions at your school?
Are there any accessibility issues with the school or library that the author should know about and plan for? For example, is your school on a one-way street, or is there construction in the area?
_______________________________________________
Congratulations, Larry Verstraete!
Lost Treasures has been nominated for the 2007-2008 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award.
_______________________________________________
Our question for you:
Would you like a newsletter tailored for your region?
Our weekly newsletter is a generalized one and can take quite awhile to go through and we know that this is frustrating, especially for educators and librarians in outlying areas. If you would like a newsletter specifically for your area, we can do that.
Here's how it would work --
Select one contact person from your board or listserv to act as your liaison. That person should send us an email (simply hit reply to this message) outlining specific needs -- ie -- geographic area, and types of author visits you're interested in. Then whenever we have breaking news about someone coming to your area, we'll pass that on to you.
_______________________________________________
Good news!
Liam O'Donnell, boys' literacy author is coming to Windsor and London in early May!
Boys and literacy is a hot issue and Toronto author Liam O'Donnell, who writes graphic novels and comic books is one of the top presenters for this group. We have just found out that he is booked on May 2 in the Windsor area. He still has slots open around that time for a couple more Windsor readings. He also has openings for readings in London that same week, as well as openings for venues between London and Windsor.
Hit reply to this message if you'd like to book Liam.
_______________________________________________
Updated Author Availability: Readings outside of Toronto – on the dates given.
Helaine Becker-- Feb 13 and 1. Helaine also has one session open in the Ottawa area Feb 22/23, flight from Toronto has already been paid for.
Kathy Stinson -- Kitchener February 6, 13 & 20. One morning reading after recess each of these dates.
Gail Nyoka -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) Scarborough, Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Bradford - February 8 - 28
Robin Baird Lewis -- Cambridge - Feb 12 & 15 (afternoon) 13 (all day) and 16 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm.)
Nancy Belgue -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Sarnia, Windsor, Kingsville, Leamington
James Bow -- Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, London, Hamilton, Avon Maitland
Karen Krossing -- Southern Ontario
Jo Ellen Bogart -- Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Toronto, Burlington
Werner Zimmermann -- Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Brantford, Avon Maitland
Celia Godkin -- Kingston, Ottawa
Peggy Dymond Leavey -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) Trenton, Belleville, Coburg, Oshawa
Deb Lougheed -- Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Owen Sound
Curtis Parkinson -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Bancroft, Gravenhurst, Ottawa
Shane Peacock -- Trenton, Belleville, Oshawa
Marsha Skrypuch (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Brantford, London, Hamilton, Collingwood
Cora Taylor -- Sauble Beach
Gillian Chan -- Dundas, Ancaster, Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville
_________________________________________
Authors available in Toronto and surrounding area on the dates given.
Frieda Wishinsky -- (Red Maple 2007 nominee) Toronto and surrounding area February 12 to 16
John Wilson -- (Red Maple and White Pine nominee for 2007) February 10 and 11.
Gail Nyoka -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - February 8 - 28
The following authors are generally available in the Toronto:
The following authors are generally available for Toronto during January & February: LM Falcone (Silver Birch 2007 nominee), Natale Ghent, Robin Muller, Liam O'Donnell, Robert J. Sawyer, Martin Springett, Jan Thornhill, Matt Beam, Deb Lougheed, Helaine Becker (Silver Birch winner, 2006), Gillian Chan, Marsha Skrypuch (Silver Birch 2007 nominee), James Bow, Anne Dublin, Jo Ellen Bogart, Matt Beam, Laurel Dee Gugeler, Karen Krossing, Shane Peacock, Kathy Stinson, Werner Zimmermann
______________________________________________________________
For a complete list of our authors, please visit here and click on links to individual names for more information.
Do you have questions, comments or suggestions about this service? We’d love to hear from you!
All the best,
Marsha & Valerie
Authors' Booking Service
Connecting Canadian Creators and Educators
It was wonderful to see so many of you at the OLA Superconference! We hope you're now safely home and recuperated.
In this edition ...
-- We will introduce two new members.
-- We will tell you which GG winning author is coming to Toronto next week!
-- Our Meet the Author column returns.
-- Find out which boys' literacy author is coming to Windsor and London!
-- Find out who is signing at Reading for the Love of It in Toronto next week.
-- For those of you who were not able to make it to our session on the Do's and Don'ts of Author Visits, we're including our Author Visit Checklist.
-- Want to know who will be in your area in the coming weeks? Check out our updated listings!
-- Guess who has just been nominated for a readers' choice award?
-- And we have a question for you.....
_______________________________________________
Introducing Michael Kusugak
Valerie and Marsha are thrilled to announce that the amazing Arctic writer and storyteller, Michael Kusugak will be coming to Ontario for school and library readings March 19 to 31. He can do up to four one hour sessions in a day and is available weekdays, weekends and some evenings.
His rate is $350.00 per one hour session, but that amount includes his flight from Nunavut. Because Michael must travel from Rankin Inlet he needs a minimum of 30 sessions within a two week tour to make the trip feasible. The $350 hourly rate covers the cost of transportion for visits to either Ottawa or Toronto. For visits outside of those areas, additional standard public transit expenses would apply.
Michael is best known for his picture book, A Promise is a Promise, which he co-authored with Robert Munsch, and also Baseball Bats for Christmas.
Time slots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please hit reply to this message asap if you are interested in booking Michael Kusugak.
_______________________________________________
Introducing Silver Birch nominee, Adrienne Mason --
We are pleased to announce that BC author, Adrienne Mason, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools and libraries.
Adrienne’s book Skunks has been short-listed for the Silver Birch Express Award. New books in 2006 also include two titles in her Primary Physical Sciences series: Change It! and Build It! As well as being a freelance writer, Adrienne is the managing editor of KNOW: The Science Magazine for Curious Kids. Her books have been previously short-listed for the Silver Birch (Oceans) as well as the Red Cedar, Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, and are regularly noted as Our Choice selections by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
Adrienne will be visiting the Toronto area from May 10 – 16, 2007. Adrienne would love to plan a visit to your school or library. Her rate is $250 per session. Adrienne is comfortable taking transit in Toronto, but prefers to visit neighbouring schools on any given day.
_______________________________________________
Breaking news...
Ottawa author, Rachna Gilmore, GG winner for A Screaming Kind of Day and Violet Downey winner for Sower of Tales will be in Toronto to sign at the Love of Reading conference and is staying for two extra days to do readings.
She has --
two slots open on the afternoon of Feb 14th in Mississauga
and three on the 15th in Toronto
Hit reply to this message for further details.
_______________________________________________
Meet the author: Jo Ellen Bogart
Jo Ellen Bogart has enjoyed visiting lots pf places in Canada. Her two artist biographies feature Emily Carr from the west coast and Maud Lewis from the east coast. Jo Ellen finds both coasts fascinating and wants to visit them again and again. Maybe the salt air reminds her of childhood trips to Galveston, in her native Texas.
Jo Ellen is curious about many topics, especially the natural world, and she loves to research different kinds of animals. She and her family built a backyard fishpond where she has photographed the life cycle of the resident toads. Most of these amphibians are descendents of the three toads given to her years ago by author Jean Little. She also has a large koi who, along with his goldfish friends, winters in the basement freezer that has been lined and made into an indoor tank.
Jo Ellen’s latest book, Out and About with the Big Tree Gang, was co-authored by her daughter Jill, who also produced a bouncing baby boy last spring. The new book relates how the four furry friends (yes, two of them are skunks) have experiences that kids will recognize and relate to.
Newest among Jo Ellen’s creative endeavors is writing lyrics for children’s songs. She is working with singer/song-writer Eddie Douglas creating songs to set toes tapping and hands clapping. Jo Ellen has gotten kids, as well as grown-ups, up and dancing in her school presentations. A CD featuring a number of works with her lyrics and those of other Canadian children’s authors is slated for an early 2007 release.
Jo Ellen still has slots available this spring for school and library readings. For further details, simply hit reply to this message.
_______________________________________________
Reading for the Love of it...
Want to get a chance to meet some of our authors face to face? If you're attending the Reading for the Love of It conference in Toronto next week, you'll have a chance to say hello to the following authors:
Matt Beam -- 10am, Friday Feb 16th
Anne Dublin -- 10:30, Thur Feb 15th
*Rachna Gilmore -- 11:30am, Friday, Feb 16th
Marsha Skrypuch -- 10am, Thursday, Feb 15th
**Kathy Stinson -- 1pm, Friday, Feb 16th
* Rachna is available for 3 readings in Toronto on Feb 15th and 2 in Mississauga on Feb 14th. Reading fee and travel from Toronto only.
** Kathy is available for one reading in downtown Toronto mid-morning on Feb 16th. Reading fee only; no travel expenses.
_______________________________________________
Author Visit Checklist for Educators
We were thrilled with the positive response from teachers and educators that our session on author visits generated. For those of you who were not there, here's a handy checklist to help you plan for your author visits:
Provide your author with:
Contact name:
Name of school or library:
Address with directions or map:
Phone number:
Emergency phone (that the author can call while in transit):
Establish:
What time the author should get to the school.
Where the author should go to sign in.
How many students the author will have in each session/grade level.
Venue for the presentation (classroom, library, auditorium).
Specific topics/books you want the author to cover.
Number of presentations booked and cost per presentation.
Transportation cost.
Does the author charge GST?
Do you want the author to bring books for sale and autograph?
Will the author need you to provide a lunch? (Ask about allergies/restrictions)
Is there anything the author should know about parking restrictions at your school?
Are there any accessibility issues with the school or library that the author should know about and plan for? For example, is your school on a one-way street, or is there construction in the area?
_______________________________________________
Congratulations, Larry Verstraete!
Lost Treasures has been nominated for the 2007-2008 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award.
_______________________________________________
Our question for you:
Would you like a newsletter tailored for your region?
Our weekly newsletter is a generalized one and can take quite awhile to go through and we know that this is frustrating, especially for educators and librarians in outlying areas. If you would like a newsletter specifically for your area, we can do that.
Here's how it would work --
Select one contact person from your board or listserv to act as your liaison. That person should send us an email (simply hit reply to this message) outlining specific needs -- ie -- geographic area, and types of author visits you're interested in. Then whenever we have breaking news about someone coming to your area, we'll pass that on to you.
_______________________________________________
Good news!
Liam O'Donnell, boys' literacy author is coming to Windsor and London in early May!
Boys and literacy is a hot issue and Toronto author Liam O'Donnell, who writes graphic novels and comic books is one of the top presenters for this group. We have just found out that he is booked on May 2 in the Windsor area. He still has slots open around that time for a couple more Windsor readings. He also has openings for readings in London that same week, as well as openings for venues between London and Windsor.
Hit reply to this message if you'd like to book Liam.
_______________________________________________
Updated Author Availability: Readings outside of Toronto – on the dates given.
Helaine Becker-- Feb 13 and 1. Helaine also has one session open in the Ottawa area Feb 22/23, flight from Toronto has already been paid for.
Kathy Stinson -- Kitchener February 6, 13 & 20. One morning reading after recess each of these dates.
Gail Nyoka -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) Scarborough, Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Bradford - February 8 - 28
Robin Baird Lewis -- Cambridge - Feb 12 & 15 (afternoon) 13 (all day) and 16 (11:00 am - 2:00 pm.)
Nancy Belgue -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Sarnia, Windsor, Kingsville, Leamington
James Bow -- Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, London, Hamilton, Avon Maitland
Karen Krossing -- Southern Ontario
Jo Ellen Bogart -- Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Toronto, Burlington
Werner Zimmermann -- Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Brantford, Avon Maitland
Celia Godkin -- Kingston, Ottawa
Peggy Dymond Leavey -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) Trenton, Belleville, Coburg, Oshawa
Deb Lougheed -- Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Owen Sound
Curtis Parkinson -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Bancroft, Gravenhurst, Ottawa
Shane Peacock -- Trenton, Belleville, Oshawa
Marsha Skrypuch (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - Brantford, London, Hamilton, Collingwood
Cora Taylor -- Sauble Beach
Gillian Chan -- Dundas, Ancaster, Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville
_________________________________________
Authors available in Toronto and surrounding area on the dates given.
Frieda Wishinsky -- (Red Maple 2007 nominee) Toronto and surrounding area February 12 to 16
John Wilson -- (Red Maple and White Pine nominee for 2007) February 10 and 11.
Gail Nyoka -- (Silver Birch 2007 nominee) - February 8 - 28
The following authors are generally available in the Toronto:
The following authors are generally available for Toronto during January & February: LM Falcone (Silver Birch 2007 nominee), Natale Ghent, Robin Muller, Liam O'Donnell, Robert J. Sawyer, Martin Springett, Jan Thornhill, Matt Beam, Deb Lougheed, Helaine Becker (Silver Birch winner, 2006), Gillian Chan, Marsha Skrypuch (Silver Birch 2007 nominee), James Bow, Anne Dublin, Jo Ellen Bogart, Matt Beam, Laurel Dee Gugeler, Karen Krossing, Shane Peacock, Kathy Stinson, Werner Zimmermann
______________________________________________________________
For a complete list of our authors, please visit here and click on links to individual names for more information.
Do you have questions, comments or suggestions about this service? We’d love to hear from you!
All the best,
Marsha & Valerie
Authors' Booking Service
Connecting Canadian Creators and Educators
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages