We're here all summer!

[Valerie Sherrard]

Dear Teachers and Librarians,  

 

What a year it’s been!  And now, we’ve come to our final newsletter until September!  However, we will be checking our mail throughout the summer and will be happy to help you with your fall booking needs at any time.  Our response time may be a little slower, but should never be more than a few days.

 

Also, please note that we’ll both be away the end of this week, so messages will not be answered until early next week – thanks for your patience.

 

We send very sincere wishes to all of you for a safe and happy summer.

 

Important: Please remember to send messages to a...@authorsbooking.com.   If you use the reply button instead, your message may not reach us. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Have you visited our web site or blog yet?  The summer is the perfect time to check us out! 

 

Did you know that we represent about 100 top notch authors and illustrators?

 

See the full list by clicking "Our Presenters" on our web site: www.authorsbooking.com

 

And our blog, with lots of cool information, is here: http://authorsbooking.blogspot.com

 

Still to come ...

 

Bits of News

Author Availability Section with our Virtual Visit Line-up for Fall

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Bits of News

 

Congratulations to:

 

Linda Bailey!  Stanley's Wild Ride has won the 2009 California Young Reader Medal.

 

Alma Fullerton! Libertad has won the OLA Golden Oak Award!

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FALL VISITS! Ask us about possible subsidies!

 

Coming from Out-of-Province:

 

Valerie Sherrard:  Available September 22 - 25 following the Eden Mills Festival.

 

Margriet Ruurs:  Visiting the GTA from September 28 – October 2. 

 

David Poulsen: Visiting various parts of Ontario October 19 – 23. 

 

kc dyer: Visiting the GTA in October. 

 

Karen Bass: Visiting the GTA and surrounding areas October 15 to 23

 

Joan Galat: Visiting the GTA in early November.

 

Don Aker to visit the GTA in November: available for school visits on the 11, 12 and 13.

 

The following ABS members will be offering Virtual Visits as of this fall.

 

Don Aker

Tara Anderson

Linda Bailey

Matt Beam

Helaine Becker

Jake Berkowitz

Marina Cohen

kc dyer

L.M. Falcone

Alma Fullerton

Joan Galat

Natale Ghent

Vicki Grant

Nate Hendley

David Jardine

Laura Langston

Anita MacArthur

Carol Matas

Mahtab Narsimhan

Karen Patkau

Monique Polak

Margriet Ruurs

Richard Scrimger

Valerie Sherrard

Jocelyn Shipley

Lesley Simpson

Art Slade

Allan Stratton

Gail Sobat

Marsha Skrypuch

Meg Tilly

Robert Weston

 

Watch for details this fall!

 

Ontario Members Now Accepting 2009 - 2010 School Year Bookings!

These members are listed by their usual locations in order to help you figure out approximate travel costs when booking them. Contact us to ask about dates.

GTA: Matt Beam, Helaine Becker, Veronika Martenova Charles, John Chipman, Marina Cohen, Ray Conlogue, Anne Dublin, Hadley Dyer, LM Falcone, Andrew Feindel, Alma Fullerton, Natale Ghent, Nate Hendley, Karen Krossing, Jennifer Lanthier, Deb Loughead, Paul Matthews, Robin Muller, Mahtab Narsimhan, Hal Niedzviecki, Gail Nyoka, Karen Patkau, Richard Scarsbrook, Jocelyn Shipley, Lesley Simpson, Martin Springett, Patricia Storms, Allan Stratton, Edo Van Belkom, Jessica Westhead, Frieda Wishinsky and The Royal Pest Team (Anita Reynolds MacArthur and Karen Roy).

Oshawa/Kingston corridor: Tara Anderson, Wallace Edwards, Celia Godkin, Peggy Dymond Leavey, Shane Peacock, Richard Scrimger, Robert Sutherland, Allan Stratton, Jan Thornhill, Joe Weissmann

Ottawa/Montreal: Rachna Gilmore, Monique Polak, Jill Murray, Alexander Herman

Hamilton/Guelph/Waterloo: Robin Baird Lewis, Jo Ellen Bogart, James Bow, Gillian Chan, Svetlana Chmakova, Marsha Skrypuch, Kathy Stinson, Janet Wilson

North of Toronto: Alma Fullerton, Curtis Parkinson, Cora Taylor, Eric Zweig

Sarnia/Leamington/Windsor: Nancy Belgue

LONDON NIAGARA LIST:

Lynne Kositsky is now living in Vineland! In addition to presentations to older students, Lynne and her husband are offering a special half hour presentations for JK, K and SK. Their fee for these shorter sessions is half their hourly rate -- $150.00 for a half hour program.   

 

Authors who will travel to the London/Niagara Falls areas (contact us for more details): Helaine Becker, Nancy Belgue, Jo Ellen Bogart, James Bow, Marina Cohen, Hadley Dyer, Andrew Feindel & Paul Matthews, Alma Fullerton, Gail Nyoka, Vicki Grant, Karen Krossing, Shane Peacock, Richard Scarsbrook, Richard Scrimger, Valerie Sherrard, Marsha Skrypuch, Kathy Stinson, Allan Stratton, Janet Wilson, John Wilson, Frieda Wishinsky.

 

Save on Travel Costs for these dates and locations:

 

Celia Godkin is available for readings in the GTA on November 9 and 10. 

 

Shane Peacock is available in Whitby on October 21.

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This service is absolutely free to schools and libraries.

 

You are welcome share this newsletter with colleagues and to post it to your professional forums and listservs.

 

We've done the groundwork to help make your author visit hassle free.  Let us know how we're doing and how we can improve this service!

 

Marsha & Valerie

 

If, for any reason, you have difficulty reaching us at ABS, please contact either of us at home.  Valerie: val...@nbnet.nb.ca  Marsha: mar...@calla.com