February 14
One hour presentation on STEM and the magic of science. For Homeschool Day
Louisburg, KS

March 18-19
7pm Presenters Banquet (March 18)
9am - 3pm (March 19)
Ottawa University
Ottawa, Kansas

Sponsored by Franklin County Reading Council

March 28
2:00 pm
Book signing with fantasy authors Tui Sutherland and Sage Blackwood
Newtonville Books
10 Langley Rd, Newton Centre, MA 02459
(617) 244-6619

Personally autographed books available at this location.

March 28
2:00 pm
Book signing with fantasy authors Tui Sutherland and Sage Blackwood
Water Street Books
125 Water St, Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778-9731

Personally autographed books available at this location.

Author reading and book signing.
Barnes and Noble: Zona Rosa Branch
8625 NW Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 505-3355

Personally autographed books available at this location.

100th Anniversary Banquet.
Presenter: Children's Nonfiction Awards
Chicago, IL

Presentation on puzzles and codes for visiting school district
Barnes and Noble: Zona Rosa Branch
8625 NW Prairie View Rd, Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 505-3355

Personally autographed books available at this location.

Schedule to be announced.
Fourteen locations throughout the state of Connecticut
For more details contact www.Move-Books.com

4pm
Jack Jackter Intermediate School
215 Halls Hill Rd, Colchester, CT 06415
860-537-9421

12:30-3pm
Community Room
Thomaston Public Library
248 Main Street, Thomaston, CT 06787
Contact: Children's Department 860-283-4339

June 13 - 10am
Friends of Beacon Falls Library
to be held at
St. Michael Church Lyceum, 25 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls

Also appearing: Tui Sutherland -- NYT's best selling author of the Wings of Fire Series (and many others)

International Literacy Association (ILA)
(Formerly International Reading Association - IRA)

Workshop: The 37 Flavors of Nonfiction
with award winning authors:
Pat Newman, Kelly Milner Halls and Larry Dane Brimner

3-4pm
America's Center
St. Louis, MO

Action and Adventure Panel
ALAN Conference at NCTE
Minneapolis, MN
Details will follow

April 3
Keynote for graduate students and staff
Watson Literacy Center
Park University
Parkville, MO

April 24
Guest Speaker: Awards Ceremony
Letters About Literature Missouri State Library
Jefferson City, MO

May 6
Discussion of Mount Everest and writing Nonfiction
Elementary students
Barnes and Noble: Zona Rosa Branch
Kansas City, MO

October 16
Full day of presentations for elementary students
Park University
Parkville, MO

October 16
Conference presentations for Graduate students and teachers
Watson Literacy Center
Park University
Parkville, MO

November 19
Celebrity Waiter
Science Pioneers annual breakfast and fundraiser
Kansas University Edwards Campus
Overland Park, KS

"The Circulatory System"
K-2 presentation and book signing
March 5, 2011

Barnes and Noble - Zona Rosa
Kansas City, MO

Awards Ceremony Speaker and Workshops on Writing
Lee Summit Young Authors Event
March 22, 2011
8am - 9pm

Lee Summit, MO

Afternoon Keynote Speaker
"Connecting the Dots: Science Experiments"
March 24, 2011
9am-4pm

Mid-America Library Alliance Professional Development Workshop
Country Club Christian Church
6101 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO

http://www.kcmlin.org/html/spring2009calendar/wc20110324.html
also featuring Ollie Bogdon, NASA Resources

Missouri Library Association State Convention

1. S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering Math)
2. Panel on Multicultural literature.

Theme: Connecting the Dots:
Workshop on conducting science experiments with inexpensive materials:
October 13-14, Salina, Kansas

NonFiction Book Blast - Panel Discussion
"Science Experiments: Connecting the S.T.E.M. Dots
American Library Association Annual Convention
New Orleans, LA

Click for workshop description

Start school with new booktalks and activities from ten nonfiction authors: April Pulley Sayre (Rah, Rah, Radishes), Kelly Milner Halls (In Search of Sasquatch), Deborah Heiligman (Charles and Emma), Loree Griffin Burns (The Hive Detectives), Carla Killough McClafferty (The Many Faces of George Washington), Christine Taylor-Butler (Magnets), Shirley Duke (You Can't Wear These Genes), Darcy Pattison (Prairie Storms), Carla Mooney (Explorers of the New World) and Anastasia Suen (Read and Write Sports). (Handouts).

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
John Fiske Elementary
Kansas City, KS

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Whittier Elementary
Kansas City, KS

March 5, 2009
Read Across America Week
Sunny Point Elementary School

April 3-5, 2009
Missouri Writers Guild Conference
Cape Girardeau, MO

April 10, 2009
Who's the Villain?
MidContinent Library - Blue Springs
11am-12pm

April 17, 2009
Spring Hill Intermediate School
Spring Hill, KS.

April 25, 2009
AACBWI First Annual Writers Conference
Charlotte Hilton Hotel Charlotte, NC.

May 12, 2009
Who's the Villain?
MidContinent Library - Antioch branch 7-8pm

July 12, 2009
Panel Discussion - Nonfiction in the Classroom.
American Library Association
Chicago, IL

October 26, 2009
Who's the Villain?
MidContinent Library - Boardwalk branch
8656 N. Ambassador Drive, KCMO 64154
7-8pm

November 9-16, 2009
Workshops on Everest conducted for 18 schools over 5 days.
Lee Summit School District

November 11, 2009
"Sacred Mountain: Everest"
MidContinent Library Homeschool Expo
Midwest Genealogy Center
3440 S. Lee's Summit Road, Independence, MO
On stage at: 10:15 am

November 15, 2009
I Love To Write Day
Johnson County Library
Lecture and youth writing exercises
(location and time to be announced)

November 18, 2009
Who's the Villain?
MidContinent Library - Blue Springs North branch
850 NW Hunter Drive, Blue Springs, MO 64015
2-3pm

December 18, 2009
Holiday Reading
Kansas City Library Plaza branch
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
7pm - 8pm
(surprise appearance from Santa and Mrs. Claus!)

March 15, 2007
Speaker
River Read Literature Festival
Park University
Parkville, Missouri

April 20-22, 2007
Missouri Writers Guild 92nd Annual Conference
St. Charles Convention Center
St. Charles, Missouri

April 28, 2007
Keynote Speaker
WriterHouse Writers Conference
Park University
Parkville, Missouri

May 4, 2007
What Do Writers Do?
MidContinent Library - Platte City Branch
Platte City, MO

May 6, 2007
Keynote Speaker
Columbia Writers Association
Columbia, Missouri

May 19, 2007
Kansas City Literacy Festival
On the Plaza at Nichols and Jefferson Roads
Kansas City, Missouri

May 22, 2007
Winds of Change Radio Show
5:30pm on Gospel 1590 -- KPRT
www.secondwindcc.com

July 14, 2007
Breakfast with the Authors
The Reading Reptile Bookstore
Kansas City, MO
www.readingreptile.com

July 15-21, 2007
Faculty Member
Highlights Foundation 1-week Retreat
Chautauqua Institute, NY
www.highlightsfoundation.org
Classes: Writing Early Readers, Editing for Authors, Working with Packagers.

August 22, 2007
noon - 1:30pm
Truman Medical Center (East)
Lee Summit Road
Lakewood, MO
www.tmc.org

August 27, 2007
noon - 1:30pm
Truman Medical Center (West)
25th & Holmes
Kansas City, MO
www.tmc.org

September 7-8, 2007
Early Reading Workshop
Northern Ohio SCBWI - Annual Conference
Cleveland, Ohio
www.nohscbwi.org

September 25, 2007
Winds of Change Radio Show
5:30pm on Gospel 1590 -- KPRT
www.secondwindcc.com

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
7:30 am - 11:30 am
Career Day
Allen Village Charter School
Kansas City, MO

October 27-28, 2007
F1rst Pages Writing and Revision Workshop
Diastole House
Kansas City, MO
(advance registration required.)

Monday, February 7, 2005 and
Thursday, February 17, 2005
North Rock Creek/Korte Elementary
Kansas City, Missouri

Thursday, March 10, 2005
River Read Literature Festival
Park University
Parkville, Missouri

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Blenheim Elementary School
Kansas City, Missouri

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Reading First Celebration
Manuel Tech High School
Truman Road, KCMO
4pm - 7pm
I'll be signing copies of "A Mom Like No Other" at the Scholastic Booth.

Wednesday, June 8, 2005
11am-12pm, Story Hour and book signing
"A Pony to Love"
Barnes and Noble - Zona Rosa
8625 Northwest Prairie View Road,
Kansas City, Missouri.

Friday, October 7, 2005
2:30-4:30pm
Workshop Instructor:
"If I Knew Then What I Know Now"
Breaking into Children's Publishing - Fact and fiction
Maple Woods Community College
Kansas City, Missouri.

The workshop will cover the basics of writing for children - determining genre, solicited versus unsolicited submissions, the value of critiques, how to approach editors and agents, researching the market, what happens before, during and AFTER the sale.

Participants are requested to bring two copies of the first 5-10 pages of a sample manuscript, the name of their "dream" editor, a sample cover letter, and be prepared to discuss how and why they chose (or want to target) a specific publisher. If time permits we will read and discuss individual projects.

Thursday, October 13, 2005
Family Fun Night
Blenheim Elementary School
Kansas City, Missour
i 5:45-6:45pm

Monday, November 21, 2005
Reading is Fundamental
Faxon Montessori
Kansas City, Missouri