AUTHOR VISITS
Virtual or In-person
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Photo credit: Rebecca Morrison
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I love to leave the solitude of my writing desk and talk to readers in person or virtually! I've been visiting schools in person since 2002 and virtually since 2009 for a grand total of far more than 100 visits. Where in the world have I visited? Check out the map I made at the bottom of my home page.
I offer several programs for students in grades K-5 (and occasionally visit preschool classrooms as well). I'm also happy to customize my program to fit the needs of your class or audience. For details, click on any of the programs below.
Wondering about my availability? What would I charge for the visit you have in mind? Need a program recommendation for your group? What format works best for your audience and budget? For current info and all other queries, simply fill out the form on my "Contact" page. And please include the following: 1) how did you hear about me 2) name of your school and 3) your city and state.
I offer several programs for students in grades K-5 (and occasionally visit preschool classrooms as well). I'm also happy to customize my program to fit the needs of your class or audience. For details, click on any of the programs below.
Wondering about my availability? What would I charge for the visit you have in mind? Need a program recommendation for your group? What format works best for your audience and budget? For current info and all other queries, simply fill out the form on my "Contact" page. And please include the following: 1) how did you hear about me 2) name of your school and 3) your city and state.
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FREE Mini Virtual Visits
I offer one free, 15-minute "introducing the author" virtual visit each month. During this mini visit, I will pop into your classroom or library, introduce myself, read a bit, and answer questions about the writing process or any of my books. I offer multiple Mini Virtual Visits on World Read Aloud Day! Check Upcoming Events to see if I'm available for your preferred month.
Requirements for free visits: Share at least one of my books with students in advance AND send me a photo of our visit.
I offer one free, 15-minute "introducing the author" virtual visit each month. During this mini visit, I will pop into your classroom or library, introduce myself, read a bit, and answer questions about the writing process or any of my books. I offer multiple Mini Virtual Visits on World Read Aloud Day! Check Upcoming Events to see if I'm available for your preferred month.
Requirements for free visits: Share at least one of my books with students in advance AND send me a photo of our visit.
Programs for Younger Students
(K-3rd grade)
Cooking a Book
“Amy’s Cook a Book presentation was a wonderful opportunity for my students to
hear about the writing process from an inspiring author. Now my students are
eager to cook a book of their own!”
— Nicole Morin, 1st grade teacher, Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, MA
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An Egg-cellent Program "Amy Sklansky captivates the students (and teachers) with her real-world experiences about becoming a published author as well as scientific experiments that WOW! Her Eggs-periments and Cooking a Book presentations are both 'something to crow about!'" — London DeMare, Givens Elementary in Webster Groves, MO |
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Programs for Older Students
(3rd grade and up)
From Inspiration to Bookstore Shelf
"Both years you talked about each step of the writing process, which I love,
and that definitely makes an impact on my students! We are working through
the revision stage right now and their eyes got huge when you said you make
changes 10-15 times."
— Sarah Brynsaas, Teacher, John Cline Elementary in Decorah, IA
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"I've never met a real published author before, and it was neat to not only hear an author speak to us about her writing, but to actually come in and work with us and teach us some techniques she uses to write poetry. It was really amazing."
— 4th Grader, The John Cooper School in The Woodlands, TX NOTE: Short poetry program also available for 1st and 2rd graders |
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Photo credit: ©2011 The Principia/Kindra Holmsley
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DOWNLOAD these files for details about book ordering and In-Person Author Visits.
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