Barri L. Bumgarner
ADDRESS:5510 Arrowwood Drive, Columbia, MO 65202 • 573-814-1611
E-MAIL: barribum@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.barriLbumgarner.com
BOOKS: Dregs, a young adult novel, already considered for a Gateway nomination and as an ALA notable book. 8 Days, a cross-over adult sci-fi novel, meeting requirements for 9th grade and up. Short Story "Retribution" included in Mysteries of the Ozarks, Vol. II. Barri has also written an adult psychological thriller (Slipping, Dec. 2005). Currently contracted to write a teacher's edition of a teenager's flash fiction collection titled: Lessons in a Flash, with a foreword by reading workshop guru Cris Tovani. Also published in Well Versed, 2005 & 2007, Every Day is Father's Day, Missouri Teacher's Write, Byline's Desk Calendar, andRock Springs Review.
Magazines: School & Community, Family, CoMo, Something Better, and many others.Poetry in over 20 anthologies
SPEAKING FEE:Negotiable. Fee schedule is flexible per travel expenses and length of presentation
PRESENTATIONS: As a former teacher and a full-time author, Barri speaks on numerous topics, ranging from motivating kids to write to workshops for writers. For a complete listing, visit her website at www.barriLbumgarner.com
Lynda S Burch
ADDRESS:11293 Briarstone Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63126 • 314 843 8517
E-MAIL:lyndasburch@att.net
WEBSITE:http://www.lyndasburch.com
BOOKS: 4 Published- Weather or Not! SUMMER Weather or Not! WINTER, Weather or Not! SPRING, Weather or Not! FALL The New Alphabet Songbook, The Adventures of Wally Pendergast the Penguin, World Traveler and Bon Vivant! 16 more musical e-books are scheduled for publication Fall 2004.
SPEAKING FEE:Travel expenses and fee per presentation negotiable
PRESENTATIONS: Creating Musical E-Picture Books, literature festivals; general writing for children and adults; how I write nonfiction; how to write fiction workshops, motivational speech for authors, how to maximize your e-potential.
J. B. Cheaney (Janie)
ADDRESS: P. O. Box 634, Bolivar, MO 65613
E-MAIL: jbcheaney@alltel.net
WEBSITE:http://www.jbcheaney.com
BOOKS: Wordsmith: a Creative Writing Course for Young People; Wordsmith Apprentice; Wordsmith Craftsman; The Playmaker (novel); The True Prince (novel)
AWARDS: Notable Book--National Council for Social Studies and Children's Book Council; Ten Best First Young-Adult Novels (Booklist); New York City Library Recommended Book for the Teen Age
SPEAKING FEE: Negotiable, depending on distance traveled and number of presentations within the same geographical area
PRESENTATIONS: Introduction to Shakespeare; Performing Shakespeare (both my novels are about the Elizabethan Stage); Creative Writing Workshops; Writing Poetry
All presentations adaptable for grades 4-8
For more information, see her website at.
Angela Chostner
ADDRESS:2853 Accomac, St. Louis, MO 63104
WEBSITE: www.achostner.com
BOOKS: Illustrator of "Remembering Mama"
a picture book dealing with a young girl's loss of her mother ISBN 0-8066-4352-8 ©2002 Augsburg Fortress
Angela illustrates for the children's market. She has created artwork for children's magazines, websites and youth-oriented companies. Her work has appeared in Scholastic News, Concordia's Happy Times and Missouri Conservationist's Outside In. One of her favorite jobs was directing an art camp for kids.
SPEAKING FEE: Prefer grades K-5 fee: $75 for 1st hour, $50 for second, subsequent hours
PRESENTATIONS:HOW TO ILLUSTRATE A STORY- a journey from scribbly drawings to dummy books and finished illustrations.
MAKING MEMORY BOXES- "Remembering Mama" art activity using collage. Create a special box in memory of a loved one, a friend who moved away, summer camp memories or whatever you wish. Supply list available. BOOKMARK MANIA-art activity using mixed media.Create your own unique bookmark inspired by garden creatures or carnival tales. Supply list available.
Sue Ford
Writing for children as Susan Uhlig, for adults as SM Ford
ADDRESS:14595 S Rene Street Olathe, KS 66062-8862 • 913-782-1353
E-MAIL: sue@susanuhlig.com
WEBSITE: http://www.susanuhlig.com
BOOKS:THINGS LITTLE KIDS NEED TO KNOW, Our Child Press, 2000. Hardback, $16.00, ISBN 0-9611872-9-8.
LINDSEY HITS THE CLUB, a novel for ages 7-10, New Canaan Publishing Company, Inc., 1999. ISBN 1-889658-17-0.
Over 100 magazine sales for children and adults.
SPEAKING FEE: $75/hour; $350/day; mileage negotiable
PRESENTATIONS: I share recent published works, where ideas come from, how stories/articles are marketed, and I do exercises with the kids on "showing versus telling." Program length: 45 minutes1 hour.
FOR ADULTS: "The Nuts and Bolts of Writing for Children, and "Publishing 101, "Writing for Magazines, magazine rights, reselling, why to write for magazines; "The Sandwich of Critique, and "Swift Fiction, "How to,s of Storytelling" and public speaking in "Dragged to the Podium.Professional Affiliations: SCBWI, former SCBWI WA/N ID Regional Advisor
Rachel Crandell
ADDRESS:1128 Weidman Rd. Town and Country MO 63017 • 314-878-8427
E-MAIL: rwcrandell@aol.com
WEBSITE: www.rainforestrachel.com
BOOKS: Two stories in the children's anthology Six Inches to England, 2001
Andover Green Book Publishers, Alton, NH.
Hands of the Maya, Henry Holt Publishers, NY 2002.
AWARDS: National Eco-Educator of the Year 1994, Environmental Teacher award from Ladue Garden Club 2001.
SPEAKING FEE: $100-$500 depending on how much you want
PRESENTATIONS: Individual classroom author visits including discussion about journaling, photographing, inspiration, writing process, revising, editing and getting published.
Hour long slide presentation "Living with Maya Indians" for large groups.I wear traditional Maya dress and bring samples of weaving, basketry and slate carving as described in Hands of the Maya. As a classroom teacher for 29 years I naturally bring along lots of authentic visuals to help the experience be memorable.
Claire Garden
ADDRESS:1404 Gary Street Columbia, MO 65203 • 573-443-5253
E-MAIL: clairenova@juno.com
WEBSITE:http://home.centurytel.net/proste/garden/
BOOKS: Child of the Wild Wind, Electric eBook Publishing,Powell River, B.C., Canada, 2003.Under contract: Moons and Junes, Books Unbound.Published poems: 17 published in various publications, including Lyrical Iowa.(Claire Garden is my pseudonym. Most of my work was published under my birth name Carole Van Wyngarden or former married name Carole Oleson.)
Published essays and articles: 10 published in various periodicals and academic publications.
SPEAKING FEE: Negotiable. Free within Columbia.
PRESENTATIONS: Reading from either my published novel or unpublished short stories.Talk about such writing topics as creating characters, writing dialogue, working out a plot, regular work habits, getting other writers' feedback
Louise A. Jackson
ADDRESS: 2550 S. Brentwood Blvd, Springfield, MO 65804
E-MAIL:ljackson@att.net
WEBSITE: http://www.louiseajackson.net
BOOKS:Grandpa Had a Windmill; Grandma Had a Churn, Over On The River, Gone To Texas: From Virginia to Adventure (Eakin Press, 2003)
I am a skilled presenter with years of serving as a visiting author and language arts/reading consultant. I generally present to schools, public or private, or for library programs. I also talk to parent groups, home schooling groups, librarians, and Girl Scouts. In addition to being a children's writer, I have a doctorate in education with a specialty in reading and writing, so I can talk about "Being a Writer," "How to Get Ideas for Writing," "How to Foster Your Child's Love for Books," etc. Since the new book came out, I have also been making presentations to librarians on the topic "Bridging the Gap Between Children and Historical Fiction" and to children on how to write historical fiction and how Gone To Texas came to be written. I bring appropriate display materials, including an actual 150-year-old clock weight, some genuine Texas diamondback rattlesnake rattles, and a classoom-sized recipe for "Deaver's Freight Wagon Stew."
For further information, please check out my website.
Veda Boyd Jones
ADDRESS:505 W. 34th,Joplin, MO 64804 • 417-623-8422
E-MAIL:vbjones@cableone.net
WEBSITE:www.vedaboydjones.com
BOOKS: 28 books include 19 for children. Among them are historical novels for middle grade including The New Citizen. Biographies for children include Thomas Jefferson, Selena, Ernest Hemingway, Ewan McGregor, and a new one on President George W. Bush due out fall, 2002.
Publications:Magazines: Highlights for Children, Cricket, Humpty Dumpty, Children's Digest, The Writer, Writer's Digest, and others.
SPEAKING FEE:negotiable, but travel expenses and fee per presentation
PRESENTATIONS:Where do you get ideas for young authors awards ceremonies and literature festivals; general writing for children and adults; how to write nonfiction; how to write fiction workshops.
Constance Levy
ADDRESS: 58 Frontenac Estates, St. Louis, MO 63131-2602 • 314-432-5821 (fax 432-5822)
E-MAIL: constlevy@hotmail.com
BOOKS: I'm Going To Pet a Worm Today, 1991; A Tree Place, 1994; When Whales Exhale, 1996; A Crack in the Clouds, 1998; all Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster.
Magazines: Cricket, Spider, Creative Classroom
Awards: Lee Bennet Hopkins Honor Award for Excellence in Children's Literature, 1999; Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Award, 1994; NCTE Notable Book in Language Arts, 1995 and 1999; American Booksellers "Pick of the Lists" 1991 and 1998;William Allen White Award Nominee (Kansas), 1994 and 1996; Bank Street College "Children's Books of the Year" 1994; New York Public Library's select 100 titles for Children's Books, 1996.
SPEAKING FEE: Will discuss privately
Grades: All grades through 6th (7th may be included in some cases)
PRESENTATIONS: We explore and play with poetry for pleasure and other rewards--readings, interaction, writing.