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Name: Janie
W. Bird, Ph.D Address: 10104 (P.O. Box), Wilmington, NC 28404 Phone: (704) 299 - 3555 e-mail: eslbooks@bellsouth.net Biographical Information: Janie Bird is an author and teacher. she earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a masters degree in Language Arts from Queens University and a doctorate in Reading Education from the University of South Carolina. Books In Print: Freddy in North Carolina: Historic Sites - Freddy, a bichon frise dog, and his friend Ava, a young girl, learn the history of North Carolina as they work their way across the state stopping at 19 different historic sites. The book is written in Spanish and English in the same volume. Freddy in the City: Memorable Monday - Also written in Spanish and English, this title is a walking tour of uptown Charlotte, NC. Programs/workshops offered: Q & A book and author program and signing (with dog, perhaps) Teacher workshop - suggestions on using this resource effectively Age/grade level of preferred audience: Grades 4-8 Fees: Book orders of $50+ - no fee |
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Name: Frances
O'Roark Dowell Address: 2739 Spencer Street, Durham, NC 27705 Phone: (919) 489 - 7114 e-mail: fdowell@mindspring.com website: www.francesdowell.com Biographical Information: Frances O'Roark Dowell is the author of Dovey Coe (winner of a 2001 Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award); Where I' Like to Be; The Secret Language of Girls; Chicken Boy (an ALA Notable Book and the NCTE Notable Book); Phineas L. MacGuire ...Erupts! and Phineas L. MasGuire...Gets Slimed! Her novel Shooting the Moon will be published in January 2008. She has a BA from Wake Forest University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts,Amherst. She lives in Durham, NC, with her husband and two sons.
Books In Print: Dovey Coe; The Secret Language of Girls; Where I'd Like to Be; Chicken Boy; Phineas L. MacGuire ...Erupts!; Phineas l. MacGuire...Gets Slimed! Programs/workshops offered: Where will I go? Due to family obligations, I prefer visiting schools within driving distance of my home, but will consider traveling further if two or more school visits in one area can be scheduled. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Fees: A half day visit (two morning sessions plus lunch with students and/or faculty): $500 plus all travel and lodging expenses. A full day visit (two morning sessions, two afternoon sessions, plus lunch with sstudents and/or faculty, and a book-signing if desired): $1000 plus all travel and lodging expenses.
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Address: P.O. Box 11, Jamestown, NC 27282 Phone: (336) 454-1957 e-mail: ebel@northstate.net website: www.juliaebel.com Biographical Information: Julia Taylor Ebel is author of Addie Clawson, Appalachian Mail Carrier (Parkway Publisher's 2003), Walking Ribbon (Viewpoint Press), and Orville Hicks: Mountain Stories, Mountain Roots (Parkway Publishers). Much of her research and inspiration for writing comes from the North Carolina mountains near Boone. Nature, family and culture history provide subjects. Over 30 of her nature poems have been published in children's magazines, including Cricket, Spider and Pockets. For 14 years, she has taught renewal classes for GTCC on various aspects of juvenile literature and reading with children. She also tutors privately. Programs/Workshops Offered: Available for School Visits Presentations on Addie Clawson, Appalachian Mail Carrier, can include
Books In Print: Addie Clauson, Appalachian Mail Carrier; Walking Ribbon; Orville Hicks: Mountain Stories, Mountain Roots. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Fees: $300 - $500 (Negotiable) for schools. Travel expenses may be added.
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Name:Jack E.
Fryar, Jr. / Dram Tree Books
Address: P.O. Box 7183, Wilmington, NC 28406 Phone: 910- 538-4076 e-mail: dramtreebooks@ec.rr.com website: www.dramtreebooks.com Biographical Information: Jack Fryar is a life-long resident of southeastern North Carolina, born and raised in Wilmington. He has been a professional writer and publisher since 1994. In 2000, he founded Dram Tree Books, a small publishing house whose titles tell the story of coastal North Carolina's vivid and exciting history. Jack has been a professional sports announcer and a radio announcer, and founded The Writer's Roundtable writer's conference at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Books In Print: The Coastal Chronicles Volume I, The Coastal Chronicles Volume II, and A History Lover's Guide to Wilmington & The Lower Cape Fear. In the The Young Reader’s Series of North Carolina History, Jack wrote The Battles for Fort Fisher, "King George and Broadswords!" The Battle at Widow Moores Creek, and Pirates of the North Carolina Coast. He co-authored The Story of Brunswick Town & Fort Anderson with Franda D. Pedlow. Jack also edited Blue Tide Rising: A memoir of the Union Army in North Carolina by Major General Jacob D. Cox, Lossing’s Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution in the Carolinas & Georgia by Benson J. Lossing, and Derelicts, by James Sprunt. Programs/workshops offered: I am capable of speaking on a wide range of topics related to North Carolina history, especially as it applies to the Cape Fear region and the North Carolina coast. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Fourth grade and up, although I'll talk to any. Fees: Travel/lodging costs if beyond 50 miles - otherwise the only fee is that I be allowed to sell books. |
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Name: Phyllis
Goldman/ Allosaurus Publishers Address: P.O. Box 10245, Greensboro, NC 27404 Phone: (336) 292-6999 Fax: as above e-mail: ally@infionline.net website: www. allosauruspublishers.com Biographical Information: Books in Print: North Carolina Series: North Carolina's Adventures, Mysteries, Legends and Ghost Stories North Carolina's Mountains,Piedmont, & Coastal Plain North Carolina African American History & Culture North Carolina Native American Legends and Folklore North Carolina's Economy, Industry & Environment Science: Science...Non-Fiction Other Social Studies Titles: Writing is the Write "Right" Thing to Do!
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Address: 2320 New Hope Church Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: (919) 942-4732 E-mail: scgbooks@aol.com Fax: (919) 942-1846 Website: www.visitingauthos.com Biographical Information: Stephanie Greene is the author of more than 15 books for children, including early readers, chapter books, and middle grade novels. She is a graduate of Vermont College with a MFA in writing for children and young adults. She is the Regional Advisor of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Books in Print: Her new book Christmas at Stony Creek published in the fall of 2007 is now available. For other titles visit: http://www.visitingauthors.com/books/greene_stephanie_books/greene_stephanie_books.html Full information about her books, biography, programs, and fees can be found on www.Visitingauthors.com Age/grade level of preferred audience: Grades 1-5. |
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Address: 7012 Tanbark Way, Raleigh, NC 27615 Phone: (919) 848-3858 E-mail: heyeswaters@mindspring.com website: www.eileenheyes.com Biographical Information: Eileen Heyes is the author of two middle-grade novels, O'Dwyer & Grady Starring in Acting Innocent ( a finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award for juvenile mysteries) and O'Dwyer & Grady Starring in Tough Act to Follow. Her nonfiction books for young adults have been honored by the New York Public Library, the Child Study Council, and the Society of School Librarians International. A professional journalist for 28 years, Eileen has taught journalism to elementary and middle school students and supervised two student newspapers. She wrote a children's book review column for The News and Observer from 1995 through 2001. Books Available: O'Dwyer & Grady Starring in Acting Innocent; O'Dwyer & Grady Starring in Tough Act to Follow Programs/Workshops Offered: How to Become an Author in 10 Easy Steps. From the idea through the completion of a draft — is that 10 steps? Well, no. Actually that’s just Step One. As they learn the stories behind Eileen’s books, students get their questions answered about the rest of the authoring process, including revision, contracts, editing, illustration, book design, promotion, and finally the arrival of the royalty check. All ages. Character: The Foundation of Narrative. Good writers know that plot grows out of character, not the other way around. Students learn to create original characters and then use the characters to launch a compelling, well-structured story. (Teachers have fun participating, too.) See a five-day lesson plan outline and study materials. Grades 4-12. You’re a Poet, and You Know It. Students practice looking inside and outside themselves to find imagery, metaphor, and meaning ... but that’s just the beginning. They then learn to use the poet’s revision tools of assonance, consonance, rhyme, meter, and more to polish first rough efforts into lyrical gems. See a five-day lesson plan outline. Grades 4-12. Quick Course for Student Journalists. Interviewing, writing, editing, design basics, and ethics. How to launch a successful student newspaper, or improve an existing one. See a newspaper scavenger hunt for students and a business plan outline for launching a student newspaper. Grades 6-12. YOU Dunnit! How to Write a Mystery. Choose the crime, create heroes and villains, lay the clues -- but don’t reveal the solution until the end. Students learn the not-so-elementary art of finding good ideas, developing a plot, maintaining suspense, and turning it all into a page-turning mystery story. Grades 9-12. ***** For all programs except How to Become an Author, length is adaptable, from a one-hour overview to a weeklong residency. Fees: 2007-08: Per hour $200 Bonus with weeklong residency — Presentation or book signing at school bookfair in the same school year, no extra charge. Related travel, $1/mile one-way, outside 50-mile radius.
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Address: 1104 North Overlook Drive, Greenville, NC 27858 Phone: 252-321-0512 e-mail: childwriter@yahoo.com website: www.elizabethmcdavidjones.com Biographical Information: It is no accident that THE NIGHT FLYERS, the first of Elizabeth Jones' American Girl History Mystery novels, is set in Currituck, on the coast of North Carolina. Ms. Jones has lived all over the state—from the mountains to the piedmont to the sand hills and "down east" in Greenville, where she now resides. Ms. Jones was born in South Carolina, but moved to Raleigh, NC as a toddler. She attended Appalachian State and graduated from East Carolina University in 1981. Her first career was social worker, then full-time motherhood. During these years, she taught herself the craft of writing and managed to sell stories and articles to top-notch children's magazines such as Highlights, Cricket, Children's Digest, and Turtle. Desiring professional training, Ms. Jones returned to East Carolina and enrolled in the Creative Writing track in the English Department there. In 1996, she received her M.A. in Literature and afterwards taught at East Carolina and Pitt Community College in Greenville. Ms. Jones' historical piece on the Woolworth sit-ins, "The Sit-ins That Shook Up the Nation," was named History Feature of the Year by Highlights in 1998, and her first novel, THE NIGHT FLYERS, won the 1999 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Juvenile Mysteries, and is a Scholastic Book Club selection. GHOST LIGHT ON GRAVEYARD SHOALwas a 2003 Agatha Finalist. Her other books, all historical mysteries, are SECRETS ON 26TH STREET, WATCHER IN THE PINEY WOODS, and MYSTERY ON SKULL ISLAND. Her newest book is PERIL AT KING'S CREEK, a 'Felicity" mystery, due out in Mrch 2006.Ms. Jones' stories and plays have also appeared in American Girl magazine. Since July of 2000, she has been writing full-time, as well as teaching writing classes for both adults and children. Books Available: New! Peril at King's Creek: A Felicity Mystery (American Girl) The Night Flyers; Secrets on 26th Street; Watcher in the Piney Woods; Mystery of Skull Island; Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal A Traitor in Williamsburg is due out in 2008. Study Guides available on website for all titles Programs/workshops offered: See my website under School and Library visits Age/grade level of preferred audience: 3rd grade - 8th grade Fees: Varies from $700 to $1000. |
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Name:
Karen Lee
Address: 300 Castle Hayne Dr., Cary, NC 27519 Phone: 919-290-2623 e-mail: karen@leeillo.com website: www.leeillo.com Biographical Information: Karen is a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design, in Ohio. She spends her days painting pictures and writing stories. She spends her evenings with her illustrator husband and their two children in Cary, NC. More of her artwork may be seen on the covers of Highlights magazine (August 2006 and February 2007). Books In Print: One Odd Day - Sylvan Dell Publishing One Even Day - Sylvan Dell Publishing ABC Safari - Sylvan Dell Publishing Programs/workshops offered: I do a 50 minute brainstorming session to develop a story based on a main idea word. ABC Safari - Discover what it takes to make great illustrations in this 1 hour interactive classroom workshop. Track a brainstorm: Learn how to generate ideas for writing and illustration in a 1 hour classroom workshop. Show & Tell and Read Aloud: Karen shows her pictures, the class tells what's happening in them. (Prek-1)
Age/grade level of preferred audience: 2 - 7
Fees: $150.00 per 50 minute classroom workshop; $250 for two workshops and one assembly; $500.00 full day (4 workshops plus assembly). |
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Name: Kelly Starling Lyons Address: P.O. Box 1341, Durham, NC 27702 Phone: 919-656-0298 Fax: (360) 937-9898 e-mail: kelstar71@aol.com website: www.kellystarlinglyons.com Biographical Information: Kelly Starling Lyons is a freelance writer and children's book author whose mission is to transform moments, memories and history into stories of discovery. Her books include chapter book, NEATE: Eddie's Ordeal, and One Million Men and Me, a picture book that explores the Million Man March through the eyes of a girl who was there with her daddy the day black men made history. Lyons, an accompliished journalist, has written essays and hundreds of articles that have appeared in publications such as Ebony magazine, the News & Observer, Syracuse Herald-Journal, the Christian Science Monitor and Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul. She lives with her husband and daughter in Raleigh, North Carolina and facilitates a book club for African-American girls. Visit her website www.kellystarlinglyons.com Books In Print: Eddie's Ordeal - published by Just Us Books One Million Men and Me - Just Us Books publisher Programs/workshops offered: PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR CHILDREN: Bringing Black History to Life How many times have you heard kids groan about history lessons? In this multimedia presentation, students get plugged in through activities like learning how black history inspired Kelly’s books, exploring the role young people played in the civil rights movement, looking at compelling images from the past, singing freedom songs, hearing a reading of Kelly's picture book, One Million Men and Me, and acting out a pivotal scene from her chapter book, NEATE: Eddie’s Ordeal. Grades 3-8. Finding Your Voice Kelly has dreamed of being an author since she was a child. In this workshop, she takes your students on her journey from writing poems in school to becoming a freelance writer and children's book author. She talks ideas, revision, writer's block, publishing. Kelly brings early drafts of stories, rejection letters and more to give kids a peek into a published writer's world. Just as Kelly's stories are inspired by memories, history and every-day moments, students will learn how to mine their lives and surroundings for ideas too. Kelly will leave them with a list of markets they can try. Grades 3-8. Book Talk Let Kelly lead your students in a fun workshop about NEATE: Eddie's Ordeal (grades 4-8) or One Million Men and Me (K-5). She will share the story behind the book, talk about the history that inspired it, engage students in discussing themes, answer questions and offer related writing/art projects. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Grades 2 - 7 Fees: Negotiable |
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Name:
Brian Martin Address: 6005 Bramblewood Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 Phone: (919) 395-5218 e-mail: service@nclegends.com website: www.nclegends.com Biographical Information: Martin has been making films since he was 13 years old. He holds a degree in communications and a Masters in Instructional Technology. Martin enjoys mystery and suspense films and spent 5 years working with the Halloween film series. He currently teaches video production and film analysis at Broughton High School in Raleigh. Film Available: North Carolina Legends DVD Programs/workshops offered:
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Name: Carole
Marsh Address: 1016 Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 Phone: 770 486 9781 E-mail: carole@gallopade.com Website: www.carolemarshmysteries.com Biographical Information: http://www.gallopade.com/client/client_pages/marsh_bio.cfm Carole Marsh is a renowned award-winning children's author. Founder and CEO of Gallopade International, headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia, Carole is the creative force behind the more than 15,000 educational materials Gallopade currently publishes. Founded in 1979, Gallopade has spent over 25 years building a reputation as a leading source for educational products. Many of her children's fiction books are set in popular and historic locations around the country and around the world, which helps young readers comprehend their history and make connections to their role as citizens in preserving that history. Learning Magazine awarded Gallopade International and its Carole Marsh Mysteries Series with the Teacher's Choice Award for the Family. This popular series, initiated from Carole's own children's request for her to write books for kids, is aimed at readers ages 6-14. Carole Marsh's ever-increasing nationwide readership is a testament that her motto "givem' what they want to read" is truly a secret for success. The author's instinctive kid-friendly approach makes both reading and learning fun. Gallopade customers include children, parents, teachers, schools, libraries, school supply outlets, bookstores, museums, gift shops, and all who serve them! In Print Titles relating to North Carolina:
The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate Programs/workshops offered: 1) Virtual Carole Marsh author visit DVD (includes visit, Questions and answers, Writing Tips for Kids, author reading and more) = FREE 2) Carole Marsh Mysteries - Mystery maestro speaking, reading, hand-outs Age/grade level of preferred audience: 3rd and 4th grades Fees: $600 and travel expenses for #2 program option.
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Name: Consie
Powell
Address: 5208 Olive Road, Raleigh, NC 27606 Phone: (919) 851-1320 e-mail: consbuff@earthlink.net website: www.consiepowell.com, www.wincbooks.com Biographical Information: Consie Powell grew up in California, where animals and the out-of-doors were her constant companions. She went to college in Minnesota, graduating witha B.A. in Fine Arts, and went on to earn a Master's degree in Elementary Education. Her graduate work steered Consie into the creation of art and stories for young people. Marriage to her biologist husband added opportunities to be involved with scientific research and to continue a life centered on the natural world. Consie has written and illustrated A Bold Carnivore: An Alphabet of Predators,Old Dog Cora and the Christmas Tree, Amazing Apples, Leave Only Ripples: A Canoe Sketchbook, The First Day of Winter. She has illustrated Who Lives in the Snow? by Jennifer Berry Jones, Baby Bear Isn't Hungry by Michael Elsohn ross, A Day in the Salt Marsh by Kevin Kurtz, and Wolf Song by Mary Bevis. Consie illustrates, designs, edits and occasionally writes the North Carolina WILD Notebook, a monthly young readers' feature in Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. She has created illustrations for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, the NC Zoo, and numerous scientific publications. Consie lives in Raleigh with her husband, Roger, and their 2 dogs. They have an animal-loving daughter, Virginia, now grown and on her own. Books In Print: NEW Baby Bear Isn't Hungry; A Day in the Salt Marsh; A Bold Carnivore: An Alphabet of Predators (newly republished in hardback and paperback) Leave Only Ripples: A Canoe Country Sketchbook; The First Day of Winter; Old Dog Cora and the Christmas Tree; Who Lives in the Snow?; ; Amazing Apples; ; Wildlife in North Carolina magazine monthly feature North Carolina WILD Notebook Programs/workshops offered: My school and library presentations usually share the experience of creating a picturebook, starting with the initial idea, and following it through the various stages of creation, culminating with a finished book. As writer and illustrator, I can share a broad perspective of both the writer's and illustrator's work. I bring samples of early drafts of writing and illustrating, as well as materials used for illustrations and samples of finished artwork. Additional areas that can be included or concentrated on, as they pertain to my books: keeping a field sketchbook with written notes and sketches; nature journaling (broadly reaching: biology/natural history, language arts/writing, art, etc.) acrostics as a style of writing; artwork sketches as rough drafts. Age/grade level of preferred audience: ages 9, 10, and 11; grades 3, 4, 5 Fees: $750 for a full day session (up to 4 presentations of a 45-minute program), $400 for a half day session (up to 2 presentations of a 45-minute program), plus mileage for locations outside the Triangle area. |
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Address: 3601 Meadow Drive, Morehead City, NC 28557 Phone: 252-247-5436 Fax: 252-240-3037 E-mail: broberts@ec.rr.com Biographical Information: Bruce Roberts is former Director of Photography and Senior Photographer at Southern Living Magazine in Birmingham, Alabama. Before joining Southern Living he was a member of the legendary early 1960s photo staff of The Charlotte Observer, which pioneered the use of the 35-mm camera and natural light for newspaper photography. During this time he received numerous awards for his photography in state and national competitions. Bruce freelanced for Time Life Books, Sports Illustrated, as well as both Time and Life Magazines. His photography as appeared in a number of books including Where Time Stood Still: A Portrait of Appalachia, picked by the New York Times as one of the best children's books for 1970, The Face of North Carolina, and You Can't Kill the Dream. For over twenty years lighthouses have become his favorite subject. His renowned lighthouse photography has appeared in hundreds of books and magazines including Southern Lighthouses and American Lighthouses. He has been co-author and illustrator of several southern ghost books including Lighthouse Ghosts. Bruce is also a recipient of the "Keeper of the Light" award from the American Lighthouse Foundation for his preservation work as co-founder of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society. Bruce and and his wife Cheryl Shelton Roberts live in Morehead City, NC, and enjoy visiting the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Books In Print: Lighthouse Families (Lighthouse Publications); Lighthouse Ghosts; Southern Lighthouses; NC Coastal Lights Packet (exclusively from Broadfoot's of Wendell); North Carolina Lighthouses: History and Hope Programs/workshops offered: How North Carolina Lighthouses tied into American history. Henry Dearborn, builder of the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse served with Washington at Valley Forge and became Secretary of War for President Jefferson. History of Lighthouses; Family life at Lighthouses; Moving of the Hatteras Lighthouse - how it was done; Shipwrecks & lighthouses; Graveyard of the Atlantic Age/grade level of preferred audience: 4th and 12th grades Fees: negotiable |
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Name: James
Ransome Address: 107 Knollwood Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Phone: (845) 876-2148 - 3555 E-mail: jransomeillustr@aol.com Website: www.jamesransome.com Biographical Information: James Ransome lives in Rhinebeck New York with his wife Lesa Cline Ransome a writer of children's books. They have collaborated on a number of books together, the first being Satchel Paige. Others include Major Taylor, Quilt Alphabet, Quilt Counting, and new for the Fall, 2007 Pele. They have four children. For more information visit: http://www.jamesransome.com/about.html Books In Print: NEW - Young Pele, Soccer's First Star;Sky Boys; This Is the Dream It Is the Wind; Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist; A Pride of African Tales; Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl; Quilt Counting; Visiting Day; Quilt Alphabet; Under the Quilt of Night; Peepers; Satchel Paige; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Th Secret of the Stones; Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Aunt Flossie's Hats; Red Dancing Shoes; The Creation; How Many Stars in the Sky?; Your Move; Dark Day, Light Night; Quinnie Blue; Let My People Go; Rum-A-Tum-Tum; do Like Kyla; My Best Shoes; the Old Dog Forthcoming: Helen Keller
Programs/workshops offered: Please visit website: http://www.jamesransome.com/school.html Age/grade level of preferred audience: Grades 1-8 Fees: Please contact author. |
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Name: Lynn Salsi Address: 3103 Henderson Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 Phone: 336-547-9315 ; cell 336-655-2717 e-mail: BSALSI@triad.rr.com website: www.lsalsi.com Biographical Information: Lynn grew up in Columbia, SC and graduated with a BA in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. She spent most of her childhood summers in Franklin, NC exploring and collecting artifacts and rocks with her father who was a noted "rock hound." She always enjoyed listening to family stories about the old days, making it through the Great Depression and the old home place. She says that the stories came because her mother used to say, "We come from a long line of talkers." She admits to collecting stories like some people collect match books, or china, or dolls. That's how she began talking to other people about their family history. When Ray Hicks asked her to "take down" his version of the Jack Tales she didn't stop there. She turned the story of his life into Young Ray Hicks Learns to Tell the Jack Tales. Books in Print: Young Ray Hicks Learns to Tell the Jack Tales; Portsmouth Island Outer Banks Treasure, Guilford County, Heart of the Piedmont, Columbia, SC, A Southern Capital, Images of Carteret County, Images of Craven County, Voices of the Crystal Coast, The History of NC State University, The North Carolina Imagination Box Programs: The Appalachian Story Quilt-a lively presentation of stories of real people from the 1800s to the present. This program illustrates the unique culture of the Appalachian Mountains. Handmade quilts are used to tell the stories. The history of the Jack Tales is included.(for grades 3 - adult) The History of North Carolina in 40 Minutes -This is a fun-filled very fast paced presentation of how North Carolina became settled. This presentation particularly covers the various cultures who came between 1565 and 1800. It includes articles from old newspapers, funny stories, polices and laws, transportation (the importance of and what was done). This makes history fun. This also works well with 4 or 5 student assistants.(for grades 3 - adult) The Jack Tales- This presentation can be tailored for K through adult. The old Jack Tales based on the traditional stories from 1770s are told using audience participation, sound effects, pantomime, and exaggeration. It includes the story of how Ray Hicks received the tales from a line of decendancy from the 1770s. This program is fascinating and fun for all ages. Note: Lynn is experienced in working with students and teachers. She spent eight years as a children's playwright and theatre director. She has a knack for working with classroom readers theatre, tandem storytelling, and story drama. She teaches teacher re-certification at two community colleges. Her specialties are reading across the curriculum, writing for fourth to eighth grade, storytelling, and NC history. Fee: Various - depends on author visit, inservice, or storytelling; one author or both. Note: 1. Lynn does not mind being co-oped by two schools on the same day if they are not far apart and there is time for her to have lunch between appearances. 2. She is happy to sign books. 3. She can furnish teaching materials in advance of a vis it. 4. She likes to talk to students in classrooms as well as main stage presentations. She enjoys the feedback that students give her. 4. She is willing to talk with teachers or students over lunch. Some schools request that she have lunch with students who are avid writers or who have won a reading competition at school. 5. If a school is planning an all day Appalachian festival or an author's day talk to her about bringing her balladeer who plays the fiddle, dulcimer, banjo, harmonica, and guitar. They do an impressive main stage program together and split up to visit various classrooms. Her illustrator is sometimes available. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Lynn is available for elementary, middle school, teacher in-service.
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Name: Donna Campbell Smith Address: PO Box 1372, Wake Forest, NC 27588 Phone: 919-494-5945 e-mail: donnacsmith@earthlink.net website: www.donnacampbellsmith.com/ Biographical Information: Donna Campbell Smith spent her childhoodjust a few miles inland from North Carolina's Outer Banks. She only dreamed of having a horse when she was a little girl, and wasn't aware that wild horses roamed free on some of the coastal islands she loved to visit with her parents on numerous fishing trips. Donna grew up, and became a professional in the horse industry as an instructor, breeder, and trainer. She has relied on her thirty years of experience with horses and children, and her lifetime fascination with the history of the Outer Banks to write two historical novels for young readers: Pale as the Moon (Faithful Publishing 2006) and An Independent Spirit (reprinted by Faithful Publishing 2006). She has also written two non-fiction books, The Book of Miniature Horses (Lyons Press 2005) and The Book of Draft Horses: The Horse That Built the World (The Lyons Press, 2007). Donna's next project for Lyons is The Book of Mules and Other Equine Hybrids, which will be released in 2008.r release by The Lyons Press in 2007. In addition to her books Donna has written articles for several regional and national magazines including Stable Management Magazine, USA Equestrian, Young Rider, The Chronicle of the Horse, Boys Life, The Gaited Horse, Our State, Carolina Country and Conquistador. Donna has an AAS Degree in Equine Technology from Martin Community College, where she also took extended courses in art and composition. She is a certified riding instructor and served many years as a Master NC 4-H Program Volunteer. Books In Print: Programs/workshops offered: Writer-in-Residence: 5 day program using historical fiction to teach narrative writing In-school-author visits: Discuss setting and history of coastal Native american Life and Colonial life and North Carolina's Banker Ponies. Age/grade level of preferred audience: 3rd - 8th grades Fees: $400 a day plus expenses for up to 4 classes for author visits; $1,200 plus expenses for a five-day writer-in-residence program
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Name: Eleanora E. Tate
e-mail: ablessing@members.authorsguild.net
Biographical Information: Eleanora E. Tate, a native of Canton, Missouri, spent her first grade in a one-room school. She was graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, and after majoring in journalism (news editorial), was graduated from Drake University there. She was news editor of the Iowa Bystander weekly newspaper, and a reporter for the Des Moines Register and Tribune newspapers. Among other reference encyclopedias, she is included in Gale Research's Contemporary Black Biographies, volume 20; Something About the Author; and Who's Who Among African Americans. She is a 1981 Bread Loaf Fellow. Ms. Tate is a member of Concerned Citizens Operation Reach-Out Organization, North Carolina Writers' Network, The Authors Guild, and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. The 1991-92 national president of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc., Ms. Tate and her husband, noted photographer Zack E. Hamlett, III, currently live in Knightdale, North Carolina. Ms. Tate speaks widely on children's literature in schools, libraries, on college campuses, and at conferences. She was a featured speaker at the 1995 Whole Language Umbrella in Windsor, Ontario Canada; at the 1996 Fifth Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Reading Association in Hamilton, Bermuda; a 2002 featured "Avid Author" for the Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa; and a featured speaker at the American Library Author Award" honoree. Ms. Tate wrote her first short story when she was in third grade, and she's been writing ever since. Her books celebrate neighborhoods, communities, and the children and families who live there. Books In Print: NEW - Celeste's Harlem Renaissance The Minstrel's Melody; Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!; The Secret of Gumbo Grove; African American Musicians; A Blessing in Disguise; Just an Overnight Guest; Retold African Myths; To Be Free. Programs/workshops offered: Packets available upon request - Briefly, I share myself, and the reading and writing experience to classes in third through eighth grades. Age/grade level of preferred audience: Ages 9 - 12 in elementary schools Fees: Available upon written request. |
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Name: James Young
Address: 117 Falkner, Greensboro, NC 27410 Phone: Fax: e-mail: website: Biographical Information:
Books in Print: The Cows Are in the Corn Puppies in the Snow Young Ray Hicks Learns the Jack Tales (illustrator)
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Name: Terrance Zepke
Address: PO Box 4881, Greensboro, NC 27404 e-mail: tzepke@triad.rr.com website: www.terrancezepke.com Biographical Information: Award-winning writer/photographer Terrance Zepke lives in central North Carolina and a small beach community in South Carolina. She has a master's degree from the University of South Carolina. Ms. Zepke has lived many places, including England and Hawaii, and has traveled all over the world writing and photographing for magazines and newspapers. She has been featured on The Learning Channel, The Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, and numerous publications including The Washington Post, Greensboro News & Record, High Point Enterprise, Our State Magazine, and Coastal Living. Books In Print: Ghosts and Legends of the Carolina Coasts; Coastal North Carolina: It's Enchanting Islands, Towns and Communities; Lighthouses of the Carolinas; Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts; Pirates of the Carolinas(2nd ed.); The Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina(2nd ed.); Exploring South Carolina's Islands; The Best Ghost Tales of South Carolina; Exploring South Carolina's Islands; Coastal South Carolina Programs/workshops offered: Pirates (storytelling or interactive programs - in costume) Ghosts (folklore presentation and reading of tales - in costume) Coastal Talk (combination presentation on unique history, spectres, and buccaneers) Writing Workshops Customized programs available Age/grade level of preferred audience: K - 12 Fees: negotiable |
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Name: John Golden Address: 5122 Clear Run Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone: 910-395-2014 e-mail: john@thegoldengallery.com Biographical Information: Professional storyteller since 1985. Storyteller of the Year (2003) awarded by North Carolina's Storytelling Guild. John Golden has been telling and singing coast al folklore since 1985 in 15 school systems in eastern North Carolina. He has also performed in museums and public libraries and at historic sites.He lives in Wilmington, NC, with wife Mary Ellen, a noted watercolor artist. He has recorded 8 CDs of folk music from colonial to Civil War to sea songs . Compact Disks Available: Shipwrecks and Sea Songs, Vols.Iand II; Colonial Songs and Scottish Ballads; Hatteras Memories Programs/workshops offered: : Heroes of the Coast - songs and stories about life-saving stations, surf men and lighthouses . Will appear in captain's costume. Age/grade level of preferred audience: 4th and 8th grades Fees: $900 per day for 3 performances at same or different sites. |
