Looking for children's author to speak at a school in New Jersey

Feb. 9th, 2010 at 6:22 PM

I got an email from a teacher in Elizabeth, NJ today. She's looking for a published children's author to talk at her school (k through 5th grade) March 2nd.

Does anybody know anyone who might be interested?

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jjschwabach

Feb. 9th, 2010 11:28 pm (UTC)

I know a middle-grades author.
Okay if I link her?

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jongibbs

Feb. 9th, 2010 11:31 pm (UTC)

Please do, and thanks :)

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jjschwabach

Feb. 10th, 2010 01:04 am (UTC)

Done :-)!

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jongibbs

Feb. 10th, 2010 09:20 am (UTC)

Thanks, Jenn :)

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karen_w_newton

Feb. 10th, 2010 04:01 am (UTC)

I wish I had a spare MG author lying about, gathering dust, that I could lend you, but I don't. I lent the last one out a week ago. -)

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jongibbs

Feb. 10th, 2010 09:21 am (UTC)

Hehe, I hope you get him/her back soon :)

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alaskaravenclaw

Feb. 10th, 2010 02:29 pm (UTC)

I'm a published middle grades author. But I'm in upstate New York-- do they pay shipping?

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jongibbs

Feb. 10th, 2010 02:51 pm (UTC)

Hehe, were you planning to have yourself mailed there?

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alaskaravenclaw

Feb. 10th, 2010 05:04 pm (UTC)

Well, I was thinking more of Greyhound, but whatever they can stretch to. I'm the middle grades author jjschwabach said she knows... we met cuz we have the same parents :). I've got a couple middle grade novels out from Random House.

If you're not already swamped with MG authors please do give them my addy-- cetuaq at yahoo which is a com.

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aformento

Feb. 10th, 2010 02:48 pm (UTC)

My book, THIS TREE COUNTS! is released on March 1, but I'm already doing visits.
Please email the teacher my web info and she can contact me. www.alisonashleyformento.com
Thanks,
Alison

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jongibbs

Feb. 10th, 2010 03:03 pm (UTC)

Re: Hi

I'll give the teacher a link to this post, so she'll have your (and everyone else's) details on hand for this and future events.

Congrats on your imminent book release, Alison. I hope the launch goes well :)

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lunalila

Feb. 10th, 2010 05:03 pm (UTC)

Does it have to be from NJ area?
I've seen some authors doing school visits via Skype and making the experience enjoyable so far. That's a way to expand to other possibilities :)

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jongibbs

Feb. 10th, 2010 05:33 pm (UTC)

That's an interesting thought, Anna, but I'm pretty sure they're hoping for an in-person visit for this one.

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brni

Feb. 13th, 2010 06:22 pm (UTC)

You might want to post a note on the writerscoffeehouse list about this - there's a number of published children's authors in that group who might be local.

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jongibbs

Feb. 14th, 2010 10:05 pm (UTC)

Thanks, Bernie. It looks like someone from the New Jersey Authors' Network is going to do it, but I'll certainly remember the writerscoffeehouse if that falls through, or I get another request.

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