Archive for the 'Author Visit Information' Category

Find an author for a Fall author visit

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Looking for an author to visit your school this fall?

Summer is finally almost finished, and school is back in session for many teachers and students. If you’re looking for an exciting and experienced author to come visit your school, you should contact Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini.
Kristin has spoken at schools in almost every state in [...]

Should you invite a writer or an illustrator for your author visit?

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

Should you look for an author or an illustrator (or both) for your next author visit? Both have advantages:
Authors can read the stories they’ve written and talk about the writing and editing process, how they come up with ideas, and what it’s like to be an author.
Illustrators typically offer a slightly different presentation, often [...]

5 tips for hosting an Author Visit

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

Have you hosted an author visit at your school? Do you want to host one?
Here are 5 tips for a successful author visit:

Engage your students at least 2 weeks before the visit. Suggested activities include creating artwork that relates to the author’s books, writing student books and decorating classrooms.
Make sure you exchange important [...]

Welcome to AuthorVisit.com - the leading source of information about author visits for librarians, teachers and media specialists

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

AuthorVisits.com has all the information you need about bringing an author or illustrator to your school. Hosting a successful author visit doesn’t have to be scary or hard but knowing the basics can help quite a bit.
This site will help you to understand the process and how to select an author or [...]