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AUTHORS
Kathi Appelt writes
for all ages and is the author of more than 20 award-winning books for
children and young adults. Using slides and overheads, she leads presentation
for grade students, in-service workshops for teachers, and classes for
writers and parents.
Picture books: Oh My Baby, Little
One, Bat Jamboree,
Bats Around the Clock, Elephants Aloft, and Cowboy
Dreams.
Young adult
fiction: Kissing Tennessee.
Non-fiction middle grades: Down
Cut Shin Creek.
Poetry, young adult: Just People.
Kathi's website: www.kathiappelt.com
Kelly Goldman Bennett writes
books for children—both fiction and non-fiction. She holds a Master’s
Degree in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College
of Fine Arts. Recent books are DANCE Y'ALL DANCE a two-steppin',
swingin' & twirlin'
Dance Hall romp (Bright Sky Press, 2009) and NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH
STORY (Candlewick Press, 2005), awarded the Texas Institute
of Letters' Best Children’s Book for 2005, Children’s Choice
Award, and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Medal. Other titles include STRANGERS
IN BLACK: A Young Boy’s Struggle to Survive in Khmer Rouge (Royal
Fireworks Press), a young adult/reluctant reader memoire and SPIDER
SPINS A STORY, Fourteen Legends from Native America (Rising
Moon), both co-authored with Ronnie Davidson under the name “Jill
Max."
Equally comfortable with large groups or small, Kelly has traveled throughout
the United States and parts of Indonesia sharing her passion for story
and writing with students ages pre-school through adult. During each lively,
interactive presentation Kelly:
• Encourages Storytelling
• Shares Idea Starters
•
Discusses the Creative Process—including revising revisions!
• Shows how books are made
• Spills secrets from her books
Information about school presentations and writing workshops is available
on her website along with a range of classroom activities.
Kelly's website: www.kellybennett.com
Kelly's blog: kellybennett.hitthosekeys.net/blog
Janet
S. Fox is a writer,
teacher, and Assistant Regional Advisor (ARA) of the Brazos Valley, Texas,
affiliate of SCBWI. Janet became a children’s author in the mid-90s.
Her son’s learning differences led her to develop ideas described
in her book for Free Spirit Publishing, Get Organized Without
Losing It (2006). Her other published work for children includes fiction (Spider
Magazine) and science non-fiction (Highlights for Children). Her young
adult novel, Faithful (Puffin/Penguin), debuts in spring 2010, followed
by a sequel in 2011. She is currently a student in the MFA/Writing for
Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Janet
lives with her husband and their high-school age son in College Station,
Texas.
Janet's website: www.janetsfox.com
Janet's blog: www.kidswriterjfox.blogspot.com
Sherry Garland is the
award-winning author of 27 books for children and teens, including The
Lotus Seed, Voices
of the Alamo,
Shadow of the Dragon and two Dear America books.
Her honors include Texas Bluebonnet List, Lone Star List, Reading Rainbow,
ALA Notable, BBYA, WWA Spur Award, Texas Institute
of Letters Award, and many more.
Presentations: Making of a Children’s
Book, Texas History, Vietnam, and Writing Workshops.
Sherry's website: www.sherrygarland.com
Sherry's email: Sherry@sherrygarland.com
Debbie Leland writes picture
books with a Texas twist.
Debbie's website: www.aggiegoose.com
Kathy Whitehead has taught at the elementary level, served as a Regional
Advisor for Brazos Valley-SCBWI and holds a M. Ed. in Educational Administration
from Texas A&M University. Her picture books are ART FROM HER
HEART: FOLK ARTIST CLEMENTINE HUNTER (Putnam) and LOOKING
FOR UNCLE LOUIE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (Boyds Mills Press).
Kathy's website: www.Kathywhitehead.com
Kathy's email: Kathy@Kathywhitehead.com
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