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For the Conference & School Speaking Info Page
Why has Laurie cut back on speaking so much?
Laurie has promised her publishers that she will write many, many books in the next couple of years. Since there are still only 24 hours in a day, that means she cannot be on the road as much as she has in years past.
She hopes very much to get back to visiting schools and doing more conferences at some point. Right now, it looks like that point will be in 2013.
So she’s not visiting schools at all?
Sadly, no. She will be posted more extensive FAQs for her books on this website so that students will have all the information they need to write reports about her work. She also posts details about her writing process on her blog. [THEO – please link to blog here.]
How do we invite Laurie to speak at our conference? What are her fees?
Laurie is already booked for conferences in 2008 & 2009. She is available for limited conference appearances in March & April of 2010. A decision has not yet been made about the Fall of 2010.
At conferences, Laurie can do any combination of workshops, panel discussions, book signings, Q & A sessions, and/or keynote speeches that you need. Her conference fee is $5,000/day, plus travel and accommodation expenses. Please confirm that reservations are made in a non-smoking room, because Laurie has asthma. Laurie's home airport is Syracuse, NY.
If you want her to speak about her contemporary YA novels, please contact Emily Heddleson at Penguin Putnam Publicity, Emily.Heddleson@us.penguingroup.com .
If you want her to speak about her historical novels, please contact Jodie Cohen at Simon & Schuster Publicity, jodie.cohen@simonandschuster.com .
Where has Laurie spoken before?
Here are a sampling:
National
American Library Association Annual Convention
BookExpo America
International Reading Association Annual Convention
National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention
*Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
*Middle School Mosaic
National Association of Independent Booksellers
State
Arizona English Teachers Association
Colorado Literature Association
Colorado Reading Teachers Association
Connecticut Educational Media Association
Illinois School Library Media Association
Kentucky Reading Association
Massachusetts Library Association
Michigan Library Association
Michigan Reading Association
New Jersey Educational Media Association
New Jersey School Librarian's Association
Oklahoma Library Association
(Oklahoma) State Superintendent's Encyclo-media Conference
Pennsylvania Library Association
(Pennsylvania) Keystone State Reading Association
Tennessee Association of School Librarians
Texas Library Association
Utah Education Association
Universities and Colleges
Arcadia University
Bloomsburg University Reading Conference
Brigham Young University
Cornell University
Moravian College
Onondaga Community College
SUNY Plattsburgh
Syracuse University (phone conference with YA Lit class)
University of Pittsburgh (at Greensburg) Children's Literature Conference
West Chester University
Secondary Schools
Cortland Jr./Sr. High School, Cortland, NY
Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Cicero, NY
Clint Small Middle School, Austin, TX
Detroit Country Day Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, TN
Holy Names High School, Seattle, WA
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School, Chandler, AZ
Snyder Middle School, Bensalem, PA
Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE
Wilmington Friends, Wilmington, DE
Winchester High School, Winchester, MA
Elementary Schools
Bridle Path Elementary, Lansdale, PA
Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Springhouse, PA
Minetto Elementary, Minetto, NY
Simmons Elementary, Horsham, PA
Tootin Hills Elementary, West Simsbury, CT
Walton Farms Elementary, Lansdale, PA
Woodland Elementary, Norristown, PA
Miscellaneous Sightings
Appleton Public Library, Community Reads Program, Appleton, WI
Bucks County (PA) Intermediate Unit, Struggling Teen Reader Symposium
Central New York Reading Council
Kindling Words Writer’s Retreat, VT
Maricopa County Library System, Phoenix, AZ
McConnell Children's Literature Conference, KY
New York Public Library - Educator's Day
Philadelphia Free Library, Teen Author Series
Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series, Syracuse, NY
Seven Valleys Reading Council
Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
*National conference
*Regional conferences
Tri-County Reading Council