Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--October 4, 2005


Attention readers and lovers of books. Here's a great opportunity for you. You are invited to a reading summit where over 40 classes are being taught by 20 reading experts. This event is sponsored by the Utah PTA, Utah Valley State College, the UEA, Utah Arts Council, the Utah School Boards Association, The State Office of Education, the Governor's Commission on Literacy, the State Office of Ethnic Affairs, the Utah Elementary Principals Association, the Utah Reads Alliance, and other organizations.
Date: October 26, 2005
Time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Utah Valley State College Sorensen Student Center Commons Area cost: $10 for more information go to http://www.uvsc.edu/conted/c&w/description.php?&id=388


This month's profile is of author Becky Hall.





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CONGRATULATIONS

to Shannon Hale, whose book PRINCESS ACADEMY, received a starred review in SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL.

to Mark and Cara Buehner, whose book SNOWMEN AT CHRISTMAS received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, and a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. Barnes and Noble will also be using an image from the book for one of their seasonal gift cards.



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NEW SALES

from Ginger Churchill, CARMEN'S STICKY SCAB, a picture book, to Tanglewood Press.


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NEW BOOKS

from Julie Olson, THE OPPOSITES OF MY JEWISH YEAR, by L.N. Dion, a board book published by Kar-Ben.

from Michael Spooner, a historical novel, LAST CHILD (a sequel to DANIEL'S WALK), from Henry Holt.

from Hala Wittwer, illustrator, MEOW, a picture book by Jane Yolen.

from Kim Justesen, MY BROTHER THE DOG, a YA, from Tanglewood Press.

from Julie Olson, illustrator, THE FAIRY PRINCESS, by Leslie McGuire, from Paint-Chip Productions.

from Nathan Hale, PATRICK THE STRIPPING WARRIOR, from Halemark.

from Rick Walton, CINDERELLA CTR, from Halemark.

from Julie Olson, THE FAIRY PRINCESS, by Leslie McGuire Scholastic Book Orders edition.

from Gloria Skurzynski, the short story "Nethergrave," in IN SHORT: HOW TO TEACH THE YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY (Heinemann, 2005).

from Mark and Cara Buehner, SNOWMEN AT CHRISTMAS.


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COMING SOON

December, 2005

from Kim Justesen, three books in the "Hey, Ranger" series.

Spring, 2006

from Guy Francis, illustrator, SHELLY, a picture book by Margie Palatini (Dutton)

from Rick Walton, MERRY MAPS AND CHRISTMAS CLUES: 25 TREASURE HUNTS FOR THE SEASON, from Leatherworks.


Fall 2006

from Anne Bowen, WHAT DO TEACHERS DO? a picture book, from Carolrhoda Books

from Greg Swearingen, illustrator, FAIRY QUITE CONTRARY, a picture book by Mem Fox.

from Dana Kessimakis Smith, MY DADDY'S A GRIZZLY BEAR, a picture book, from Hyperion Books for Children.

from Shannon Hale, CITY OF RIVERS, a YA, from Bloomsbury.

from Gloria Skurzynski,VIRTUAL WAR CHRONOLOGS BOOK FOUR, THE CHOICE.

from Rick Walton, MERRY MAPS AND CHRISTMAS CLUES: 25 TREASURE HUNTS FOR THE SEASON, from Leatherworks.

March, 2007

from Sharlee Glenn, JUST WHAT MAMA NEEDS, a picture book, from Harcourt.


Spring 2007

from Carol Williams, OH THE GAMES YOU CAN PLAY ON A CHECKERBOARD, from Gibbs Smith.
2007

from Nathan Hale, author/illustrator, THIEVES LIKE US, and YELLOWBELLY AND PLUM, from Putnam.


2008

from Carla Morris, THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY LIBRARIANS, a picture book, illustrated by Brad Sneed, from Peachtree.


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APPEARANCES AND EVENTS

1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, from 3:30-5:00 pm, Carol Lynch Williams runs the Springville Young Writers Group, a free critique/writing group for children. Call Vivian Milius at the Springville Library for information.

Fall, 2005þKim Justesen will be teaching Introduction to Writing and Fiction Fundamentals for the Life Long Learning program at the University of Utah.

October, 2005--Michael Spooner will be visiting St. Christopher's Preparatory in Richmond VA, and St. Cloud State Univ.

October 5, 2005--Shannon Hale will be signing at Harrods, London, UK.

October 6, 2005--Becky Hall will be doing two student assemblies at East Sandy Elementary. The topic is The Writing Life. After school she will present to the teachers on Using the 6 Traits in Teaching Writing.

October 7, 2005--Shannon Hale will be at the Swansea Literary Festival, UK.

October 8, 2005--Shannon Hale will be at the Ilkley Literature Festival, UK.

October 8, 2005--Mike Tunnell will be on a panel at the Great Salt Lake Book Festival.

October 10, 2005--Rick Walton will be speaking to the Granite Council of the IRA.

October 11, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Ensign Elementary Book Fair, 5:30 pm.

October 12, 2005--Shannon Hale will be at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, UK.

October 13, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Hawthorne Elementary Book Fair, 5:00 pm.

October 18, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Bonneville Elementary Book Fair, 6:00 pm.

October 18, 2005--Shannon Hale will be at the Fall Educator's Night, Barnes & Noble, Jordan Landing, 7 pm.

October 26, 2005--Ken Baker will be at the Jordan Landing Barnes & Noble, 11 am, where he will be reading and signing his book BRAVE LITTLE MONSTER in conjunction with their Halloween party.

November 1-4, 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting schools in Vernal, Utah.

November 3, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be speaking at Rosecreek Elementary, 1:30 pm.

November 5, 2005. Mike Tunnell will be speaking at the CLAU fall meeting.

November 5, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the King's English bookstore, 2:00 pm.

November 11, 2005--Shannon Hale will be speaking at the English Department Reading Series.

November 12, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Spotted Frog bookstore, 11:00 am.

November 12, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Midvale Media Play, 3:00 pm.

November 12, 2005--Ken Baker will be doing an SCBWI writing workshop in Utah Valley. The workshop title is "Beginnings, Middles, Endings: Bringing the Story Full Circle."

November 15, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Meadowmoor Elementary Book Fair, 6:00 pm.

November 17, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Indian Hills Elementary Book Fair, 5:00 pm.

November 21, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Crestview Elementary Book Fair, 5:30 pm.

November 30, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be speaking at Rosecreek Elementary, 2:15 pm.

December 3, 2005--Mark and Cara Buehner will be signing at the Sugarhouse Barnes & Noble, 2:00 pm.

December 3, 2005--Shannon Hale will be signing at Media Play, Fort Union, from 3-5 pm.
Nov-Dec. 2005--Rick Walton will be visiting schools in the greater Mesa, Arizona area.

Jan-Apr, 2006--Rick Walton will be teaching a picture book writing class at BYU on Tuesday evenings.

March 1, 2005--Rick Walton will be speaking to the kids at Foothill Elementary in Brigham City.
March 22, 2005--Rick Walton will be speaking to the DCIRA from 4:15-6:10 pm at East Layton Elementary.


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AUTHOR PROFILE: BECKY HALL

BORN: Worcester, MA (a long long time ago!)

PARENTS: Jim and Betty Gummere. She was an interior decorator. He was a businessman. He died years ago but my mother is now 90 years old and still kicking...dogs, kids, and me if I don't respond fast enough.

SPOUSE: Dave Hall== landscape painter (former educator like me but he got dreaming about his creative side and left teaching 3 years ago)

CHILDREN: daughter (19) son (14)

EDUCATION: BA (psychology)from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY MA(Math Education) at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA Library/Media Certification- Utah Sate University- Logan, UT

PLACES LIVED: Grafton, MA Ages 1-18- a small New England country town Saratoga Springs, NY (College), Boston, MA (What a fun place to live!) New Haven, CT (2 years while my husband was in grad. school) Helena, MT 1 year Salt Lake City, UT since 1977...a really long time!

OTHER JOBS HELD: Retail sales (That's how I bought my clothes in college), nanny and cook (This is how I learned to cook!), waitress (This is how I learned to love eating HAHA), behavior therapist (Who's helping whom?), and classroom teacher (Grades 2-8). Now I am a full time elementary school library media specialist (also known as a librarian).

HOBBIES: playing with my husband, 2 kids, and 2 dogs, hiking, skiing, reading, boating, collecting antiques

PHOBIAS: heights (This helps me avoid some of the chores like re-roofing the garage and putting up Christmas lights in snowy trees!)

RECENT BOOKS: A is for Arches. Coming soon: A Utah Counting book

PUBLISH WITH: Sleeping Bear Press

SCHOOL VISIT ACTIVITIES:
Using picture books as mentor texts, The writing life, recording your life in journals. The writing process, how a story becomes a book Using the Six Traits in Teaching Writing (For teachers)

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

BRING AN AUTHOR OR ILLUSTRATOR TO YOUR SCHOOL
When kids get to meet and learn from real authors they get excited about reading and writing. It's a great way to bring books to life. For information on presentations, fees, and contacts, go to www.ucwi.org/visit.htm, or check out the author/illustrator websites below. If you've never held an author visit and don't know what to do, go to www.rickwalton.com/utahauth/bringing.htm for information, guidelines, and advice.

A DEAL FOR SPECIAL CAUSES
If you want to get books into the hands of kids who need them--e.g., kids in shelters, kids in hospitals, kids in foreign countries, kids in summer reading programs--we can get you select novels, picture books and joke books at rock bottom prices. You can get hardcover books at prices lower than a cheap paperback. Contact Rick at rick@rickwalton.com or Carol at
carolthewriter@yahoo.com for more information.

GET BOOKS INTO THE HANDS OF YOUR STUDENTS
Rick Walton has a supply of deeply discounted books. If you buy one copy for each of the students in your school, Rick will do a day long visit at your school for free. For more information see www.rickwalton.com/aboutric/deal.htm.

SIGN UP FOR RICK WALTON'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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UTAH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR WEBSITES

Check out our website, www.ucwi.org, where you'll find information on local authors, their books, and their appearance information, and past issues of this newsletter.--Utah Children's
Writers and Illustrators -- www.ucwi.org

Matthew Armstrong -- www.matthewart.com
Ken Baker -- www.bravemonster.com
Anne Bowen -- www.annebowenbooks.com
Ann Edwards Cannon -- www.aecannon.com
Chris Crowe -- www.chriscrowe.com
Alane Ferguson -- www.alaneferguson.com
Guy Francis -- www.guyfrancis.com
Sharlee Glenn -- www.sharleeglenn.com
Shannon Hale -- www.shannonhale.com
Mette Ivie Harrison -- www.metteivieharrison.com
Kim Williams Justesen -- hometown.aol.com/kimorchid/myhomepage/profile.html
Sherry Meidell -- www.sherrymeidell.com
Robert Neubecker -- www.neubecker.com
Michael Nordenstrom -- www.riversoffire.com
Julie Olson -- www.jujubeeillustrations.com
Gloria Skurzynski -- gloriabooks.com
Dana Kessimakis Smith -- www.danasmithbooks.com
Will Terry -- www.willterry.com
Laura Torres--www.lauratorres.com
Michael O. Tunnell--www.michaelotunnell.com
Rick Walton -- www.rickwalton.com
Kevin Wasden -- www.kevinwasden.com
Hala Wittwer--www.artbyhala.com
Carol Lynch Williams -- www.carollynchwilliams.com
Randall Wright -- www.booksbywright.com

UTAH WRITER AND LITERATURE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITES
BYU Children's Book Review -- http://cbpr.lib.byu.edu Children's Lit. Assoc. of Utah (Beehive Book Awards)-- www.clau.org
League of Utah Writers -- www.luwrite.com
UCTE/LA -- http://community.weber.edu/uctela
UT Council/International Reading Assoc. -- www.utahreading.org
Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators -- www.ucwi.org

If you have a Utah organization related to children's literature, please send it to us and we'll add it to the list.



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