Recent Appearances
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At the 2008 Illinois Reading Conference, where I presented three sessions, I was so pleased to meet Larry Day, the illustrator of our new book, Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak. Two other author friends, Ester Hershenhorn and April Pulley Sayre joined us for lunch.
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| Pat Brisson, an award-winning author, and I frequently present our program, So You Want to Write a Children's Book. We have shared our specific strategies, trade secrets, and timely tips at the Bloomsburg Reading Conference, the Children's Literature course at King's College, Wilkes-Barre, and the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. In the fall, we will offer our program to the New Jersey Association of School Librarians and the Keystone Reading Teachers Conference. Pat and I share our journey from wannabe's to published authors. |
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On July 4th of last year, Boston's Old South Meeting House had their annual re-enactment of the tea tax debate leading up to the Boston Tea Party. I signed Colonial Voices in their Museum Shop from 10 AM until 1 PM. |
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Robin DeBlosi, Old South's enthusiastic Director of Marketing
and Events, went all out to publicize the event. Boston
residents heard about the book signing on television, read about
it in the Boston Globe and in the online listing of Boston
Harborfest events on July 4th. After the re-enactment, tourists
from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Texas,
California and other places, stopped by to chat and buy a book.
I signed one copy for an unborn child, another for a baby who
was celebrating his first 4th of July, another for a child who
was being home schooled, one for a teacher who taught 4th grade.
It was great fun.
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| Other Recent Appearances Library Presentation, Lower Salford Elementary School, Harleysville, PA Book Signing, Newtown Book Shop, Newton, PA One-on-One Writer's Conference (Mentor), New Brunswick, NJ Educator's Night, Barnes and Noble , Whitehall, PA Book Signing/Presentation, Booktenders, Doylestown, PA Banquet Speaker/Workshop Presenter/Booksigning, Title One Conference, Tannersville, PA Book Signing/Presentation, Barnes and Noble, Whitehall, PA Book Signing, NAIBA, Atlantic City, NJ Panel Presentation/Booksigning, PA School Library Association, Doylestown, PA Presentation, Bucks County Librarians, Quakertown, PA Book Signing, Moravian Bookstore, Bethlehem, PA Presentation/Booksigning, My Teacher for President Contest Celebration, Barnes and Noble, Whitehall, PA Panel Presentation/Booksigning, Ed. Media Association, New Brunswick, NJ Featured Author, Wisconsin Reading Conference, Milwaukee, WI Featured Author, Young Authors Conference, Milwaukee, WI Banquet Speaker/Workshop Presenter, PA PTA Convention, Wilkes-Barre, PA Featured Speaker, SCBWI(Eastern PA) Conference, Sterling Inn, Sterling, PA Booksigning, Friendly Bookstore, Quakertown, PA |
Some of Kay's Earlier Presentations and Appearances
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State Department of Education: Harrisburg, PA American International Schools - Italy, Egypt, Jordan, India, Nepal NESA - Near East South Asia Conference - Crete, Greece National IRA - New Orleans National IRA - Toronto National NCTE - Atlanta Keystone State Reading Conf., PA Kutztown University Reading Conf., PA Lehigh Reading Conference Lehigh University - Year of the Writer Conf. National EKNE - Elementary, Kindergarten, Nursery Educators Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va. Hodge Podge Children’s Literature Conf., (2 Appearances) Delaware County IRA (Regional), Featured Author SCBWI, Eastern PA, Fall Philly Conference Early Childhood Ed. Conference, Keynote Speaker Keystone Reading Conference, Bloomsburg Reading Conference, SCBWI- New York Regional Conference New School Author Seminar International Reading Association, Bucks Co. SCBWI - Regional, NJ Chapter Bucks Co. School Librarians Eastern PA SCBWI Spring Conference Tri-County IRA Book Fest Children's Reading Round Table James Michener Library
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Bowman and Handley Libraries Winchester, Virginia Emmaus Public Library Barnes and Nobel: Educator's Night Barnes and Nobel: Writer's Night Bucks County IRA: Fall Brunch Barnes and Nobel: Reading Debut Barnes and Nobel: Abe Lincoln Read Across America - Lafayette College Moravian Bookstore Kutztown U. Children's Literature Festival Tri-County IRA Literacy Fest - Tri-County IRA NCTE (Regional)-Luncheon Speaker Keystone Reading Conference Chris's Corner Children's Book Store Indiana School Media Educators NJ Educator's Media Association
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