Author Visits
Inspiring Students!
*Author visits are open for bookings starting April 2025
Thank you for your interest in having me visit your school! I am excited to meet you and your students.
Combining my 15 years of experience as a classroom teacher with my expertise as an author, I inspire students to know they can start being an author NOW! Each author visit includes a live reading, a Q&A and grade-level connections to the Alberta curriculum through discussions and writing activities.
*I love customizing my visits to help you meet your literacy goals!
Author Visits
1 Hour, Half Day or Full Day
Author visits are open for grades K-6. During the visit, in addition to a live reading and an Q&A, I give students a behind-the-scenes peek into being an author and share tips and tricks to becoming professional authors and/or illustrators. Visits also include activities that will inspire imagination, teach writing principles, and provide students with tools to become better writers, including different ways to approach picture promots. All activities are connected to learning outcomes in the Alberta curriculum. Visits are catered to the grade(s) of students.
(If allowed by the school) During a visit, I will hand-deliver signed books that are pre-ordered! Pre-order forms will be sent to the teacher to send home with students before the visit, so that, if families choose, they can order a signed book.
Rates are listed at the bottom of this page.
Residencies
Whole School
Over 5 days, all students in your school will participate in sessions to inspire them to write engaging stories. Throughout the week, students will learn different techniques to write short stories, drawing on their own experiences and lives. I provide students with different tools to inspire the writing process and offer in-class feedback on writing. For the littlest learners, I walk students through the basics of story-writing. Sessions for kindergarten will be modified. During a residency, all students will have an author book signing in their classroom at one point during the week. Sessions are directly connected to learning outcomes in the Alberta curriculum.
The Author-In-Residence Program is open to any K-6 school.
Rates
1 Hour Class visit
$350 CAD
Price for Edmonton and local surrounding areas
*For outside areas, travel expenses will be included (contact for pricing)
*The maximum number of students for a class visit is 60.
The classroom teacher(s) must be present.
Half Day Visit
$600 CAD
Price for Edmonton and local surrounding areas
*For outside areas, travel expenses will be included (contact for pricing)
A half day visit includes 2 sessions.
Each session is one hour.
*The maximum number of students for a session is 60.
The classroom teacher(s) must be present.
Full Day Visit
$900 CAD
Price for Edmonton and local surrounding areas
*For outside areas, travel expenses will be included (contact for pricing)
A full day visit includes 4 sessions
- 2 sessions in the morning and 2 after lunch -
Each session is one hour.
*The maximum number of students for a session is 60.
The classroom teacher(s) must be present.
Contact
To inquire about additional presentations, rates, or general inquiries, please email
