Author Events & Dates To Note

2010 - Now booking!

• Marquette Maritime Museum, Marquette, Michigan - July (more info coming soon!) Note: My grandfather's painting is shown on the Web site's banner under "Exhibits"

2009

• Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth, MN – December 11, 10:30, Presentation and fun activity

• Minnesota Reading Association, Bloomington, MN – August 13, 2009, Presentation on classroom activities for Storm Codes, with illustrator Christina Rodriguez.

• Hamline MFA Program in Writing for Children & Young Adults, St. Paul, MN – July 15, 2009, Graduate student reading from unpublished work.

2008

• Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis, MN – November 29, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. "Author Talk" Program for Grades 2 and up.

• Minnesota Reading Association Conference, Earle Browne Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, MN – November 7, 5:00 p.m. - Hamline Univeristy's MFA Program in Writing for Children & Young Adults - Student representative/published author

• CARLA/CAL International Immersion Conference , St. Paul, MN – October 18, 3:00, Presentation of MFA paper, "Wordless Picture Books: Versatile Immersion Tools Beyond Third Grade"

• MN Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators – October 11, Storyteller Idol finalist; annual conference

• Lakes International Language Academy, Forest Lake, MN – October 6, 6th Grade, Advertising & Marketing presentation

• Minnesota Educational Media Organization (MEMO),St. Louis Park, MN – October 3, Fall Conference, author panel discussion and book signing

• Duluth Public Library, Duluth, MN – July 22, Summer Program

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards & Fair, Duluth, MN – May 17-18

• Superior Middle School , Superior, WI – April 18, Youth Author's Conference

• Tarek Ibn Ziyad Academy, Inver Grove Heights, MN – March 27, 5:30-7:30, Book Fair

• Lakes International Language Academy, Forest Lake, MN – March 12, 3rd Grade

• Minnesota Virtual Academy, statewide K-6 workshop, Wyoming, MN – February 22, 12:30 p.m., presentation/signing

• Montessori School of Evergreen, Evergreen, CO – February 12, 8:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., presentation/reading

• Epsilon Sigma Alpha - Minnesota Leadership Meeting – January 26, noon, presentation/signing

• Arrowhead Reading Council, Duluth, MN - January 9, 6:00 p.m., presentation/signing

2007
• Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, MN – Dec. 1, 3:00 - 5:00, reading/signing fundraiser for Lake Superior Writers - Postponed due to weather

• Forest Lake Public Library, Forest Lake, MN – Nov. 17, 11:00 a.m.,presentation/signing

• Deep Valley Book Festival, Mankato, MN – Nov. 10, 8:00 a.m. - 5 :00 p.m., reading/signing 
• "Gales of November", Lake Superior Maritime Museum at the DECC, Duluth, MN – Nov. 3, 8:00 a.m.

• Minnesota Booksellers Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN – Oct. 6, 10:30 a.m.
• Minnesota Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, St. Paul, MN – Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m.

• Valley Bookseller, Stillwater, MN – Oct. 28, 10:00 a.m., reading/signing

• Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, MN - September 22, 10:30, reading/signing

• Superior Public Library, Superior, WI – September 20, 7:00, presentation/signing  

• Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowac, Wisconsin – August 25, 10:00 presentation, 11:00 signing

• Northern Lights Books, Duluth, Minnesota – August 4, Noon to 1, signing

• Ironworld Discovery Center, Chisolm, Minnesota – July 26 , 3:00 - 4:30, reading/signing

Please contact me about scheduling a presentation, reading or book signing today.