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Monthly Meetings & Other Important Dates
January
16, 2008
Speaker: Carmella Van Vleet
Topic: There Are No Secret Handshakes and Other Things I've Learned Since Becoming a Professional Writer February 20, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Janet Slike (614) 336-3903
Speaker: Sally Oddi, Owner of
Cover To Cover Children's Bookshop
March 19, 2008
Meeting Coordinator: Janet Slike (614) 336-3903 Speaker: Mary Therese Croakin, VP at Zaner Bloser Publishing April 16, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Jodelle Brohard (614) 891-9680 Event: Open Critique and Schmooze Meeting Bring Several Copies of your work for group critique. We will critique all we have time for. May 21, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Marjorie Clark (614) 771-9692 Speaker: John Becker returns. Dr. John Becker is a writer of books and magazines articles about nature for children. He graduated from The Ohio State University in the field of Education. He has been an elementary school teacher, college professor, zoo administrator at the Columbus, Ohio Zoo, and has worked in the field of wildlife conservation. He currently lives in Delaware, Ohio, and teaches writing at The Thurber Writing Academy. He also enjoys visiting schools and sharing his love of writing with kids. In his spare time, Dr. Becker likes to read, hike in the woods, ice skate, and play tennis. Dr. Becker has written a fictional picture book for Gingham Dog Press. He has also written a series of non-fiction children's books for KidHaven Press entitled "Returning Wildlife," as well as a series of nonfiction books for beginning readers with Seedling Publications. He co-authored a college textbook for Peek Publications. Dr. Becker has written articles about wildlife for Highlights for Children, Boys Life, Chicadee, Hopscotch for Girls, Zoolife, Animals, Wildlife Conservation, Wild Outdoor World, and Georgia Wildlife magazines. Please click this link on John's website for an excellent article on this author. June 18, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Linda Miller Speaker: Linda Miller - Topic: Show Don't Tell! It's the oldest and some of the wisest advice offered to new writers. Linda will be showing examples and techniques to apply this advice. July 16, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Susan Bradley (614) 238-0894 Speaker: Carole Gerber - Topic: Picture Books: From Start to Finish Carole's presentation covers the process of getting Winter Trees, her
new picture book, into print. She begins with how and why she got the idea and
(briefly) shares her research, writing, revisions and acceptance, then
discusses revisions after acceptance, and shows b&w page proofs, color
proofs and, finally, the finished book. Carole Gerber has worked as a high
school and middle school English teacher, an adjunct professor of journalism at
Ohio State, a marketing director, editor of a company magazine, a member of
creative teams at an ad agency and a hospital, a contributing editor to a
computer magazine, and– finally!- as a freelance writer of 100+ elementary
textbooks. She holds a B.S. in English education and an M.A. in journalism from
Ohio State. Her picture books include: Leaf Jumpers, Tales of Old
Columbus, Firefly Night, Arctic Dreams, Blizzard,
Hush, Jessica McBean, and most recently, Winter Trees.
For more information, visit her website at
www.carolegerber.com
August 20, 2008 Winners of the Illustration Contest announced September 17, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Marjorie Clark (614) 771-9692 Speaker: Helen Isaac, Sophomore, Columbus School for Girls The September meeting was canceled due to power outages in the Central Ohio area. Ms. Isaac has agreed to speak at our November 19th meeting. October 15, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Marjorie Clark (614) 771-9692 Speaker: Katharine Kenah Note! Our October meeting will be held in Building 2, Room 205 of the Upper Arlington Senior Center - 1945 Ridgeview Rd., Upper Arlington, OH. The Senior Center is just a couple blocks north east of the Library. Click here for a map. Katharine Kenah has been writing and editing children’s books for twenty years. Her titles include Eggs Over Easy, The Dream Shop, and Tiny Terrors. Currently, she is writing a new series for HarperCollins’s I Can Read Books. The first, The Best Seat in the Second Grade, was named by Bank Street College of Education as one of the “Best Children’s Books of the Year.” Kirkus Review calls the second title, The Best Teacher in Second Grade, “A school story that shines.” The third title, The Best Chef in Second Grade, will be out this year. Two new picture books are in production, with release dates to be determined. Katharine Kenah grew up on Lamont Observatory in New York, surrounded by scientists from across the globe. After getting a degree in zoology, she worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her longest voyage at sea was aboard the R.V. Knorr, the ship that later found the Titanic. Kate lives with her family in Granville, Ohio. Writing/Publications
Author, fiction books for children:
Writer, nonfiction for children: November 19, 2008 Meeting Coordinator: Marjorie Clark (614) 771-9692 Speaker: Helen Isaac, Sophomore, Columbus School for Girls Helen enjoys reading, painting, biking, and baking. Her school activities include: Student Council (community service), Executive Board Service Club, Political Club, newspaper and choir. She is taking art classes at CCAD. Helen will speak on: "The iPod Generation." Because of technology, the youngest generation in America and the world has become less and less in touch with their surroundings. We are, mentally, everywhere but where we are physically. We have become used to instant gratification, and books are not fast enough for our lives. The challenge for children's writers and authors in general, is to find a happy medium where revolutionary ideas are expressed in a language that does not patronize the reader. Pride and prejudice are nice, but often misses teenagers who would appreciate it because the sentence structure and allusions are lost on a modern audience. December 2008 -- No Meeting Due to Holidays |
