| Author/Illustrator |
Residence |
Grades |
Honoraria* |
Comments |
| Juanita Havill |
AZ |
All |
$400–$500 / day trip or $550-$750 /+ travel |
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| James M. Deem |
AZ |
4 – 8 |
$750 / day trip or $850 /+travel |
Likes to tailor presentation to group |
| Caroline Arnold |
CA |
K – 8 |
$850 + travel |
Available for writing and illustration workshops |
| Jacqueline Banks |
CA |
3 and up |
$350 / day trip or $500 /+ travel |
Focuses on the writing process |
| Tim Egan |
CA |
1 – 5 |
$500 / day trip or $500 / + travel |
Can include creative interaction with audience, slide presentation, Q & A |
| Kristine O'Connell George |
CA |
PreK – 3 |
$600 / day for local; $2,100 + travel / day for overnight |
2-day minimum for visits requiring overnight stay |
| Joan Graham |
CA |
K – 6 |
$500 / day trip or $700 /+ travel |
Focuses on poetry and teaching |
| August Hall |
CA |
K |
$700 / day trip or $900 /+ travel |
Presents original artwork |
| R. L. LaFevers |
CA |
3 – 7 |
$450 / day trip or $850 /+ travel |
Presentations can be general or based on book selection |
| Dashka Slater |
CA |
All |
$125 / day trip or $175 /+ travel |
Interactive presentations for different age groups about the writing process |
| Gordon Smith |
CA |
5 – 8 |
Available upon request |
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| Ann Redisch Stampler |
CA |
PreK – 6 |
Available upon request |
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| Adrian Dingle |
GA |
6 and up |
Negotiable + expenses |
Likes to discuss presentation beforehand |
| David Dudley |
GA |
5 – 8 |
Available upon request |
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| Claire Dean |
ID |
All |
$400 / day trip or $800 /+ travel |
Will tailor presentation to school's needs |
| Raymond Bial |
IL |
K – 12 |
$800 / day trip or $1,000 /+ travel |
Strong nonfiction slide presentations |
| Arthur Geisert |
IL |
2 – 6 |
$700 /+ travel |
Has adult programs as well |
| Hillary Frank |
IL |
9 and up |
$250 per class/$500 large assembly |
Travel honorarium $300–$1,000 |
| Annette Griessman |
IN |
K – 5 |
$100 / day trip |
Customizes program to fit the needs of the group. Local presentations only |
| Margaret McMullan |
IN |
5 and up |
$250 and up |
Prefers small groups of 5 or more |
| Jacqueline B. Martin |
IA |
K – 6 |
$650 / day trip or $700 /+ travel |
Focuses on the “stories behind the stories” |
| Delia Ray |
IA |
5 – 9 |
Available upon request |
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| Richard Jennings |
KS |
4 – 7 |
$600 / day trip or $1,000 /+ travel |
Offers interactive presentations on writing |
| Andrea Warren |
KS |
4 and up |
$900 / day trip or $1,500 /+ travel |
Specializes in historical presentations |
| Margot Apple |
MA |
K – 2 |
$350 / day trip or $550 /+ travel |
Travel limited |
| Carlyn Beccia |
MA |
K – 6 |
$300 / day trip or $300 /+ travel |
Will gear presentation to needs of the school |
| Loree Burns |
MA |
2 – 8 |
$600 / day trip or $600 /+ travel |
Presentations can deal with an array of subjects — storytelling, bookmaking, science, geography |
| Sook Nyul Choi |
MA |
All ages |
$350 / presentation or $1,000 / day + travel |
|
| Diane de Groat |
MA |
3 – 6 /
9 – 12 |
$350 – 500 / day trip |
Offers interactive slide program |
| Jana Dillon |
MA |
K – 6 |
$350 / day trip or $450 /+ travel |
Program focuses on idea to finished book |
| Ina R. Friedman |
MA |
All |
$500 / day trip or $650 /+ travel |
Multicultural program with sci-fi/fantasy focus |
| Jack Gantos |
MA |
K – 2 |
$3,000 |
Programs on picture books and writing |
| Jennifer P. Goldfinger |
MA |
PreK – 4 |
$700 |
Honorarium covers up to three 1-hr presentations; no more than 50 students per presentation |
| Liza Ketchum |
MA |
3 and up |
$850 |
Honorarium covers up to three presentations per visit |
| Leo Landry |
MA |
1 – 4 |
$350 / day trip or $350 + travel |
Talks focus on process of creating a picture book, as well as a chapter book with illustrations. Will bring in original artwork. |
| Pat Lowery Collins |
MA |
3 – 12 |
$800 / day trip or $100 /+ travel |
Offers poetry and "birth of a book" programs |
| April Jones Prince |
MA |
1 – 4 |
$300 / day trip or $500 /+ travel |
Prefers to discuss program in advance |
| Deborah Savage |
MA |
6 and up |
$450 |
Prefers to discuss program in advance |
| Brian Lies |
MA |
K – 8 |
$1,000–$1,200 / depending on travel |
Contact Janet Zade (781-749-2733) |
| Mary Downing Hahn |
MD |
3 – 9 |
$1,000 + travel |
Students should be familiar with at least one of her books in advance; honorarium covers up to three presentations per visit |
| Alice McGill |
MD |
4 – 9 |
$2,500 for keynote / + travel |
Experienced storyteller/ historian |
| Garret Freymann-Weyr |
MD |
8 – 12 |
$400–600 / day trip |
Prefers to discuss program in advance |
|
Sandra Dutton |
ME |
All |
$500 / day or $1,000 /+ travel |
Offers interactive discussions and projects, and/or author readings. Also offers programs for adults |
| Bruce McMillan |
ME |
1 – 6 |
$1,000 / day trip or $1,500 /+ travel |
Honorarium varies by distance |
| Lisa Jahn-Clough |
ME |
K – 5 |
$800–$1,000 / Negotiable for day trips |
Prefers to discuss program in advance |
| Melissa Sweet |
ME |
K – 5 |
$900 / day trip or $1,100 /+ travel |
Tailors presentation to classroom needs |
| Nancy Shaw |
MI |
K – 5 |
$600–800 / day trip or $800 /+ travel |
Fee varies according to travel time |
| Wong Herbert Yee |
MI |
K – 2 |
$1,000 / day or $1,200 /+ travel |
Presentations on writing and illustrating a picture book from concept to classroom |
| Marion Dane Bauer |
MN |
3 – 12 |
$2,000 + travel and expenses |
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| Dianne Gray |
MN |
4 – 9 |
$450 / day trip or $600 /+ travel |
Offers several programs |
| Joyce Sidman |
MN |
2 – 8 |
$500 / day trip or $800 /+ travel |
Presentation based on age and book selection |
| Joan M. Wolf |
MN |
5 – 9 |
Available upon request |
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| Luli Gray |
NC |
3 – 6 |
$400 / day trip or $750 /+ travel |
Prefers to discuss program in advance |
| Stephanie Greene |
NC |
K – 5 |
Available upon request |
E-mail requests to info@visitingauthors.com |
| Louise Hawes |
NC |
All |
$350 / half day or $1,000 / +travel |
Programs based on her books |
| Sy Montgomery |
NH |
All |
$1,000–$2,000 / + travel |
Focuses on conservation and wildlife |
| True Kelley |
NH |
K – 6 |
$800–$1,000 day trip or $1,000/ +travel |
Fee negotiable, presentations flexible |
| Dave Caldwell |
NJ |
All |
$400 / day trip or $400 + travel |
|
| Denise Dowling Mortensen |
NJ |
All |
$500 + travel |
Honorarium covers two 45-min presentations per day; 2-day minimum for out-of-town visits |
| Jim Murphy |
NJ |
4 – 9 |
Negotiable |
|
| Pat Mora |
NM |
All |
$2,000 + travel and expenses |
Honorarium covers two 45-min presentations per day; 2-day minimum for out-of-town visits |
| Anna S. Redsand |
NM |
5 – 12 |
$100 / hour; $300 / half-day; $500 / day |
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| Don Brown |
NY |
K – 6 |
$450 / day trip or $650 /+ travel |
Offers 5-day workshops as well |
| Susan Buckley |
NY |
3 – 8 |
$250 / day trip or $500 /+ travel |
Possible to do presentation with illustrator Elspeth Leacock |
| Olivier Dunrea |
NY |
PreK – 1 |
$2,000 – $2,500 / day or $2,500 – 4,500 /+ travel |
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| Joan Goodman |
NY |
5 and up |
$600 / day trip |
Limited to local travel |
| Denise Grady |
NY |
6 and up |
$400 / day trip or $450 /+ travel |
Travel limited |
| Patrice Kindl |
NY |
6 – 12 |
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| Elspeth Leacock |
NY |
3 – 8 |
$250 / day trip or $500 /+ travel |
Possible to do presentation with author Susan Buckley |
| Helen Lester |
NY |
K – 8 |
$1,500 / day trip and keynote (negotiable) |
Focuses on writing development |
| Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser |
NY |
6 – 12 |
$600 – $1,000 / day or $1,000 /+travel |
Writing as a collaborative process |
| Ann McGovern |
NY |
K and up |
$1,200 / day trip or $1,400 /+ travel |
Has adult program |
| Linda Sue Park |
NY |
K – 9 |
Available upon request |
E-mail requests to visits@lspark.com |
| Mari Takabayashi |
NY |
K – 3 |
$200 / day trip or $200 /+ travel |
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| Cynthia von Buhler |
NY |
All – slide presentations and art demos
7 and up – art workshops |
$750 / day or $1,350 /+ expenses |
Appearances include slide presentation, Q&A, book signing, and an art demo or workshop |
| Erik Esckilsen |
OH |
7 – 10 |
$300 / day trip or $700 /+ travel |
Offers a writing workshop series |
| John Fleischman |
OH |
5 – 7 |
$500 – $600 / day trip or $900 /+ travel |
Discussion focus on brain science (Phineas Gage) or WWII aviation (Black and White Airmen) |
| Peggy Perry Anderson |
OK |
K – 5 |
$150 / local presentation or $150 /+ travel |
Also does programs for junior high and high school grades. |
| Christine Walde |
Ontario |
8 and up |
$500 /+ travel (presentation only)
$750 /+ travel (presentation and workshop) |
Presentation focuses on writing process and includes a reading |
| Nancy Coffelt |
OR |
Pre-School – Adult |
$750 / day within 50 miles of Portland or /+ travel if beyond |
Offers week-long writing and art workshops |
| Taylor Morrison |
OR |
3 – 12 |
$250 / presentation or $950 / day + travel |
Presentations cover process behind writing and illustrating nonfiction — uses storyboard workshops, life drawing workshops |
| Nicole Rubel |
OR |
K – 3 |
$650 / day trip or $1,000 /+ travel |
Offers presentations to older audiences as well |
| Susan Bartoletti |
PA |
All |
$550 / day trip or $800 /+ travel |
Offers a writing workshop |
| Diane Gibfried |
PA |
PreK – 4 |
Available upon request |
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| Barry Lyga |
PA |
9 – 12 |
$500 / day trip or $1,000 /+ travel |
Tailors each presentation to group's wants and needs |
| Mary Lyons |
VA |
4 – 9 |
$600 / day trip or $1,200 /+ travel |
Schedules far in advance |
| Eileen Christelow |
VT |
PreK – 5 |
Available upon request |
E-mail requests to info@visitingauthors.com |
| Laura Williams McCaffrey |
VT |
3 – 10 |
$150 / 50-min session (+ travel and expenses outside VT) |
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| Elinor Osborn |
VT |
2 – 7 |
$300 per presentation |
Limit of 3 presentations per day |
| Katherine Paterson |
VT |
All |
$3,000 + travel and expenses |
Schedules far in advance |
| Carl Deuker |
WA |
5 and up |
$500 |
Limited to local travel |
| Katy McKy |
WI |
K – 6 |
$500 / day trip or $500 /+ travel |
Presentation can include large-group storytelling and small-group writing |
| Gerald Morris |
WI |
6 – 12 |
$200–$300 for full day, local or $500 for travel |
Focuses on the history of storytelling |
| Nnedi Okorafor–Mbachu |
WI |
All |
Negotiable + expenses |
Multicultural, sci-fi/fantasy focused program |
*All honoraria are subject to change. Honoraria figures for traveling appearances do not include expenses such as airfare, hotel,
ground transportation, parking, and meals. Many authors and illustrators offer half-day fees for visits that are within easy driving
distance and can be completed in just one morning or afternoon.
If you would like more information on specific authors and their presentations, please fax your request to Children's Books Publicity
(617.351.1111) or e-mail it to
children's_books@hmco.com
