UPCOMING EVENTS
Shadows and Sunshine: Grief Writing Workshops around Minnesota
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant*
Willmar Public Library
Friday, April 19, 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
https://www.willmarpubliclibrary.org/
https://www.willmarpubliclibrary.org/adult-services/
Meinders Community Library (Pipestone)
Saturday, April 20, 2024
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
https://meinderslibrary.com/pafl/
Grand Rapids Public Library
Monday, April 22, 2024
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
https://cityofgrandrapidsmn.com/library
https://www.facebook.com/grandrapidsarealibrary
Virginia Public Library
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
2:30 - 5:30 PM
https://www.virginiapubliclibrary.info/
https://www.virginiapubliclibrary.info/event/shadows-and-sunshine-a-grief-writing-workshop
Ely Public Library
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
1:00 - 4:00 PM
http://www.elylibrary.org/calendar.html
Thief River Falls Public Library
Friday, April 26, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
https://nwrlib.org/thief-river-falls/
https://www.facebook.com/ThiefRiverFallsPublicLibrary
International Falls Public Library
Saturday, April 27, 2024
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
https://www.internationalfallslibrary.us/
https://www.internationalfallslibrary.us/events/
Nobles County Library
Worthington
Thursday, May 23, 2024
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
https://plumcreeklibrary.org/venue/nobles-county-library-worthington/
*Lisa M. Bolt Simons is a fiscal year 2023 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
*Link to the Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota Legacy logos: https://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/support.htm
Author Visit
Lakeview Elementary School; Lakeville, MN
Friday, May 3, 2024
Author Meet & Greet for the start of the WNBA Season!
Zenith Bookstore
Boxed Out (paperback)
Boxed Out (hardcover)
May 18, 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
318 North Central Avenue; Duluth, MN
https://www.zenithbookstore.com/events
https://www.zenithbookstore.com/
Retreat
Grieving: Shadows and Sunlight
Big Raven Farm
Thursday to Sunday
June 20 - 23, 2024
Book Event and Writing Workshop for the WNBA Season!
Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery
Boxed Out (paperback)
Boxed Out (hardcover)
June 29, 2024
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Park Rapids, MN
(more details coming)
Storytime Trolley
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Stillwater, MN
10:30 AM
https://stillwatertrolley.com/storytime-trolley/
https://www.valleybookseller.com/
PAST EVENTS
Shadows and Sunshine: Grief Writing Workshops around Minnesota
Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant
Fergus Falls Public Library
Book Launch and Signing
Thundermouse
by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Caroline "Blaze" Jensen of River Falls, WI
Illustrated by Donna Eicher of Northfield, MN
I was the Editor and Project Manager
Podcasts
Happy Time Craftcast
with Joleen Emery
Big Raven Farm, MN
The Children's Literature Channel of the New Books Network
with Mel Rosenberg
Israel
Conferences
SCBWI Marvelous Midwest 2024
Co-hosted with six SCBWI state teams
SCBWI New York (Winter) Conference 2024
Attended as the Regional Advisor (RA) for Minnesota
MN/ IA SCBWI "Together at Last!" May 2023
Co-planned and co-presented
SCBWI New York (Winter) Conference 2023
Attended as the new Regional Advisor (RA) for Minnesota
Retreats
Grieving: Shadows and Sunlight
Big Raven Farm
International School Visit
*Ta Meun Primary School; Ta Meun Commune (suburb), Cambodia
School Visits
*1st grade at Greenvale Park Elementary School; Northfield, MN
*The Acorn School for Early Childhood Development; Boulder, CO
*Lionheart Children's Academy; Celina, TX
*World Read Aloud Day 2024 (virtual)
joined elementary schools in HI, MO, and Texas
*World Read Aloud Day 2023 (virtual)
joined elementary schools in IA, MA, MD, MN, NJ, PA, TX, WA, and WI
*World Read Aloud Day 2022 (virtual); elementary schools in MI and TX
*Valentine Hills Elementary; Arden Hills, MN; 4th grade
*Notre Dame Academy; Los Angeles, CA; 2 - 8
*Dakota Hills Middle School; Eagan, MN
*Year of the Reader; Faribault School District, MN; public, private, and charter schools; K-8 (two times)
*Shattuck-St.Mary's; Faribault, MN
Keynote and Presenter
*Young Writers & Authors Conference; grades 3 - 9; Mankato, MN
*Conference for Young Writers; grades 3 - 8; Marshall, MN
*Young Authors, Young Artists Conference; grades 3 - 5; Rochester, MN
Presenter
*Something Borrowed: MN/IA Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Nonfiction Writing Conference (virtual)
*Young Writers & Authors Conference; Mankato, MN
*Virtual Young Authors, Young Artists; Rochester, MN
*Virtual Conference for Young Writers; Marshall, MN
*Conference for Young Writers; Marshall, MN
*Young Authors, Young Artists Conference; Rochester, MN
*Young Authors/Young Artists Conference; St. Cloud, MN
Co-Presenter
*An Inside Peek at Writing Work-for-Hire Books from Start to Finish; MN/IA SCBWI Conference, St. Paul
Book Signings/Readings
*Red Balloon; St. Paul, MN
*Faribault Woolen Mill Holiday Open House; Faribault, MN
*Jackpine Writers' Bloc Talking Stick 31 Book Release Party (anthology reading)
*National WASP World War II Museum; Sweetwater, Texas
*Barnes & Noble Woodbury, MN
*Barnes & Noble Mankato, MN
*Twin Cities Book Festival
*Wordplay, Minneapolis
*Author Fest; Park Rapids, MN
*Content Bookstore; Northfield, MN
*Addendum Books; St. Paul, MN
Library Visits
*Penrose Library; Colorado Springs, CO
*St. Peter Public Library; St. Peter, MN
*Buckham Memorial Library; Faribault, MN
Private Writing Classes
*Writing Children's Fiction
Classes Taught at The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis
*A Place at the Desk: Writing for Children (adults)
*Shadows and Sunshine: Writing and Reading about Grief (adults)
*Research and Writing: Children's Nonfiction for Education (adults)
*Wow! Bumpy! Gross! The Senses in Writing (adults and children)
*Learn to Lie...and NOT Get Grounded: Writing Fiction (children)
*Get Real: Writing Realistic Fiction (children and teens)
*Get Out! Writing "Out of This World" Fiction (children and teens)
*Strengthen Your Vocabulary Muscle (children)
*Writing the World (adults and children)
Classes Taught Offsite through The Loft Literary Center
*The ABCs of Children's Books (online)
Lake Agassiz Regional Library/Traverse des Sioux Library System
*Writing Children's and Young Adult Literature
Galaxie Library; Apple Valley, MN
Various presentations and author events
*Cajun's Aviation Dream fundraiser with former USAF Thunderbird Blaze Jensen;
Aviation Museum, Santa Paula Airport, CA
*Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Homecoming; Sweetwater, TX
*Wordsmith Deconstructed Conference/Let's Talk About Your Writing Career; Minneapolis
*Wings and Writing: Using Aviation as a Theme; Rice County Historical Society
(virtual presentation); Faribault, MN
*Twin Cities Book Festivals
*Alphabet Forest, Minnesota State Fair
*ITEM (Information and Technology Educators of MN) Fall Conferences
*Faribault Woolen Mill store at Mall of America
*Deep Valley Book Festival; Mankato, MN
*Faribault Rotary, MN
*Spotlight on Books Conference, MN
*Delta Kappa Gamma
*Somali Center of Service; Faribault, MN
*The Hockey Lodge, Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota Wild games
Faribault Woolen Mill: Loomed in the Land of Lakes Book Tour
*Rockrimmon Library; Colorado Springs, CO
*Tattered Cover; Littleton, CO
*Weller Book Works; Salt Lake City, UT
*The Bookshelf; Truckee (Lake Tahoe), CA
*Chico Branch of the Butte County Library; Chico, CA
*Multnomah County Central Library; Portland, OR
*Newport Way Library; Seattle, WA
Faribault Woolen Mill: Loomed in the Land of Lakes book release
*Northfield Library; Northfield, MN
*Eat My Words Bookstore, Minneapolis
*Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery; Park Rapids, MN
*Lanesboro Library; Lanesboro, MN
*Subtext Books, St. Paul
*Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis
*Content Bookstore; Northfield, MN
*Mill Store, Faribault Woolen Mill; Faribault, MN
Cajun's Aviation Dream fundraiser w/ "Blaze" Jensen, former F-16/USAF Thunderbirds pilot, CA (2024)