EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Writing Fiction for Children (online)
Tuesdays
January 24 - April 11, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Private writing class
"Help Me Communicate!" Writing to Boost Your Business
Saturday, March 25, 2023
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Loft Literary Center
Open Book
Minneapolis
https://loft.org/classes/help-me-communicate-writing-boost-your-business
Research and Writing: Children's Nonfiction for Education
Two Thursdays
April 6 and April 13, 2023
12:00 - 4:00 PM
The Loft Literary Center
Open Book
Minneapolis
https://loft.org/classes/research-and-writing-childrens-nonfiction-education-7
Book Signing
WASP Homecoming and Fly-In
30th Anniversary of Women in Combat
National WASP World War II Museum
Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, 2023
Sweetwater, Texas
https://www.waspmuseum.org/upcoming-events/
Co-Planner and Co-Presenter at the SCBWI MN/IA Conference "Together at Last!"
May 5 - 7, 2023
St. Paul College
St. Paul, MN
Presenter at the Young Authors Young Artists (YAYA) Student Conference
May 17 - 19, 2023
9:00 - 2:30 PM
College of Saint Benedict's
St. Joseph, MN
Wow! Bumpy! Gross! The Senses in Writing (in-person)
Grades 1 - 3
July 18 - July 21, 2023 (T - Th)
in tandem with Nancy Carlson's class in the morning
The Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis
https://loft.org/classes/write-your-world-imagination-everything-around-you
Get Out of Here! Writing "Out-of-This-World" Fiction (in-person)
Grades 4 - 6
July 25 - 28, 2023 (T-Th)
in tandem with Stephanie Surles & Madelyn Dietz's class in the morning
The Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis
https://loft.org/classes/fun-fiction
Deep Valley Book Festival
Saturday, October 7, 2023
10:00AM - 4:00 PM
Country Inn & Suites Conference Center
Mankato, MN
https://www.deepvalleybookfestival.com/
https://www.deepvalleybookfestival.com/team/lisa-m.-bolt-simons
PAST EVENTS
Conferences
SCBWI New York (Winter) Conference 2023
Attended as the new Regional Advisor for Minnesota
Retreat
Grieving: Shadows and Sunlight
Big Raven Farm
https://bigravenyoga.com/pages/big-raven-farm
International School Visit
*Ta Meun Primary School; Ta Meun Commune (suburb), Cambodia
School Visits
*World Read Aloud Day 2023 (virtual); elementary schools in IA, MA, MD, MN, NJ, PA, TX, WA, and WI
*Valentine Hills Elementary; Arden Hills, MN; 4th grade
*World Read Aloud Day 2022 (virtual); elementary schools in MI and TX
*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
*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
*(Virtual) Something Borrowed:
MN/IA Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Nonfiction Writing Conference
*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
Book Signings/Readings
*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 Visit
*Penrose Library; Colorado Springs, CO
*St. Peter Public Library; St. Peter, MN
*Buckham Memorial Library; Faribault, MN
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
*Wordsmith Deconstructed Conference/Let's Talk About Your Writing Career
*Wings and Writing: Using Aviation as a Theme; Rice County Historical Society
(virtual presentation)
*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
*Faribault Rotary
*Spotlight on Books Conference
*Delta Kappa Gamma
*Somali Center of Service
*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
National WASP WW II Museum in TX with "Blaze" Jensen, former F-16/USAF Thunderbirds pilot (4/2022)