UPCOMING EVENTS
Writing Class for Adults
Research and Writing: Children's Nonfiction for Education
Saturday, December 16, 2023
9:00AM - 4:00PM
The Loft Literary Center
Minneapolis
https://loft.org/classes/current-class-list
Presenter
30th Annual Conference for Young Writers
January 4, 2024
Marshall, MN
Conference
SCBWI New York
Attending as the Regional Advisor (RA) for Minnesota
February 9 - 11, 2024
https://www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi-in-person-winter-conference-2024
Conference
Marvelous Midwest
Co-hosting with Midwest SCBWI teams
April 12-14, 2024
Davenport, IA
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090421581334
Retreat
Grieving: Shadows and Sunlight
Big Raven Farm
Thursday to Sunday
June 6 - 9, 2024
PAST EVENTS
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
The Children's Literature Channel of the New Books Network
with host Mel Rosenberg
Israel
Conferences
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
*The Acorn School for Early Childhood Development; Boulder, CO
*Lionheart Children's Academy; Celina, TX
*World Read Aloud Day 2023 (virtual)
joined 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
Co-Presenter
*An Inside Peek at Writing Work-for-Hire Books from Start to Finish; MN/IA SCBWI Conference, St. Paul
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 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
*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
National WASP WW II Museum in TX with "Blaze" Jensen, former F-16/USAF Thunderbirds pilot (2023)