Join me at the SCBWI Wisconsin Fall Conference!
Join me at the SCBWI Fall Conference October 16-18th in Oconomowoc, WI. I’ll be presenting on school visits. There’s still time to register. Check out the details below.
THE SCHOOL VISIT TOOLBOX
School visits can help authors and illustrators connect directly with their market audience—children and teachers. They can also help produce additional income. To discover what schools are looking for when booking a visit, and to find out what to do after you’ve gotten the gig, join Andrea Skyberg as she addresses some of the following questions:
- What’s the best way to connect with schools to book visits?
- When is the best time to send out promotional materials? And what is the best medium to use?
- What do you charge?
- Should you have a contract?
- Where can schools find funding?
- How many children should you work with at a time?
- How do you handle a Skype visit?
- How do you incorporate appropriate material for each age-range?
- How does your program relate to the schools curriculum and standards?
- What classroom management techniques can you employ?
- Should you talk about your writing, yourself, or how your books were made?
- How much time should you make each presentation?
- What performance strategies can you use to help engage the audience?