School Visits | Erin Dionne, Author.

Presentations
Making Chocolate Cookies: How Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies went from being a short story to a full novel. Erin explains her writing process, shows the steps she went through during some of the book’s thirteen (!) revisions, and discusses how perseverance can make your dreams come true. This presentation is appropriate for a range of ages and both genders.
Shakespeare is NOT a Total Tragedy: We’ll have a brief talk about Shakespeare—his biography and what he wrote—and why I chose to have Hamlet’s family so obsessed with him. We’ll also act out a couple of scenes from The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet and one from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Bullying, Body Image, and Mean Girls: This talk revolves around some of the themes in Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies. Using Celeste (Models’ main character) as an example, we discuss her choices, decisions and the steps she took to feel better about herself. Ideal for all-girl audiences who have read the book.

Workshops & Virtual Visits
Creating Character: A Writing Workshop: This is a writing-based workshop that uses images to launch stories and create characters. All of Erin’s stories begin with character first, and we explore how knowing a character gives a writer freedom when developing a plot. We’ll do writing exercises together during this program. Good for ages 9 and up; writing-based.
Virtual Visits: I am more than happy to Skype in to your classroom and chat about writing and her books. As a matter of fact, she’ll do a 20-minute casual conversation for free! For a longer conversation or a specific presentation, please contact me for more information.

The Fine Print: Erin would prefer to do a maximum of three presentations per day, all of which run for one hour to allow time for questions.; Travel expenses, such as transportation and lodging, are the responsibility of the host unless otherwise agreed.
Request Fee Information: Contact Erin