The first business of a story is to be a good story. –C.S. Lewis (letter to Cynthia Donnelly, August 14, 1954).
I love talking about books and writing almost as much as I enjoy actually reading and writing If you’re looking for an author to speak to your school/classroom, church, or writing group, contact me at treestreetkidsbooks@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
More coming soon! I’m available for virtual workshops and school visits.
May 5, 2021–Southwest Chicago Christian, Fun Ways to Research
Past Events for Teen Writers
February 27, 2020—Bridge Teen Center, Beginning Writing: Creating Great Stories
July 11, 2019—Bridge Teen Center, Advanced Writing: 5 Tips to Improve Your Fiction Writing
February 21, 2019—Bridge Teen Center, Advanced Writing: How to write like your favorite YA author
June 28, 2018—Bridge Teen Center, Advanced Writing: Character Development
Past Events for Adult Writers/Editors
October 27, 2020–Tuesday Teaching training, hope*writers with Emily P. Freeman
September 2020–ECPA PubU Online, Publishing in a Time of Crisis, Curator, Editorial Track
August 1, 2020–Fiction Writing Workshop, Writing with Grace with author Ann Swindell
March 19-22, 2020—Refine {the retreat} CANCELLED due to COVID
November 5-6, 2019—ECPA PubU, editorial track
September 26-28, 2019—Maranatha Christian Writers Conference
February 9, 2019—Guest Interview, Writing with Grace book proposal workshop
September 15, 2018—The Perennial Gen: co-host, Growing Sage, Wheaton, IL
June 23, 2018—Writing with Grace Retreat: panelist, pitch sessions
April 18, 2018—Festival of Faith and Writing: panelist, Wisdom in the Shadows: Bringing Seasoned Women’s Voices to Light with Jennifer Grant, Kathy Khang, Michelle Van Loon
