Author Visits & Events

Melanie is available for in-person and virtual school visits, festivals, interviews, and more!

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“Melanie’s program was fun, interactive, and engaged the teens the entire time!”– Kristen Anderson, Teen Librarian West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)

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“Melanie Conklin brought an energetic, tailor-made program to our school.  She presented a thoughtful and entertaining lesson on being a writer to three separate groups of students, developmentally appropriate for each group. During and after the presentation, my students were excited to ask questions about writing and many even expressed desires to be writers themselves! As a former product designer, Melanie created an interactive event where kids could visually understand the process of writing.  I highly recommend Melanie Conklin for your next author visit to enhance your students’ desire to write, the chance to meet and ask questions to an author, and to ignite the flame of learning”– Marisa White, nine-year veteran teacher and 5th Grade ELA specialist (Clayton, NC)

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“My students loved our Google Hangout session with Melanie! Her enthusiasm for reading and writing was contagious! My fifth graders are so excited to try out some of her writing tips and can’t wait to read her next novel!” – Amanda Schreiber, 5th Grade ELA (Mason, Ohio)

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Where in the world is Melanie?

Check out all of the places I’ve visited via Skype!

 

Previous Speaking Engagements:

  • Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
  • ALA Midwinter Conference
  • Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival
  • Howard County Public Library
  • nErDcamp Michigan
  • Princeton Book Festival
  • Wondercrump at the Brooklyn Public Library
  • Princeton Book Festival
  • Collingswood Book Festival
  • West Orange Public Library
  • NC School Library Media Association Conference
  • nErDcampLI
  • NJ Association of School Librarians Conference
  • East Brunswick Public Library
  • Bergen County Cooperative Library System
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • Maplewood South Orange Book Festival
  • World Read Aloud Day
  • NJ Library Association Conference
  • nErDcampNJ
  • Missouri Association of School Librarians
  • NJ Council of Teachers of English (NJCTE)
  • Greensboro Bound Literary Festival
  • Everywhere Book Fest
  • nErDcampPA
  • Read Across America
  • SCBWI MD/DW/WV
  • WriteOnCon

 

Helpful Links:

Finding Funding for School Visits
Grants for School Visits 
Where Can a Young Writer Get Published?