Contact Jessica to speak at your school, library, museum, homeschool co-op, or elsewhere.
Initial pricing and details are below, but please reach out to discuss these possibilities, your ideas, and your budget. Pricing is flexible. If you have a pricing concern or question, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Notes about Travel…
Discount for booking multiple presentations in the same district on the same day.
Local travel < 50 miles of Lancaster, PA is included.
For distances > 50 miles, mileage/travel expenses may be required.
The same may be true for the Pittsburgh area depending on availability/other bookings in the region.
Assembly
- Great for all elementary grades
- Topic: How an Idea Becomes a Book
- Includes: Presentation, interactive game, Q&A, book signing
- Price: $300/assembly
Classroom – Elementary
- Grade-appropriate presentation
- Topic: Choose from “How an Idea Becomes a Book” adapted for the classroom,
- …or a presentation focused on one of Jessica’s books,
- …or a combination of the two
- Includes: Presentation, read-aloud, Q&A, book signing
- Price: $225/classroom
Classroom – High School – “The Poetry of Picture Books“
- Applicable for creative writing classes, English classes, or career guidance
- Topics discussed: The Picture Book form, its similarities to poetry, the writing/publication process
- Includes: Interactive ice-breaker, examples, Q&A
- Optional add-on: Critique of student poetry
- Price: $250/classroom
Classroom – High School – “Introduction to Poetry Critique“
- Applicable for creative writing classes or English classes
- Topics discussed: What is critique, its importance, how to do it/how not to do it
- Includes: Q&A, examples, small group exercise
- Optional add-on: Critique of student poetry
- Price: $250/classroom
Virtual Author Visits
- All of the classroom options above are available via video conference
- Price: $200/presentation
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