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School Visits & Conferences
  • Testimonials -- featuring teacher references, kids' artwork and photos of previous events


  • Virtual Author Visits

  • Brochure for School & Library Visits and Writing Workshops (pdf file)



  • Teachers & Librarians: Lesson plans are available for your use either independently or in conjunction with my visit to your school.

    Jingle the Brass incorporates several curriculum themes, such as transportation, travel, trains, the transcontinental railroad, the industrial revolution, and intergenerational communication. (Accelerated Reader List book)

    Nugget on the Flight Deck curriculum themes include transportation, the military, the science of flight, patriotism, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, and airplanes.

  • Ordering books for me to sign at your event? My publisher has guidelines.



      School and Library Visits
  • Read Aloud Fun--Climb aboard #417 and jingle the brass to learn railroading lingo OR take a cruise on an aircraft carrier with Lt. Gutts and learn to talk like a fighter pilot. Newman promises lively, interactive readings, sharing fun production and illustration secrets (all ages)
  • From Pen to Publisher--The writing process comes alive as Newman describes the research and editorial steps her manuscripts passed through to become books (grades 2 and up)
  • The Inside Scoop--Where does Judy Sierra get her ideas? How does Steve Jenkins make his animal collages? A peek into the writing lives of famous children's authors taken directly from Newman's interviews with over 100 talented writers and illustrators (all ages)
  • Writers' Workshops--Small groups of students join Newman for an in-depth look at writing, focusing on character, dialogue, setting, or voice (grades 4 and up)



  • Writers’ Conferences

    Newman’s talks have been featured at several conferences, including SCBWI; University of California, Davis; and California State University, Sacramento; and published in Children’s Writers’ and Illustrator’s Market.

    Conference options include:

    • Writing for Magazines
    • Secrets of the Perfect Interview
    • 10 Truths About Writing for Children
    • Mainstreaming the Graphic Novel
    • So You Think You Want to Write for Children?
    • First Page Manuscript Critique
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Illustrations by Elise Newman