Author+Visit+Planning+Resources

__**Here are resources for planning your own author visit.**__

Today's presentation -

__**Publisher Websites:**__ Random House [|http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/appear.html] HarperCollins [|http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Members/RequestAuthor/faq.aspx] Simon and Schuster http://www.simonsays.com/content/feature.cfm?sid=183&feature_id=441 Penguin Putnam [|http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/yr/tl/authorappearance.html] Holiday House [|http://www.holidayhouse.com/author_appearances.php] Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/tradebooks/authorvisits/index.htm Houghton Miffin http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hmcochild/

__**Scheduler Websites:**__ [|http://www.authorsillustrators.com/directory.htm] [|http://www.mcelmeel.com/bookauthor/index.html] http://www.visitingauthors.com/

__**Sample Documents:**__

__Invitations__:
 * Jim Aylesworth [[file:AylesCOInvite.ppt]]
 * Margie Palatini [[file:MargieCOInvite.ppt]]

__Book Signing Forms__:
 * Steven Kellogg [[file:KelloggBookSigning.doc]]
 * Lisa Campbell Ernst [[file:ErnstBookSigning.doc]]

__Posters:__
 * Louise Borden [[file:Bio-Poster.doc]]
 * Margie Palatini [[file:MargieComingtoNorth.ppt]]

__Teacher Packets:__
 * J. Patrick Lewis [[file:Lewis Teacher Packet.doc]]
 * Louise Borden (Click Here to go to Wiki)