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Look for me at Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, NYJanuary 26, 2012What: I’ll be attending and meeting with fellow authors, my agent, and editors at the SCBWI Winter Conference  I’ll be at the summer SCBWI conference in Los Angeles in August, as well. Trailer for Runaway AlphabetJanuary 20, 2012My friend Janis Roughley made a nice video preview of my book Runaway Alphabet. You can watch it by clicking on the YouTube video link below. Presentation at NCTE Annual Convention, ChicagoNovember 18, 2011
What: Workshop: There Is Enough Time in the Day! How “Art-ful” Educators Maximize Meaning Making across the Curriculum. Join kc dyer, Lee Edward Fodi, Lori Sherritt-Fleming, and myself as we give an interactive demonstration. We show how educators can successfully encourage students to connect ‘artfully’ to cross-curricular outcomes so that teaching literacy is not a separate experience, but rather an assemblage, taught through all subject areas. Quick and easy visual art, drama, dance, and music activities model how an ‘art-full’ day can build a more literate classroom. Writing Levels: Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8). Information about the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention is available at ncte.org/store/2011-annual-convention; see also the events listings or download Lee’s poster. Kid-Lit WorkshopsOctober 29, 2011What: Kid-lit Writing for Children Workshops Writing for Children Workshops Workshop 1, 11am to 12pm, Genre Transformations: Moving between Plays, Graphic Novels, and Picture Books:
Workshop 2, 1 to 2pm, Keep ‘em Laughing: Writing Funny Fiction:
A maximum of 30 people will be accepted per workshop. Email Carol-Ann Hoyte to register. About the workshop leader: Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning children’s author, playwright, performer, and academic scholar. Sixteen of her picture or poetry books have been published or are in press. An experienced teacher of writing, she has worked with students across Canada and the United States, including pre-school, special education, primary and intermediate, high school, and university teacher education. Kari-Lynn is an assistant professor at Brock University in St. Catharines, ON. Her research interests include drama in education, children’s literature, literacy, and multimodal forms of learning. More information about Kari-Lynn can be found at www.kariwinters.com. Surrey International Writers’ ConferenceOctober 21, 2011What: professional workshops for writers  “Picture Perfect Picture Books,” Saturday 3:30pm
“Keep ‘em Laughing: Writing Funny Fiction for Kids,” Sunday 11:00am
Host: Word on the StreetSeptember 25, 2011What: Hosting Toronto’s annual Word on the Street festival  The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. On one extraordinary Sunday each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you’ll find anywhere. There is always plenty to see and do at Canada’s largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE! Kari-Lynn Winters – Host
See more at www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/toronto/author/kari-lynn-winters-host. Eden Mills Writer’s FestivalSeptember 18, 2011What: Readings and meet-the-author  Kari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning children’s author, playwright, performer, and scholar. An experienced teacher of writing, Kari-Lynn has worked with students across Canada and the United States in preschools, elementary and high schools, community centres, festivals, and universities. Her latest book, Runaway Alphabet, is a fun way to introduce the alphabet to children. Instead of focusing on words beginning with each letter of the alphabet (a is for alligator, etc.), it introduces letters to kids through sounds made by people or objects, such as “g-g-g-g” for the sound Pa makes when gulping down his coffee. Kari-Lynn is an assistant professor at Brock University. Her research interests include drama in education, children’s literature, literacy, and multimodal forms of learning. More information about Kari-Lynn and her books (i.e., book reviews, author visits, teachers’ guides) can be found at www.kariwinters.com. Brock Alumni Weekend Reunion 2011September 17, 2011What: Invited performance and puppet show  This year the Faculty of Education is proud to be welcoming graduates back to campus for tours and events in Robert Welch Hall and the IRC on Saturday, September 17 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. as part of Brock Days 2011. Meet your Faculty of Education friends on Saturday Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. as you take a brief tour through your old stomping grounds. Bring your family and view the impressive changes to Welch Hall and the Instructional Resource Centre (IRC), which showcases a collection of Ellison Dies and puppets. While on tour, you’ll stop at the Education Technology Digital Playground to play with some of the latest educational technology resources and see how they are being used to support 21st century learners. Stop by to see how SMART boards, digital video cameras, iPods, smartpens and clickers are changing teaching and learning. Events for the whole family! Current Faculty of Education students will treat guests to a show using the IRC’s impressive collection of puppets, and award winning children’s book author and Assistant Professor Kari-Lynn Winters will be onsite for readings from her published works. And don’t miss:  See more at www.brocku.ca/education/alumniandfriends/alumniweekend2011. 40th Anniversary SCBWI Summer ConferenceAugust 5, 2011 Meet me in LA! The conference features “3 spectacular days of agents, editors, publishers, workshops and networking plus one optional day of intensives, all designed to take your writing and illustration to the next level.” See www.scbwi.org/Conference.aspx?Con=8. Western Canada Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference 2011May 28, 2011
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Children’s Literature Festival Book BashApril 30, 2011
The Toronto Public Library is organizing the second annual “Book Bash! Children’s Literature Festival.” This event is part of a series and is made possible by the Muller Scholastic Endowment Fund for Canadian Children’s Literature. The Book Bash! Children’s Literature Festival will allow the library to promote Canadian authors and illustrators and their work, to promote reading for pleasure and our early literacy programs, and to showcase Toronto Public Library as a place to experience fun family events. The program will feature many wonderful presentations by recognized Canadian children’s authors and illustrators. There will also be storytellers, puppet shows, crafts, storytime programs and staff book talks. Meet talents like:
Cary Fagan Kari-Lynn Winters Mariella Bertelli Marthe Jocelyn Richard Scrimger Rita Cox Ruth Ohi Shane Peacock Sharon Jennings This event is in conjunction with Keep Toronto Reading, a series of free special events across the city that celebrate the joy of reading. The festival will take place on Saturday April 30th 2011 in the afternoon, from approximately 12:30 – 4:00 pm. The festival will be at the newly renovated Northern District Branch, 30 Orchard View Blvd, near Yonge and Eglinton. We will make use of the library’s open spaces and multiple program rooms to run simultaneous festival events. The festival culminates Keep Toronto Reading month, an annual Toronto Public Library celebration of books and culture. Tying the Book Bash! to Keep Toronto Reading this year will enable the festival to benefit from the huge promotional push and substantial media attention that Keep Toronto Reading garners. For further information about the Book Bash! Children’s Literature Festival, please contact:
Phone 416 -393-7507, Fax 416-393-7417 Email dattack(at)torontopubliclibrary.ca See more about the event at www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/bookbash. See the page about me at Meet Author Kari-Lynn Winters. Council of Ontario Drama and Dance EducatorsMarch 30, 2011I am included in the video below from the 40th anniversary of CODE, Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators. As a drama educator, I think this organization offers tremendous resources in drama teachings. My interview starts at the 4:40-minute mark. Click on the small embedded video below, or see a larger-resolution version of the video at vimeo.com/20685983. On My Walk “Year’s Best – 2010″February 25, 2011
Brock News on Surrey Board of Trade awardJanuary 24, 2011
From Brock News: Surrey Board of Trade Special Achievement Award for Writers winner Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters won the Surrey Board of Trade Special Achievement Award at the 2010 Surrey International Writers’ Conference. The purpose of the award is to honor writers who have made a significant achievement in their writing careers during the past year. Dr. Winters has achieved significant literary and academic achievement. She is a gifted writer, teacher and performer, and not only did she publish three books, but one of them, ‘On My Walk’ was short listed for the 2010 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Book B.C. Book Prize award. Kari-Lynn Winters is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brock University. Presenting at Canscaip in Toronto, DecemberDecember 12, 2010MEETING TOPIC: Poetry — writing rhyme and getting published! The process and perils of writing verse, its importance for children and the challenge of getting published. Author Kari-Lynn Winters talks about what she enjoys about writing rhyming poetry and how she got into print — and why she think it’s valuable for kids to read and hear poetry. Kari-Lynn Winters is the author of picture books, stories and poetry for young people and an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brock University in St. Catharines. | ||
What: Guest Speaker, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Conference
What: Presentation by Kari and other artists and authors
