cantwellbooks

Author Appearances

Tom at the Art & the Vineyard Festival, talking to his niece, Kelly.

Tom is currently scheduling bookstore readings, school visits, and professional workshops:

What? Program Cost

Bookstore readings

Reading, slide show, Q&A (one hour, plus signing)

Free

School Visits

Tom is an experienced teacher comfortable working with kids. Program options are flexible and include:

Reading, slide show, Q&A (one hour) - classroom or assembly

Writing workshops - small group or classroom (one to two hours) - Intimate Q&A session on writing process, How to write a story/novel, Hands-on activities

$100 for a half day

$200 for a full day

Professional Workshops

"From Here to Whenever: Writing and Teaching Historical Fiction" (one hour)

Tom explains how he works both sides of the story, writing young adult novels that fit into the social studies curriculum he teaches. Using his first book, The Seminole and the Slave (8th grade American history) and his forthcoming release, Vesuvius (6th grade Ancient Rome) as a basis for discussion, Tom shares research, writing, and teaching strategies, including ways to get your students writing their own historical fiction.

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Past appearances:

Reading at the Sheldon Community Center, June 2004
Book signing at Art & the Vineyard Festival, July 2004
Book signing at The Lane County Fair, August 2004
Presentation at OEMA Conference, October 2004
School visit at Cal Young Middle School, April 2005
Reading at the Coffee House Cafe, Salem, April 2005
School visit at Jefferson Middle School, May 2006
For more information, or to discuss program options, please contact Tom at cantwellbooks@comcast.net.
To recieve a free The Seminole and the Slave teacher's guide as a Word document, e-mail Tom and ask for one!
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What?	Program	Cost
Bookstore readings	Reading, slide show, Q&A (one hour, plus signing)	Free
School Visits	Tom is an experienced teacher comfortable working with kids. Program options are flexible and include: Reading, slide show, Q&A (one hour) - classroom or assembly Writing workshops - small group or classroom (one to two hours) - Intimate Q&A session on writing process, How to write a story/novel, Hands-on activities	$100 for a half day $200 for a full day
Professional Workshops	"From Here to Whenever: Writing and Teaching Historical Fiction" (one hour) Tom explains how he works both sides of the story, writing young adult novels that fit into the social studies curriculum he teaches. Using his first book, The Seminole and the Slave (8th grade American history) and his forthcoming release, Vesuvius (6th grade Ancient Rome) as a basis for discussion, Tom shares research, writing, and teaching strategies, including ways to get your students writing their own historical fiction.	Variable