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Webinar: Getting School Visit Gigs

Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/14/2019
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm


SCBWI Dakotas is pleased to offer the following webinar:

GETTING SCHOOL VISIT GIGS

School visit expert, Alexis O’Neill, will discuss the nuts and bolts of successful school visits.

Royalties are great. But what’s even greater is meeting — or making — book reading fans. One way to connect professionally is by doing paid school visits. In this 90-minute webinar, author, school visit expert, and SCBWI Bulletin “The Truth About School Visits” columnist Alexis O’Neill will share some secrets of school visit success. In the first 60-minutes, you will learn the importance of:
·       Understanding why school visits can be important to your career.
·       Forming alliances with authors and influencers.
·       Observing authors in action and where to find them.
·       Knowing what kids will learn as a result of your presentation.
·       Identifying how kids will learn what you’re there to teach them.
·       Setting rates.
·       Finding gigs.
·       Dealing with the business side of school visits.
 
The last 30-minutes will be devoted to your specific questions. This information is will be helpful to those with books about to launch as well as to seasoned professionals looking for a refresher and new insights. 

About the Instructor:
The SCBWI Bulletin “The Truth About School Visits” columnist Alexis O’Neill is the author of The Recess Queen, The Kite That Bridged Two Nations and several other award-winning children’s books. Her PhD in Teacher Education, experience in the classroom, and her many years on the road as a popular presenter uniquely prepared her to bridge the land of authors with the world of schools. An SCBWI Regional Advisor in Central-Coastal California for 18 years, Alexis is also the recipient of the California Reading Association’s Dr. Marcus Foster Memorial Reading Award for her long record of achievements and constant dedication to the advancement of literacy for all children throughout the state of California and is a writing instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. www.AlexisONeill.com  and www.SchoolVisitExperts.com.

 

TIME AND DATE: November 14, 2019 at 7:30 P.M. (CST)

The fee for the webinar is $15 for members, $25 for non-members. (Non-members, if you would like to become a member prior to registering, go to SCBWI.org.)

Members: Login to get the discounted rate.  

The fee includes access to a recording of the webinar, so if you can’t participate live, register in order to view the recording. Registered attendees will be emailed a link for the webinar prior to the live event. The recording will be accessible at that same link 24 hours after the live webinar for a period of one week. There will be NO refunds for this event.

Please note: You must use PayPal to pay for your registration even if you do not have a PayPal account. Simply sign in as a guest. The payment may appear on your credit card bill as SOCIETYCHIL. Questions: email Dakotas@scbwi.org

Getting to the Webinar:

You will receive a link to the webinar two to three days prior to the event. This will come as an email from Dakotas@SCBWI.ORG and will be addressed to Dakotas@SCBWI.ORG (to protect your personal email address). Please check your junk mail if you do not receive the link by the day prior to the event. The night of the webinar, simply click on the link. You may be asked to download the ZOOM program. This is perfectly safe to do and allows you access to the presentation.

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