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AuthorsInSchools is a speakers’ bureau designed to help you find nationally-known or regional authors whose presentations, availability, and fees fit your organization’s needs. Here you’ll find detailed information about more than 45 poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, storytellers, illustrators, musicians, and entertainers who have received high ratings from schools for their ability to motivate students to enjoy reading and writing.

Cyd Moore
A southern belle, artist, and teller of tall tales, Cyd Moore's energy and enthusiasm lights up the room. She's a favorite presenter at library and reading conferences and gets rave reviews from teachers, parents, and students in kindergarten through college. Her delightful illustrations appear in over 35 children's books.

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Neecy Twinem
Neecy Twinem is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator of over twenty-five published books. Her rich, brightly colored artwork and simple text invites readers to explore the natural world. Neecy has illustrated for a variety of children’s markets, including book covers, educational books, classroom readers, and magazines. Neecy has given hundreds of presentations and has been a regular speaker at schools, conferences, and literacy festivals across the country for over 13 years. She loves to share the process of creating books with children and adults. She provides presentations, workshops, and artist-in-residence programs.

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Paul Owen Lewis

Paul Owen Lewis is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator from Seattle, WA. His titles include Davy’s Dream, Storm Boy, Frog Girl, and The Jupiter Stone. Storm Boy was nominated for the Caldecott Award, and received several other prestigious regional and national awards, including the 1996 American Book Award. For fifteen years Paul has inspired and enabled thousands of students to write and discover their creative abilities through his engaging school presentations.

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Meredith Johnson
Meredith Johnson has illustrated over a hundred and twenty books for children, including All Tutus Should Be Pink, My Cowboy Boots, My First Day at School, The Day of the Bad Haircut, and the Secret Agent Dingledorf series. During interactive presentations, Meredith discusses the importance of words and pictures working together to become a book and encourages creative thinking, a desire to write and draw, and a love of books.

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Steve Isham
Steve Isham, a former high school art teacher, is the author and illustrator of numerous children's books capturing the rich folklore and unique wildlife of Australia. His books delight and fascinate readers of all ages with rhymes and riddles waiting to be discovered on every page. Steve tours schools in the United States twice a year, offering interactive workshops that spark students' creativity and empower them to write and draw.

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John Steven Gurney
John Steven Gurney has illustrated over a hundred books for children, including all of the titles in Scholastic's The Bailey School Kids series and Random House's The A to Z Mysteries series. John's presentations are informative and inspiring—sure to spark any child's imagination (and pencil). He will adapt his presentation to fit the age and size of your audience.

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Gary Raham
Gary Raham—a former high school and junior high science teacher—is the author and illustrator of five books, including The Deep Time Diaries, a time travel adventure used to teach Earth science and creative writing in several Colorado schools. He is an experienced speaker, whose lively presentations showcase his work as a writer, paleoartist, and amateur paleontologist. Gary's interactive presentations emphasize the integrated nature of creativity in both the arts and sciences, urging students to follow their curiosity and their dreams.

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