Toronto Reading Council

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

In, Out and About Text: A Conference - Oct 17, 2009

Featuring Children’s and Young Adult Authors:

Shane Peacock (The boy Sherlock Holmes series), Richard Scarsbrook (Featherless Bipeds), Bill ...

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In, Out and About Text

Toronto Reading Council and OISE/U of T’s Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning present: In, Out and About Text on Thursday, October 17th , 2009. Featuring children’s and young adult authors:

Shane Peacock (The Boy Sherlock Holmes series),

Richard Scarsbrook (Featherless Bipeds),

Bill Slavin (The Stone Lion),

John Cooper (Shadow Running), and

Veronika Martinova Charles (The Birdman).

Also presenting at this conference are classroom teachers who have used the authors’ books with their students, together with Trevor Owen, program director of Writers in Electronic Residence.

Saturday October 17, 2009

OISE/University of Toronto 1st Floor

252 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Enjoy workshops, book displays, a bag lunch, door prizes, and a chance to hobnob with the authors.

Conference Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration, continental breakfast and book browsing.

9:00 - 10:15 Authors’ panel with authors reading from their work

10:15 - 11:00 Book browsing and Author signing

11:00 - 12:00 Workshops with Bill Slavin, John Cooper and Shane Peacock

12:00 -12:40 Lunch Break (lunch supplied), Book browsing and Author signing.

12:45 - 1:45 Workshops with Veronika Martenova Charles, Richard Scarsbrook and Trevor Owens from WIER

1:45 – 2:15 Author signing, hobnobbing and door prizes

For more information, please contact Kerrie Kennedy at: kerriejk@live.ca