I love to speak at conferences, conventions, writing programs, and other events. It’s a delight to be part of a group of people learning and connecting with new ideas and one another. I love how people gather together and gradually relax and get excited and re-inspired about their work as librarians, teachers and writers. I do a limited number of schoold visits.

I’m happy to do any combination of speeches, workshops, panel discussions, book signings and Q&A sessions. I’ve spoken at wonderful places like ALA, state reading and library conferences (California, Texas, Michigan, Mountain Plains Library Assoc., etc.), Vermont College, Co-operative Children’s Book Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Reading the World, Brigham Young University, and SCBWI national and regional.

I often use music and black and white slides on PowerPoint to evoke the worlds of people I’ve written about, as well as art from my picture books. Below are a few of the talks I’ve given recently.

For more info, email me: epATelizabethpartridge.com. (This link is not hot. Use normal email format - take out the AT and put in @. This keeps those creepy internet spiders from crawling all over me.)

Teachers and Librarians

Inspiring, Creative Techniques for Grabbing Teenagers' Attention: Secrets for reaching world-weary teens through compelling biographies.

The Power of the Dream Spirit in the Classroom: How to nourish your creativity as well as your students’.

The Challenge of Writing Biographies: How I Weave Stories Like a Fiction Writer While Sticking Strictly to the Truth.

Search and Research: How Three Nonfiction Writers Navigate Information Overload.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Young Adult Literature: Lust.

How Music, Art and Myth Cross Cultural Barriers

Writers

Scissors and Tape: How to Turn a Picture Book Manuscript into a Page Turning Dummy. Hands on. Bring your own manuscript or work with one I provide. Learn the rhythm and magic of page turns.

Peel Off Your Skin to Write, Strap on Your Body Armor to Market. When to be tender and open to the whispers of the muses and when to be tough to get your books the attention they deserve.

The Power of the Dream Spirit in the Writer’s Room: How to dream your ideas and bring them into the world as published books for kids and young adults.

Ten Easy Steps to Knock Out Procrastination: Don't wait till you have time, write now.

The Challenges and Rewards of Writing Biographies: If You Can Take the Heat, The Payoff is Terrific.