Off The Page For Teachers For Writers Applications for 2009 Authors Michele Adams Gail Anderson-Dargatz Joanne Arnott Jacquie Baldwin Antonia Banyard Yvonne Blomer Julie Burtinshaw Kristin Butcher Margaret Cadwaladr Norma Charles Shannon Cowan Linda Crosfield Anthony Dalton Anne DeGrace Jan Drabek Ann Eriksson M.A.C. Farrant Lee Edward Fodi Louise Framst Dayle Gaetz Lorraine Gane Kim Goldberg Leona Gom Katherine Gordon Heidi Greco Heather Haley Lyn Hancock Sandra Harper Margo Hearne Ernest Hekkanen Nancy Holmes Fiona Tinwei Lam Zoe Landale Eve Lazarus Mark Leiren-Young Shannon Linden Stephen Lones Janice Lore Adrienne Mason Sheryl McFarlane Judith Millar Steven Mills Rita Moir Michelle Mulder Elsie K. Neufeld Kathy Page Jacqueline Pearce Miranda Pearson A.S. Penne Sheila Peters Sheri Radford Harold Rhenisch David Roche Cyndi Sand-Eveland Christine Smart Stan Sauerwein Sharon Stearns Robert Stelmach Robin Stevenson Kay Stewart Lynn Stonier-Newman Elizabeth Templeman Margaret Thompson Gordon Turner Thuong Vuong-Riddick Ann Walsh John Wilson Heather Young                                                     For Teachers If you are interested in having a writer visit your classroom, please contact us at: The Federation of BC Writers PO BOX 3887 Stn Terminal Vancouver, BC V6B 3Z3 Tel: 604-683-2057 bcwriters@shaw.ca If you already have a writer scheduled to visit, we hope these tips will be helpful: Talk to the writer before the visit so that both of you are clear about the nature and purpose of the presentation. Ask if the writer needs any special equipment such as an overhead projector or screen. Tell the writer what the students are doing in class or what elements of the curriculum you would like the writer to include or reinforce. Ask what you can do with the students in advance. Prepare the students for the visit. Generate some anticipation with library displays, posters, research, and reading. Stay with the class during the visit. Alert the writer to any special circumstances in the class. Writers are all professionals, but not all of them are professional teachers. Be prepared to jump in. If you would like to follow up the visit with further studies or research, let the writer know. He or she may have additional material or information to bring if you indicate your interest. Writers love feedback. Consider getting your students to write letters or compose a class letter to the writer after the visit. For further information The following organizations share the Federation’s concern for young readers and have produced information to help make school visits effective: The Writers’ Union of Canada, BC/ Yukon Region, has produced a “Writers-in-the-Schools Resource Guide, 2002 - 2004” that is available in pdf form. The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators, and Performers has produced a booklet called “School Presentations: A Guide for Authors and Illustrators” that is described in the “CANSCAIP Publications” section of their website.