Cynthia d’Entremont

Readings

My sessions can run from 45 minutes up to 60 minutes and I am flexible in what we include.

Typically a 60 minute interactive session could include the following: my background as a writer, a discussion about where ideas come from, a reading, 20 minutes for the students to write a short piece, and 20 minutes for the students to share their work. This works well in groups of about 20. If there are significantly more students in your classes, we could further discuss how to work this out or perhaps switch to the information, Q & A style session.

If your would rather do the information, Q & A style session (45-60 min), I would be happy to do that as instead. Some topics to choose from include: the parts of a story, bringing characters to life, and what makes a great beginning. I would also start the session with my background as a writer and a reading.

These sessions can also be done with lower elementary with an age appropriate reading and more of a focus on pictures helping to tell the story. I would be happy to visit with any grade level.

I am also happy to do shorter readings/ sessions.

Book Sales:

If requested, copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Workshops

My sessions can run from 45 minutes up to 60 minutes and I am flexible in what we include.

Typically a 60 minute interactive session could include the following: my background as a writer, a discussion about where ideas come from, a reading, 20 minutes for the students to write a short piece, and 20 minutes for the students to share their work. This works well in groups of about 20. If there are significantly more students in your classes, we could further discuss how to work this out or perhaps switch to the information, Q & A style session.

If your would rather do the information, Q & A style session (45-60 min), I would be happy to do that as instead. Some topics to choose from include: the parts of a story, bringing characters to life, and what makes a great beginning. I would also start the session with my background as a writer and a reading.

These sessions can also be done with lower elementary with an age appropriate reading and more of a focus on pictures helping to tell the story. I would be happy to visit with any grade level.

I am also happy to do shorter readings/ sessions.

Special Equipment:

Paper and writing materials for the students in an interactive workshop

Book Sales:

If requested, copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Biography

Cynthia's first young adult novel, Unlocked, was released in 2010 by Word Alive Press and her second young adult novel, Oak Island Revenge, will be released by Nimbus Publishing in late 2011, early 2012. Cynthia has published several non-fiction articles and has a short story in A Maritime Christmas (Nimbus, 2008). She has won both the Joyce Barkhouse Writing for Children Award and a Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarship in Literary Arts. Cynthia teaches writing workshops for all ages, and is available for speaking engagements. Over the years, she has travelled throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, and Europe, often with charities providing humanitarian relief. She currently teaches elementary school part-time and will graduate from Mount Saint Vincent University with her Master of Education in 2011. Cynthia finds inspiration listening to the Atlantic Ocean waters roar near her home in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Webpage at the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia: www.writers.ns.ca/writers/D/dentremontcynthia.html

Webpage for Writers in the Schools: www.writers.ns.ca/wits/writers.html