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Michelle Mulder
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Contact Information
http://www.michellemulder.com/
michelle [at] michellemulder [dot] com
Victoria BC
Selected Bibliography
Out of the Box
(Orca Book Publishers, 2011)
After Peaches
(Orca Book Publishers, 2009)
Yeny and the Children for Peace
(Second Story Press, 2008)
Maggie and the Chocolate War
(Second Story Press, 2007)
Theodore Too and the Shipwreck School
(Nimbus Publishing, 2007)
Theodore Too and the Too Long Nap
(Nimbus Publishing, 2006)
| Location: Victoria, BC | Availability: national | Available: Any time |
Reading Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
Kindergarten to Grade 8
Audience Size:
30 to 70
Fees:
$250.00 per one hour reading, plus expenses (including travel).
Language:
English
Readings
In a lively presentation of stories and intriguing visuals, Michelle traces the journey from idea to book. She discusses: inspiration; research; how to develop a fictional plot around a historical fact; how to illustrate a book if you’re not an illustrator; rewriting; and breaking into print. Her presentations encourage brainstorming and discussion, with plenty of time for questions and answers.
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.
Workshop Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
4 to 6
Fees:
$250.00 per one hour workshop, plus expenses (including travel).
Language:
English
Workshops
Michelle offers 2-hour workshops or a series of three weekly workshops about writing historical fiction for children and young adults. Topics include: research; imagining yourself into a time and place; storyboarding; the details that make history come alive; and harnessing the inner editor. The series delves deeper into these topics, as well as offering numerous tried and true writing exercises and much greater opportunity for discussion. Michelle can also do workshops for Grades 11 to 12.
Special Equipment:
n/a
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.
Other Presentations
Michelle makes presentations to teachers and children's literature roundtables about both encouraging writing and her own work.
Biography
When she was growing up in Port Moody, British Columbia, Michelle’s favourite
spot was the library, so it’s no surprise she studied literature at
university. After graduating, she cycled across Canada, traveled in South
America, and married the Argentine pen pal she’d been writing to since she was
fourteen.
In the past fifteen years, she’s worked as a ditch digger in the Dominican
Republic, a burger flipper in Germany, and a simulated patient for student
doctors to practice on in Halifax, with lots of other less interesting jobs in
between. She loves writing because it allows her to have big adventures
without leaving her living room and also demands research that takes her
farther from home than she’d ever dreamed.
Her books have been nominated for several awards including the Bolen Books
Prize, the Chocolate Lily Award, and the Rocky Mountain Award. For more
information, please visit www.michellemulder.com
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