Pamela Porter

Readings

I talk with the students about having a dream. My dream was to become an author. I tell the students in stories and poems how each of them must hold on to their dream, never give up, and be willing to do the work necessary to fulfil that dream. I read from my books, show them my edited manuscripts and let them know that, although realizing your dream is hard work and may take much longer that you ever imagined, it is possible to make your dream come true.

Can also present in Spanish.

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Workshops

I work with students at their level to write poems; I also work with teachers and librarians to give them ideas and strategies for teaching poetry to their students.

Special Equipment:

Easel or blackboard for writing.

Book Sales:

Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed.

Biography

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 14, 1956, Pamela Porter of Sidney, B.C., has also lived in Texas, Louisiana, Washington and Montana. Her husband's family has operated a family farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, for generations, and Pamela’s family goes to Saskatchewan every summer to work on the farm. Having gained her undergraduate English degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, Pamela Porter has taught writing at the University of Victoria and to adults at the tribal school on the Saanich peninsula.