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Valerie Sherrard
Author
Contact Information
valeri [at] nbnet [dot] nb [dot] ca
15 Stanley Street
Miramichi NB
E1N 2S7
p. (506) 773-9894
Selected Bibliography
Searching for Yesterday [Shelby Belgarden Mystery] (Dundurn, 2008)
Three Million Acres of Flame (Dundurn, 2007)
Speechless (Dundurn, 2007)
Eyes of a Stalker [Shelby Belgarden Mystery](Dundrun, 2006)
Sarah’s Legacy (Dundurn, 2006)
Hiding in Plain Sight [Shelby Belgarden Mystery] (Dundurn, 2005)
Chasing Shadows [Shelby Belgarden Mystery] (Dundurn, 2004)
Sam’s Light (Dundurn, 2004)
In Too Deep [Shelby Belgarden Mystery](Dundurn, 2003)
Out of the Ashes [Shelby Belgarden Mystery] (Dundurn, 2002)
| Location: Miramichi, NB | Availability: national | Available: any time (please contact Valerie for details) |
Reading Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
5 to 12
Audience Size:
50 to 100
Fees:
Presentations are $250.00 plus travel at $0.42/km (from Miramichi New Brunswick, or, when I’m in Ontario, from Cambridge). As a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, subsidies are available to offset the cost of both fee and expenses. I offer discounts for multiple sessions at one location, if unsubsidised. If applicable, discounted rates are: 2 sessions: $450.00, 3 sessions: $625.00.
Language:
English
Readings
Fun and interactive discussion on various literary-related topics including a talk on literacy that’s designed to impact students. A brief (5 minute) reading and a Q&A period end the presentation.
Special Equipment:
Overhead projector and a display table.
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested.
Workshop Location:
libraries, schools
Grades:
5 to 10
Audience Size:
15 to 25
Fees:
Workshops are $450.00 per half-day or $800.00 per full-day, plus mileage at $0.42/km.
Language:
English
Workshops
Workshops are tailored for grade levels and student’s needs as much as possible.
Beginning with a ‘test’ on intuition, and depending on the workshop length, I cover a variety of aspects of creative writing, including tricks for coming up with story ideas, character and plot development, dialogue, titles and endings.
Special Equipment:
Overhead projector and a table.
Book Sales:
Copies of books can be brought to be sold and autographed, if requested.
Biography
I began writing seriously when I was in my early forties, after years of boring everyone with stories of how I was going to write a book someday. Writing for young people came most naturally as I’d fostered over 70 teens in my own home, as well as having worked as the Executive Director of a group home for adolescents for over ten years. When I had half a dozen books or so published I took the big step of leaving my job and writing full-time. While it means making do with a lot less financially, the personal rewards are worth some sacrifices.
Writing is the best job I’ve ever had and I enjoy sharing my work and enthusiasm for reading and writing with students.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
I offer a Professional Development workshop with practical exercises on Getting Reluctant Readers into Books.
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