Intensive writing classes for Grades 4 and 5. Encouraging kids to write and read.
I offer short workshops in writing that encourage kids to think of it as something fun. I talk about the writing process, my books, and how I wrote them. There will be fun with Aussie words, and me answering lots of questions about writing. My aboriginal artifacts and crazy hobo hat, complete with corks that keep the flies away, will grab interest.
The teachers and I plan a writing competition. I will publish the winning stories and the author's names on my website.
Helping Oregon's future writers is always a special treat for me. Teachers interested in visits can find information on my "School Visits" page.
Grab your inner child, and jump into Edie's latest 'puddle', as she takes us for a delightful trip through the magical landscape of a child's imagination. Her wonder-filled poems take the ordinary situations and places around us and stretches them t