Writer's workshop, Greeley, CO.
Working with the incredible Teens of Greeley West H.S, Greeley CO.
Speaking to the fantastic teens of Northridge H.S, Greeley, CO!!
Me & the awesome kids of Birmingham Elementary, Toledo, OH!!
Me & the next generation of poets at Birmingham, Elementary, Toledo OH!
More proud poets & friends from Birmingham, Elementary, Toledo, OH!!
Signing a book for a student at Webster Middle School, St. Louis, MO!!
Me with 2 exceptional Students from Beaumont, H.S.,
St. Louis, MO!!
Speaking to the awesome students of Webster Middle School, St. Louis, MO!!
Me & YA librarian extraordinaire, Carrie Dietz enjoying incredible Malts, St. Louis, MO!!
Me with Cheryl Smith and her incredible Chaminade- Julianne H.S. students!!
Arnold Adoff, Joseph Bruchac, Me, Angela Johnson &
Tommy DiPaola- 2005 VH Conference-Kent OH.
Me, Nikki Grimes,& Julius Lester
2006 CSK Breakfast-Award ceremony-ALA New Orleans!
Autograph for a fan-CSK Breakfast-ALA New Orleans!
Me and my future wife Terri,ALA- New Orleans!!
My fabulous editor Jen Besser & Me-ALA New Orleans!
Autographing-ALA New Orleans!
Kenmore Super Cardinals!!
Kenmore High, Akron, OH!!
Reading my poems to a future author!
Cover to Cover bookstore, Columbus, Ohio
Feb. 9th- Diversity program- Chaminade-Julianne H.S.
Dayton, OH
March 8-10- Greeley, Colorado (Greeley West H.S, Northridge H.S, Borders Books, Farr Library, An Open Book Bookstore.)
March 23rd-24th- Octela Conference- Columbus, OH.(Also appearing: Nikki Giovanni!!)
March 30-31st -Collinwood & Lakeshore Teen Centers, Cleveland, OH
April 11th-14th- TLA- San Antonio, Texas (Reluctant Reader panel with Patricia McCormick!!)
April 17th- Bellefontaine, OH (Literacy Night!)
April 19th- Canton, OH (Stark Co. Public Library!!)
April 20th-21st- Parma, OH (Generation Next Poetry Contest Winners!-Rocked!)
May 2nd- Wright State University, Dayton, OH
May 8th-10th- St. Louis, Missouri- Read it Forward- city wide reading initiative. St. Louis Pub. Library giving away 500 free copies of "Names Will Never Hurt Me." (Beaumont H.S. & Webster Middle School- School visits.)
May 13th-15th- IRA- Toronto, Canada
"Poetry & the Reluctant Reader" Panel with:
Jack Prelutsky, Janet Wong, Betsy Franco, Karen Clevinger. May 14th 3-5:45PM
May 18th-19th- Toledo, OH (Claire's Day!!- A celebration of Life, Authors, Illustrators & Reading Excellence) (Birmingham Elementary School Visit)
May 30th- Linmoor Middle School, Columbus, OH
June 9th- Literacy Kick Off!! Columbus, OH
July 23rd- Celebrating diversity- Centerville City School's staff development workshop, Centerville, OH.
August 8th- Celebrating diversity- Centerville City School's staff development workshop, Centerville, OH
Feb 6th: Gahanna-Lincoln H.S/ annual African American Read In Day; Gahanna, OH.
Feb 9th: Wright State University, Fairborn, OH.
Feb 10th: Findlay H.S, Findlay, OH.
March 31st- Crestview Middle School, Columbus, OH.
April 4th- Grandview Heights High School, Columbus, OH.
April 5th- Shaker Heights Middle School, Shaker Heights, OH.
April 6th-7th- Virginia Hamiliton Conference, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
April 10th-11th- "Imagine the Possibilities Literature Festival" Princeton Day School, Princeton, New Jersey.
April 26th-29th- Central Ohio Writers of Literature for Children Conference, Joseph Montessori School & Second Ave. Elementary School. Columbus, OH.
May 3rd- IRA(International Reading Association) Annual Conference. Chicago, Ill. Speaking to the YA committee,
9AM.
May 17th-19th- BEA (Book Expo America) Washington, D.C.
May 18th- 11:30 AM-1 PM Guest speaker at the African American Booksellers Luncheon.
May 19th- 1-2 PM Autographing session for Jimi and Me
May 23rd- East Linden School, Columbus, OH.
May 24th- Sullivant School, Columbus, OH
September 21st- Kenmore High School, Akron, OH.
September 22-23rd- Book launch for "JIMI & ME"
Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH.
September 24th- Akron Arts Festival, Akron, OH.
October 7-8- The Rocky Mountain Children's Literature Conference, U. of Northern Colorado.
October 17-18- Toledo, OH Public Schools & Library.
October 20th-OELMA Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.
October 21st- 2005 District Profesional Development Day/Promoting Literacy for all students. Columbus, OH.
October 29th- Virginia Hamilton: A hometown celebration.
Celebrating the life of my mother, Virginia Hamilton!! Yellow Springs Public Library, Yellow Springs, OH.
November 3rd- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
November 4th-Giddings Elementary & Middle Schools, Cleveland, Ohio
November 5th- Featured 2005 National Literacy Day speaker,
A.J. Rickoff School, Cleveland, Ohio. 12-1 PM
November 11- Briggs High School, Columbus, OH.
November 26- Autographing, Glen Garden Gifts, Yellow Springs, OH. 1-3PM
Celebration held at 66 West 12th Street (New School University) NYC
Contact: (646-414-0665)
Author's books will be available for sale at the event, thanks to Bank Street Books!
FREE Admission!!!
