You can meet Stephanie at the events below. She would love to talk with you about her books and writing in general and would be happy to autograph a book for you!
No events scheduled at present.
Past Appearances:
Past Events you can view or hear:
Presentation on German Immigrants and WWI at Wisconsin State Historical Museum in Madison (based on Jingo Fever)
Author Visits
I do a variety of appearances for schools, libraries, senior centers and book signings. Specific programs are:
Writer’s Block, Word Salad, and Sloppy Copies. Using a sense of place, kids’ real life experience and fun story starters, I show even the most reluctant writer how writing can be fun. Target audience: Third-Fifth grade (PowerPoint)
So You Want to be a Writer: Seeing a Familiar Place with New Eyes Using a sense of place, I take kids through my journey of writing Time of the Eagle and Jingo Fever. The setting played an important role in both novels and is an effective way to engage a student’s imagination. Everyone has a special place they love. Starting from that premise, I will show kids how they can overcome writer’s block and create exciting stories written from the heart. Target Audience: Age ten and up. (Power Point)
Time Travel to Frontier Wisconsin . I do a one hour fur trade demonstration with hands-on fur trade items. My novel, Time of the Eagle, can be tied in nicely when studying the fur trade. I have been a docent at the WI Historical Museum since 1986 and have given many fur trade tours. Target audience: Fourth to Fifth graders, especially when studying WI history.
Huns, Krauts, Hyphenates: German Immigrants and WWI. I will discuss the research I did for my middle grade novel, Jingo Fever. As an undergrad, I was doing research for Professor E. David Cronon at the UW Madison when he was studying the political climate in Milwaukee during World War I. What I found would greatly influence the writing of my novel many years later. Target audience: adult (PowerPoint)
Fees: $100 for one hour, $375 for a full day (four sessions), plus transportation and lodging.
Genres of books: fiction
References available upon request.
No events scheduled at present.
Past Appearances:
- WSRA Conference, Milwaukee WI
- Sterliing North Book Festival, Edgerton WI
- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison, WI: “If This Photo Could Talk” I used historical photographs to jump start writing ideas. This was a program directed at fifth grade and above.
- Janesville WI German Club. “Huns, Krauts, Hyphenates: German Immigrants and WWI.
- Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival: “So You Want to be a Writer: Seeing a Familiar Place With New Eyes.”
- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison, WI. “Huns, Krauts, Hyphenates: German Immigrants and WWI.”
- Hawthorn Branch of the Madison Public Library.
- March 5, 2012: Interviewed by Stephanie Lecci of “Lake Effect” on Milwaukee Public Radio.
- November 21, 2011: Interviewed by Doug Moe of the Wisconsin State Journal.
Past Events you can view or hear:
Presentation on German Immigrants and WWI at Wisconsin State Historical Museum in Madison (based on Jingo Fever)
Author Visits
I do a variety of appearances for schools, libraries, senior centers and book signings. Specific programs are:
Writer’s Block, Word Salad, and Sloppy Copies. Using a sense of place, kids’ real life experience and fun story starters, I show even the most reluctant writer how writing can be fun. Target audience: Third-Fifth grade (PowerPoint)
So You Want to be a Writer: Seeing a Familiar Place with New Eyes Using a sense of place, I take kids through my journey of writing Time of the Eagle and Jingo Fever. The setting played an important role in both novels and is an effective way to engage a student’s imagination. Everyone has a special place they love. Starting from that premise, I will show kids how they can overcome writer’s block and create exciting stories written from the heart. Target Audience: Age ten and up. (Power Point)
Time Travel to Frontier Wisconsin . I do a one hour fur trade demonstration with hands-on fur trade items. My novel, Time of the Eagle, can be tied in nicely when studying the fur trade. I have been a docent at the WI Historical Museum since 1986 and have given many fur trade tours. Target audience: Fourth to Fifth graders, especially when studying WI history.
Huns, Krauts, Hyphenates: German Immigrants and WWI. I will discuss the research I did for my middle grade novel, Jingo Fever. As an undergrad, I was doing research for Professor E. David Cronon at the UW Madison when he was studying the political climate in Milwaukee during World War I. What I found would greatly influence the writing of my novel many years later. Target audience: adult (PowerPoint)
Fees: $100 for one hour, $375 for a full day (four sessions), plus transportation and lodging.
Genres of books: fiction
References available upon request.
