AUTHOR VISITS TO SCHOOLS

 Glenn Stout is a prolific author who has written, edited and ghostwritten more than seventy books titles for both juvenile and adult audiences.  An experienced public speaker who has already made presentations at schools throughout New England and New York, beginning in 2010 Glenn is available for visits to elemtary, middle and secondary schools anywhere in the United States or Canada. He is one of only a handful of juvenile authors who writes about sports and reaches many students who are otherwise unmotivated to read, particularly among pre-teens. He has also given presentations about writing and sports writing to a number of colleges and universities.  
 Educators tell me that my presentation is unique in that it reaches students of almost all ages, from age eight or nine thru high school, and that it targets male students as well as females. As some teachers recently wrote me after a visit, “Thank you for emphasizing the importance of reading as well as having goals in life and working hard to achieve them. Our students really enjoyed meeting you… It was great for the students to see a real world connection to what we talk about every day… You have really inspired a great number of our students… thank you for saying ALL the right things to my students.”  And from a middle school principal:“Thank you so very much for visiting our school.  Your message was so important for them to hear.  We are a rural district without a lot of cultural opportunities for our students.  Your story of hard work and passion was a real life example of accomplishing one’s dreams.  The students are still talking about how “cool” you are…It is amazing how your work has motivated some of our boys!!!   “Here’s a link to an article about a recent visit:http://www.denpubs.com/Articles-c-2009-12-17-66553.113116-sub_Dreams_can_come_true_even_in_a_small_town.html  Glenn’s basic presentation, which can be delivered to groups of twenty to two hundred students age 8 to 18, is designed to motivate children to read and write and make them realize that with hard work anything is achievable. Glenn is a personable and engaging speaker, a “regular guy” that kids and young adults find it easy to identify with.  Ideally, Glenn would like one hour for the presentation – 45 minutes is the bare minimum.  About 1/3 of the total time will be turned over to the kids to ask questions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    WRITER IN RESIDENCE
 
Available only in single week increments, Glenn will help de-mystify the writing process by writing a chapter from one of his books in your classroom or library.  Each day Glenn will deliver a talk of about thirty minutes, provide a small writing assignment for the day, and, after day one, provide students with feedback on their assignment and allow them to see how the chapter has progressed.  While students work through their day, Glenn will be in the classroom a/o school library writing a chapter on his laptop.  Students will be encouraged, as class activities allow, to “look over his shoulder” and ask questions about the process.  Each day Glenn will give a daily presentation, a small writing assignment, provide feedback from the previous day’s exhibit and allow students to see how the chapter has evolved.   When the title is published, it will be dedicated to participating schools and classes.