Michael
with Ard
Hoyt at the University of
Central Missouri Children's Literature Festival.
Michael signs copies of Spy Goddess for
fans at the 2008 International
Reading
Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
Michael signs copies of the Advanced Readers
Edition of THE YOUNGEST
TEMPLAR: Keeper
of the Grail for fans at the 2008 International
Reading
Association Convention in Atlanta, GA.
Michael
signing books at New York Comic Con.
Michael
with Meg Cabot
Michael
presenting to students at the University
of Central Missouri Children's Literature
Festival
You
can meet Michael online,
in person, or on the radio or TV.
November 21, 2009
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Men of Mystery: Celebrating Men Who Write Mysteries
Booksigning
Irvine Marriott
18000 Von Karman Avenue
Irvine, California 92612 USA
This is a great event with dozens of best-selling mystery writers in attendance. It's a great way to stock up on signed books for holiday gifts.
"You engaged our students with gentle humor and fascinating details about the writing process. Your presentation is a treat for eyes, ears, and brains! We hope you can come back after The Youngest Templar makes its debut.”
"Yours was the best author visit we’ve ever had at our school! Our students were riveted and we can’t wait to have you back at Aprende again!”
“You are an outstanding speaker! The kids were very motivated after hearing you speak. We would love to have you back!”
“Dear Mr. Spradlin— I just wanted you to know that your book Spy Goddess: Live and Let Shop was way more exciting than I thought it would be.”
“Dear Mr. Spradlin, When Ms. Shay told us you were going to visit our class I was dreading it, but it turns out I wasn’t bored even once!”
Host a visit with author Michael Spradlin at your school or conference! The following are a few of the different presentations and workshops for which Michael has become known. To arrange visits to your school or conference please contact Jean Dayton at or visit Dayton Bookings for more information.
BECOMING A WRITER: This workshop offers students and educators an inside look at the writer’s process. It covers brainstorming, research, revision, and the importance of developing your own unique voice. Several examples from past works, stories in progress and the writing of other authors are incorporated into the presentation.
PLOT & CREATIVITY WORKSHOP: Students will get an inside view of what makes a story work. It will touch on character development, creating conflict, effective use of dialogue, and plot structure to help students create their own unique stories.
WRITING DO’S AND DON’TS: This workshop offers several useful tips that students can use in writing assignments. Presented in a fun and energetic way, tips like “Take off the ‘that’ hat,” “Adverbs and pronouns: Friends or foes?” give students usable advice to improve their writing.
REAL HISTORY: This presentation uses my award winning picture books to introduce students to real American History. It includes demonstrations of hands-on artifacts and is ideal for history classes or social studies curriculums.
