[CASL-L] Author visit

[Jane Martellino]

Here is the attachment!  And the author website: http://davidschwartz.com/

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Jane Martellino <janemartellino at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
> This is in the early stages but David Schwartz is planning a trip to CT
> possibly first week of May or last week of April. He actually authored a
> past nominee for the Charter Oak Book Award-- Where Else in the Wild. He
> could focus presentations on Math, Science, and of course all connect to
> literacy and being an author.
>
> He was here two years ago and the flyer attached is one from then. A new
> flyer will be created once we lock-down the dates.
>
> I need to know of any schools who may be interested.  Please send me an
> email if you think you may be interested.
>
>  Here is the fee info from David per our conversation:
>
> I quoted the following fees:
> — $1600 for a full day at one school (up to four presentations)
> — $850 for a morning or afternoon at a school (up to two presentations)
> — $450 for an after-school professional development session for teachers
> or an evening program for families. These can involve the staff or the
> families of more than one school in a single event. More than one can be
> scheduled during the week but no more than one during a single day.
>
> I told you this about travel arrangements:
> — I would cover airfare if you can facilitate my getting booked at schools
> for a full week (five days). This means five full days or ten half days or
> any combination of half-days and full days that add up to five days
> scheduled in a single week.
> — Schools would be responsible for my housing, which can be either a
> private home or a hotel. I actually prefer being hosted in private homes
> and I’ve done it many times.
> — Schools would be responsible for my local ground transportation to/from
> the schools and my accommodations, which would be either in a rental car
> that I drive or with rides organized by the schools. (It’s usually a lot
> easier to have me rent a car.)
> — I didn’t say anything about meals but meals work like this: lunch
> provided by the school, at the school. Dinners provided by the school,
> which could just mean eating with my hosts at their house(s). Each school
> is responsible for one day (or half of one day if I’m visiting two schools
> on that day). I provide my own breakfasts.
>
> We discussed book sales:
> — I can offer all of my 50-plus titles (in various editions) for sale by
> providing an order form in advance, taking pre-orders and having books
> shipped to school. A few extras will be included.
> — Alternatively, the school can find another way to provide books but one
> advantage of having me offer the books is that I can offer all of my
> titles, including the 36 science books for beginning readers priced at $4
> each, whereas other vendors usually offer only a few titles.
> — In either case, I sign books purchased even if it means staying after
> school.
> — I would like to provide books for the evening family programs. For these
> there will not be pre-orders.
> — I offer schools that book me to speak a special deal on a “library set”
> of all of my books at a large (appx. 40%) discount. This is to help schools
> prepare for my visit, so it is offered only before I go to the school.
>
> --
> Jane E. Martellino
> Twitter: @janemartellino
> Websites:
> www.besmc.org
> www.cocba.org
>
>
>
>


-- 
Jane E. Martellino
Twitter: @janemartellino
Websites:
www.besmc.org
www.cocba.org
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