School Visit Info
I do high school, middle school, and elementary visits all over the country.
Presentation Options
“Hoboes” – a PowerPoint presentation on Soupy Leaves Home and the history of Depression Era Hoboes. Grades 3-12.
“Science in Science Fiction” – a PowerPoint presentation about how I use real science to inspire my science fiction. Grades 6-12.
“Writing Comics” – Presentation about how to read and write comics. Writing workshop. Grades 6-12.
*Can be tailored to elementary schools in combination with reading Odd Duck.*
“Modern (Super)heroines” – a PowerPoint presentation featuring the examination of female characters from my creator-owned characters like Tula Bane (Tin Star) and Shade to iconic characters like Princess Leia and Batgirl. Grades 6-12.
“Heroes and Villains” – a workshop where we discuss writing and do exercises. Grades 6-12.
“Odd Duck” – Read aloud with PowerPoint of the book. Grades K-3 includes coloring page.
“Plain Janes - Art and Activism” - presentation about The Plain Janes and art and activism.
“My Artist’s Journey” – Presentation featuring my road to publication, how I became an artist, and a breakdown of the creative process of one novel. Grades 6-12.
Book Club
“Book Club” – K-12. I will do a book club visit. All students will have read an agreed upon book and we will have an in-depth discussion about the book. This is like a backstage pass to crafting a novel or comic book.
Pricing
I am happy to work with your school and/or district to come up with a visit option that fits your budget! It is preferable that there be pre-order book sales and/or book sales on site. I’m happy to help you organize with a local independent bookstore. Please email for prices.
Los Angeles Area: half day /all day options: school –1, 2 classes or assemblies or a combo
Regional California: full day at school + travel (train or plane)
Everywhere Else: Full day at school plus travel and hotel, but I offer discounts for multiple schools over one or more days*
*I can to visit up to two schools per day, with up to two presentations per school. I’m happy to do a lunch period with a book signing at no additional charge.
It is always preferred that the school/class is familiar with at least one of my books.
Please get in touch with me if you have any questions about school visits, prices or to make arrangements to book me at your school at Misscecil@gmail.com or fill out this contact form
Virtual Options
Primarily question and answers sessions with classrooms, book clubs, and library groups, either about a specific book or my body of work. These sessions can be tailored to your needs and range in price for 20 minutes to 1 hour + Educator / Discussion Guides
Solar System Ambassador
I am now a NASA Solar System Ambassador. I can come and talk to your class, club, girl/boy scout troop or community about a variety of missions that touch on exploration of space and our home solar system. These visits are free and are only about space missions (not about my books) If you want to inquire about that, please go through my NASA Solar System Ambassador page.
The NASA Solar System Ambassadors program is a public engagement effort that works with motivated volunteers across the nation to communicate the science and excitement of NASA's space exploration missions and discoveries with the people in their communities.
DISCUSSION GUIDES
Below please find discussion guides for some of my books.
SOUPY LEAVES HOME – Soupy Leaves Home EDUCATOR GUIDE (or a better link here)
ODD DUCK — Odd Duck by Pop Culture Classroom
BOY PROOF – Boy Proof Discussion Guide
BEIGE – Beige Discussion Guide
THE PLAIN JANES – CBLDF Plain Janes Guide / The Plain Janes Discussion Guide by Wildgeese
TIN STAR – Tin Star Discussion Questions