Claire enjoys presenting to students, teachers, librarians, parents and writers of any age and looks forward to the possibility of visiting your school, library or conference sometime soon. Since her books cover a wide range of reading levels, she can tailor her presentations to the interests of students, grades K-12. She also enjoys giving workshops for teachers, librarians, parents and college students. Additional school visit information packet available upon request.

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"Collaboration with writers of any age can be very powerful. What we professional writers do is what student writers can do, too, - discover our voices, write about what we care about, share our writing and work on revision."

• $900 in Spokane area; $250 for half day
• $1000 outside of Spokane; $500 for half day

• includes four sessions (30-90 minutes each, as best suits age of the students)
• willing to split day between two schools or libraries
• half-day visit (if schedule allows) for $500
• single presentation for $200
• contact Claire about scheduling, and which presentation(s) will suit your group.

• introduction to Claire's books
• childhood reader to adult writer
• her writing process with examples of edited manuscripts
• question and answer period

• Life in the Northland
• Gold Rush Songs and Stories
• Native American Cultures
• Evolution of a Novel
• Writing Nonfiction - Research, 'Riting, Revision

• Let’s Get Writing! Featuring activities in fiction, nonfiction and poetry
• Where Do We Go From Here? Activities in peer response and revision
• Not Just for Kids - Writing workshops for teachers, librarians, parents, and writers interested in writing for children and young adults
• Writing Sacred Stories: a workshop for all ages, exploring the stories
  behind the holy men and women of Scripture

• Author visits can be set up by a teacher, principal, librarian or PTA or any group within the school who wants to help reading and writing come more alive for the students.
  
  
• Up to a year in advance contact me about my schedule. But don't hesitate to call at the last minute especially in the Pacific Northwest. I will send back a confirmation letter. Put my visit date on the school calendar.
  
  
• Up to six months in advance have my books available in the school library. My presentation is extended and reinforced when students have the opportunity to read my books before and after my visit.
  
  
• Up to two months ahead order my books from your favorite local bookstore or check my list of books for information on how to order directly from my publishers. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING MY BOOKS.
  
  
• Up to one month ahead contact author about planning the day's schedule. I enjoy designing programs that suit the age of students and curriculum needs of the school, as determined by the teachers.
  
  
• I would appreciate at least a 15-30 minute break between sessions so that students and teachers can talk to me individually. Two sessions in the morning and two in the afternoon work best. I am willing to do brief walk-through presentations to the kindergartners.
  
  
• Consider having one or more of the day's sessions be a writing workshop for a group of up to thirty students. These students need not be the best writers, just an interest in working with an author and learning more about writing.
  
  
• Up to one week ahead contact author to review plans. Make sure the teachers all have the schedule. Get volunteers for book sale. I would be happy to sign books following each session or during the lunch hour.Plan lunch for author. I enjoy eating lunch with teachers and/or student writers. It is a special treat for me to get to talk to people individually on such a busy day. Check out equipment needed - slide projector, screen, table
  
  
• Day of visit pat yourself on the back! You helped reading and writing come alive for the students at your school.

"I've had many opportunities to experience Claire Rudolf Murphy presenting her work in a variety of situations. Claire's books and live presentations are a treat if you are a youngster or an adult. She has different messages for each audience and can communicate well at every level."
- Darwin Page, Media Specialist, Cheney School District

"Not only was Claire Rudolf Murphy the most popular workshop facilitator at the Young Writers conference, but she was also a sensitive, inventive, and proficient organizer of the program as well."
- Christine Holbert, Lost Horse Writers Conference

"Claire is a gifted teacher with extensive, research-backed knowledge of the writing process, years of experience teaching it and a special ability to inspire and encourage students and teachers of all ages..."
- Carolyn Kremers, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Eastern Washington University

"Claire Rudolf Murphy's visit to our festival brought new cultural insight and knowledge
to the children attending the festival. Her enthusiasm for children and writing were a
great addition to our event."
- Naomi Williamson, Central Missouri Children's Literature Festival

"Claire's enthusiasm and skill brought our most reluctant authors along with confidence and inspired the budding authors to persist, edit, and create wondrous word journeys. Students and adults both were energized."
- Liz Ulmen, Teacher of Gifted elementary students,
Libby Center, Spokane Public Schools

"Your presentation was exciting and stimulating and certainly enhanced our learning. Your presence here heightened the educational goals we have for our young learners and helped to open their minds to infinite possibilities."
- Principal Mallory Thomas, Logan School

Recommendations from students:
"I learned that we are all writers."
- Riki, second grader

"I'm really glad I talked to you because you made me want to write more and it made me excited."
- Ashley, middle school student

"I really enjoyed your assembly. When you told us to close our eyes and pretend we were an animal, I pretended I was an Anaconda and I was hunting for koalas and chimps in Africa."
- John, 5th grader

"I loved your presentation today. It helped a lot with my writing which is what you meant to do."
- Briana, 7th grader

"Thank you for coming to our fourth grade classes. I think your books are really neat. I never knew you could fit all that history into one book. I really liked the costume you dressed up in to look like a gold rush woman. I didn't know history was so neat."
- Megan, 4th grader

"It was great. I discovered new ways to write."
- Sarah, high school student

"Thank you for coming to our school. I will try to be a better writer, and try to go for the gold and not the fool's gold."
- Ronald, 8th grader

"I liked the opportunity to do my own writing rather than teaching it all the time. It put me on the other end."