Invite an author to your school or library. Words are powerful, and writing is fun! Linda can share that excitement of words, books, and reading with all ages. She’s got classroom experience, helping students write stories for a book, and she's a popular writers' conference workshop leader.

        Louie Larkey and the Bad Dream Patrol is in the Accelerated Reader Program, so teachers with a subscription to that program can have a lesson plan based on the book to use when the author visits the classroom.
 

Kindergarten: book reading, Q&A, 20-30 minutes

Grades 1-3: author talk/writing workshop, Q&A, 45-60 minutes (reading optional)

Grades 4-8: author talk/writing workshop, Q&A, 60 minutes

High school/adult: author talk/writing workshop, Q&A, 60 minutes

Assemblies: author talk with anecdotes about writing & publishing, Q&A, 60 minutes

Workshops include how to write stories, books, poetry, or nonfiction articles. These are available for all ages. Exact program will vary, with age-appropriate materials.

Talks include anecdotes about publishing, the writing process, an author’s life

Fees vary, according to program. Travel expenses (including hotel, meals, travel) may apply. Approximate prices: $100 for a single classroom visit of one hour, $150 for an assembly of 1 to 1-1/2 hours, $450 for multiple visits all day at a school.

You can help offset the cost of an author visit by selling books for autographing. Books can be ordered at a discount from the publisher. For details about book sales, contact Moon Mountain Publishing at (401) 884-6703.

To arrange for a presentation or for further information, contact Linda at linda@louielarkey.com or (775) 324-2512.
 

Linda has been a writer all her life. She wrote her first story at age 4, right after she learned her alphabet.

She is involved in books and communication. She’s a part-time disk jockey and part-time library aide. She’s a member of Friends of Washoe County Library, where she helps raise money for local libraries. Linda also does school visits, where she can share her love of books and writing with students of all ages.

Linda is a freelance writer and public relations consultant. She writes regular business articles for the Reno Gazette Journal. She has written at least 1,000 articles for newspapers and magazines including Central California Parents, The Fresno Bee, Cat Fancy and Chile Pepper, and worked as Managing Editor of The Fresno County Sun and Central California Business & Industry News. She also designs websites.

Linda is a popular workshop leader at writers’ conferences, where she speaks on a variety of topics, including book promotion, working with editors, and manuscript preparation. She’s taught workshops at all levels, from elementary school, through junior college, up to adult. She has done individual reading tutoring at the local community college, and has worked extensively with elementary students on their writing.

She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the National Writers Union, and the Cat Writers’ Association. She has won numerous writing awards and holds a BA in journalism.

Linda has also done publicity for a variety of nonprofit groups, including the Fresno Zoological Society;  the Committee for Parks, Libraries, Trails and Open Space; and High Sierra Cat Club.

She is former president of the board of directors of Friends of Washoe County Library, and past president of the board of directors for Writers International Network/Writers Inter-age Network (WIN/WIN), for which she edited and wrote the introduction for the Young Authors’ Anthology (1993-96), the annual result of one of WIN/WIN’s in-school programs.

Linda lives in Reno, NV, with her four cats and an unreasonable number of teddy bears.

Louie Larkey and the Bad Dream Patrol is her first book.