Have you seen the list of authors that will be signing their books at Thursday's night's reception and autographing session?! There is an author for everyone!

The All Conference Reception and Author Autographing Session is Thursday, November 4th from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

You definitely do not want to miss the opportunity to meet these authors:

• Joseph Bruchac - storyteller and author - http://www.josephbruchac.com/


• Lisa Yee - author and creative genius - http://www.lisayee.com/


• David Biedrzycki - illustrator and author - http://www.davidbiedrzycki.com/


• Cynthia Kadohata - author and NCCBA winner - http://www.kira-kira.us/


• Lauren Myracle - author of YA lit - http://www.laurenmyracle.com/


• Deborah Wiles - children's and YA author - http://www.deborahwiles.com/


• Bonnie Christensen - award-winning illustrator - http://www.bonniechristensen.com/


• Mary Nethery - NCCBA winning author - http://www.marynethery.com/


• Kirby Larson - NCCBA winning author - http://www.kirbylarson.com/


• Jean Cassels - NCCBA winning illustrator - http://jean-cassels.com/


• Kelly Starling Lyons - children's author - http://www.kellystarlinglyons.com/


• Alan Gratz - YA author - http://alangratz.blogspot.com/


• Tameka Fryar Brown - picture book author - http://www.tamekafryerbrown.com/


• Shana Norris - YA author - http://www.shananorris.com/


• Julia Ebel - biographer and picture book author - http://www.juliaebel.com/

And there's food -- lots of food -- planned for the reception! So much food you could make your own "dinner with an author" session while you graze the buffet, enjoy a drink from the cash bar, and get your favorite author to sign his or her latest book!

See you Thursday night!

Posted by Ms. Dee at 1:15 PM

Author and storyteller, Joseph Bruchac will present sessions and speak at the storytelling breakfast on Friday, November 5, 2010, at the fall conference.  Much of Joseph Bruchac's writing draws on his deep connection to the Adirondack region of New York where he was raised and still lives and his American Indian ancestry. His ethnic background includes Abenaki, Slovak and English blood. He and his two grown sons, James and Jesse (who are also both published writers and storytellers) work extensively in projects involving the understanding and preservation of the natural world, Abenaki culture, language, and traditional Native skills and also perform traditional and contemporary Abenaki music together as The Dawnland Singers. Their most recent CD, HONOR SONGS, came out in 2009.  Joe's academic background includes a B.A. from Cornell, a Master's Degree from Syracuse and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Union Institute of Ohio.

His poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 1000 publications, from American Poetry Review to National Geographic. He's authored more than 120 books for adults and children and his honors include a Rockefeller Humanities fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for Poetry, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.

Posted by Ms. Dee at 6:47 PM