Readings

If you are in Saskatchewan, please contact the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) Author Readings Program to book Judith for a school, library, or community reading, or contact her directly.

Length and Duration:

All readings and presentations are flexible and adaptable. Below is a general idea of possibilities.

*45 to 60 minutes typically (intro, reading, questions/discussions)

10-15 min for a short reading at an event or shared reading – basically reading from one of my books with a very short intro of myself

Or 30 minutes for short sessions with school groups, etc.-condensed version of the typical one

*45 to 60 minutes typically (intro, reading, questions/discussions)

Audience Type and Size:

Suitable for audiences of all ages from children to seniors (all-ages picture book)

Unlimited audience numbers (1 – several hundred plus)

Content of a Reading for Schools, Communities, etc. (adaptable for time, order, content, etc.)

1. I usually introduce myself, who I am, where I’m from, and about the books I’ve written and other things I write or do (I teach writing workshops, edit for other people, and produce television documentaries) – approx. 5-10 minutes
2. I talk about the Buffalo book and the Storyteller and illustrator and how it came to be written – approx. 5 minutes
3. I read pages from the buffalo book as a visual only PowerPoint Presentations shows the paintings from the book – approx. 10-12 minutes (no sound)
4. Question and Answers/Discussion – approx. 10-15 minutes

NB: Presentations as noted below can also go along with the readings or be separate