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Greendale Library (Milwaukee) Author Event
ARROWS author Melissa Gorzelanczyk will join the Greendale Public Library (Milwaukee, WI, area) for a hands-on author visit including activities, readings and a book signing. A celebration of Teen Read Week!
Find out more »WLA Conference
Author panel, The Power of the Teen Voice, with panelists Brittany Cavallaro (A STUDY IN CHARLOTTE) and Liza Wiemer (HELLO?). Books will be available for sale and signing.
Find out more »Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books
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Find out more »GB West High School
Special guest to Green Bay West High School. Presenting DARE TO DREAM BIG with Q&A and, of course, a book signing! There will be free bookmarks and buttons.
Find out more »Book Signing at #WSRA17
Melissa Gorzelanczyk will be available to sign copies of her YA novel ARROWS at the SCBWI signing table during the #WSRA17 convention.
Find out more »The Power of the Teen Voice #WEMTA17
Melissa Gorzelanczyk (ARROWS) AND Liza Wiemer (HELLO?) will focus on ACCESS FOR ALL at #WEMTA17 by addressing how YA novels provide an outlet to explore topics such as diversity, family dynamics, relationships, sexuality including the LGBTQ community, kindness, compassion, coping with loss, grief, and mental health issues. The authors will give educators and librarians specific tools and ideas to help students discover new books based on key words, hashtags, social media outlets. Suggestions for displays will also be provided that…
Find out more »UntitledTown: How to Break into the Tough Writing Market
Learn how to navigate the worlds of self- and traditional publishing in this program led by career editor and writer Sharon Verbeten and local writer Melissa Gorzelanczyk, author of the young adult nov el Arrows. They’ll discuss refining and revising your manuscript, writing powerful query letters and detail the “dos and don’ts” of being a successful writer.
Find out more »UntitledTown author talk: #Arrow Project w Melissa Gorzelanczyk
Melissa Gorzelanczyk, author of the YA novel ARROWS, will talk about her#ArrowProject, a series focused on micro-changes aimed to help give your goals direction all year. She will share practical tips and life experiments for creatives, with a focus on the work that makes big dreams a reality.
Find out more »UntitledTown: YA authors coffee clatch
Come and enjoy coffee and conversation with YA authors Melissa Gorzelanczyk (ARROWS), Liza Wiemer (HELLO?), and Jen Larsen (FUTURE PERFECT). The journey to publication can be daunting. Ask us ANYTHING! We’ll answer all your questions about writing for young adults and the journey to publication from getting started with plot, setting, and characters to revisions, querying agents to holding the finished novel in your hands. Whether you’re just getting started or have struggled with this journey, we’re here to encourage…
Find out more »Work Party at SCBWI-WI Fall Retreat
Work Party, a series of presentations, and writing prompts to get some real writing done. Led by Melissa Gorzelanczyk and Silvia Acevedo. A limited number of spaces are available. Open to all conference attendees. Register here.
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