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August 20, 2009: Drama Kids International of Rochester (NY) and Fairport Library Present The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
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September 1, at the meeting of R-SPEC (Rochester Speculative Fiction Writers), in Rochester, NY--With R-SPEC president Alicia Henn, at the Pittsford (NY) Barnes and Noble
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Visiting Rochester, NY schools in October, Suzanne Bloom had time to meet a few friends for lunch.
from left, standing: Marsha Hayles, Suzanne Bloom, Sibby Falk, Cat Bowman Smith
sitting: MJ Auch, VVV
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The people at radio station WARM 101.3 invited some of the authors who will be appearing at the Rochester Children's Book Festival to read from their books.
At the studio, three of those authors: Marsha Hayles, VVV, Dan Beerse
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October 10 - Area teens gathered at the Pittsford (NY) Barnes and Noble to read in order to support the May 2010 Teen Book Festival.
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Robin Pulver at Greece Barnes & Noble: Rochester, NY - October 13
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October 17 - United Way's Success by 6 reading festival at Bellevue Elementary School
standing: London Ladd, Ellen Yeomans, VVV, SCBWI Regional Rep Amy Emm, Robin Pulver
sitting: Anne Catharine Blake and Katya Krenina
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Authors from the Rochester Area Children's Authors & Illustrators group who are participating in the Rochester Children's Book Festival went to various city schools as part of the Festival to Go.
On October 20 at School #36: Chris Pallace, VVV, Elaine Costello, and Joan Baier with school librarian Lori Spatola
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At Cazenovia Middle School in Cazenovia, NY on October 30 - With Anne Hegel, teacher-librarian. And, yes, she IS wearing cat ears. (Because it's the day before Halloween.)
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November 5 - As part of the Rochester Children's Book Festival, Laurie Calkhoven visited Rochester, NY. Several of us (from left: Barbara Underhill, VVV, Laurie, Linda Sue Park, MJ Auch, Sibby Falk, Andrea Page, and Carol Pembroke, with Herm Auch kneeling) met for dinner at Plum Garden.
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November 7 - This was the 13th annual Children's Book Festival. Held this year, as the past several, at Monroe Community College. Here I am with daughter Beth and her husband Josh. Also attending were...
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Tedd Arnold and Scott Gibala-Broxholm
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Herm Auch and MJ Auch, pictured here with son Ian and his wife Joy, who were volunteers
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Susan Williams Beckhorn
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Elizabeth Falk and Kathleen Blasi
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Elizabeth Bluemle and Linda Sue Park
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Suzanne Bloom
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Judy Bradbury
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Laurie Calkhoven
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Julie Cummings
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Cynthia DeFelice
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Robin Pulver and Alice DeLaCroix
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Donna Farrell
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Marsha Hayles
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James Howe
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Will Hubbell (a.k.a. Morgan Howell)
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Sheila Jarkins
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David Kalvitis
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Joe Sottile and Steven Kellogg
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Michelle Knudsen
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Matt McElligott
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Daniel Mahonney
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Rafe Martin
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Kate Messner
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Charles Noland
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Chris Pallace
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Mark Shulman
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Rebecca Stead
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Henry Stewart
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Peggy Thomas
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Ellen Stoll Walsh
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Susan Wojcechowski
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Sally Valentine
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December 13, Holiday signing at Pittsford Plaza Barnes & Noble in Rochester, NY -
Vivian with Robin Pulver
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Herm and MJ Auch
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Susan Williams Beckhorn
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Julie Cummins and Marsha Hayles
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Will Hubbell
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David Kalvitis
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Linda Sue Park
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Sally Valentine
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Susan Wojciechowski
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Christmas 2009: Lucy the cat obviously feeling she's wearing one Christmas accessory too many.
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Henry V. Burger Middle School: Henrietta, NY - January 15
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January 20: recording podcast for KidsOutAndAbout.com
Sound-tech duties performed by Debra; being interviewed by Ella (on the left) and Madison, at their home, which is beautiful, historical, and reportedly haunted by tennis-playing ghosts. (Why not?)
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Children's Literature Festival: Warrensburg, MO - March 14 - 16
41 children's authors and illustrators attended, including...
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Alexandria LaFaye (with her daughter)
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Anna Myers
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Barbara Robinson and Jan Greenberg
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Brad Sneed (pictured here with his daughter)
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Brenda Seabrooke
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Cheryl Harness
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Claudia Mills and Dandi Daley Mackall
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Darleen Bailey Beard
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David Harrison
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Dorinda Nicholson
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Eileen Christelow
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Gary Blackwood
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Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
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J.B. Cheaney
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Jeanette Ingold
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Joan Carris
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Judith Fradin
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June Rae Wood
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Marc Tyler Nobleman
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Mary Downing Hahn
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Michael Graf
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Michael Spradlin
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P.J. Petersen
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Patricia Hermes and Jeannette Ingold
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Peg Kehret
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Roderick Townley
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Roland & Marie Smith
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Sandy Asher
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Shane Evans and Richard Jennings
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Sneed Collard III
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Suzanne Williams
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Veda Boyd Jones
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Vicki Grove
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Vivian Vande Velde and Terry Trueman
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William T. Anderson
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At Iroquois School: Irondequoit, NY - March 19 -
With Library Media Specialist Eileen Call, and Library Clerk Janice Cygan
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Cast and crew of performance of The Rumpelstiltskin Problem at Penfield Library: Penfield, NY - March 20
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Lakeland Highlands Middle School: Lakeland, FL - March 24 -With Media Specialist Chris Page
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with Lakeland Highlands Middle School students
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At the May 8 opening of Ellen Stoll Walsh's art show at Ock Hee's Gallery in Honeoye Falls, NY.
Roxane Chadwick, VVV, Ellen, Robin Pulver, and one of Roxane's beautiful granddaughters.
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I was one of 26 authors of books for teens who gathered at the 5th Annual Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival, a free event held at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY - May 15. The authors included
Laurie Halse Anderson and Alyson Noel
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Holly Black (on the right)
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Coe Booth
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Ellen Hopkins and Robin Brande
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Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
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Marissa Doyle (with Laurie Halse Anderson in the background, looking as though she's had too much coffee)
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Simone Elkeles
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A.S. (Amy) King
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Daniel Kirk
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Alisa Libby
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Mari Mancusi
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Lisa McMann
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Ben Mikaelsen
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Alyson Noel and Amy Kathleen Ryan
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Sarah Ockler
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Matt de la Pena
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Jennifer E. Smith and Lisa Schroeder
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Terry Trueman with the TBF mascot zucchini (Don't ask.)
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Martin Wilson
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My personal volunteer handlers.
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St. Lawrence School: Rochester, NY - May 19 -
School principal Susan Sak, with reading teacher Ann Wegman
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The beautiful St. Lawrence kids presented me with flowers, and a lovely pillowcase and blanket that they'd made as part of their charitable outreach program. Aren't they talented sweeties!
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May 21 - Several members of our writers' group were able to visit the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY to see the exhibit of Tedd Arnold's work.
Back row: MJ Auch, Marsha Hayles, Tedd Arnold
Front row: VVV, Robin Pulver, Cynthia DeFelice
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Burges High School: El Paso, TX - May 27
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Burges High School students
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With Gloria Avalos, Head Librarian at Burges High School, and Caroline James.
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