Midsouth Speakers Directory
SCBWI Midsouth is happy to provide the following list of published authors and illustrators of books for children and teens who maintain a website and have expressed interest in receiving invitations for speaking and/or teaching engagements in schools, libraries, book festivals, conferences, etc. This list is restricted to authors and illustrators whose work has appeared in at least one children's book, magazine, movie, or play in return for compensation. Many of these individuals have produced award winners and bestsellers. To discuss a potential appearance, please visit the person's website and use the contact information supplied there.
Speakers By Region
The Midsouth chapter of SCBWI encompasses Kentucky and Tennessee. All names that appear on this list are current members of SCBWI who either reside in our region or in a state that borders our region who are willing to travel to Kentucky and/or Tennessee for speaking engagements.
KENTUCKY SPEAKERS
Bowling Green area:
M Hendrix mhendrixwrites.com (author)
Louisville area:
Lynn Slaughter lynnslaughter.com (author)
Shannon Stocker shannonstocker.com (author)
Lexington area:
Rachel Elliott rachelelliott.me (author, illustrator)
TENNESSEE SPEAKERS
Eastern Tennessee:
Lucy Branam lucybranam.com (author)
Rita Lorraine Hubbard ritahubbard.com (author)
Donna L. Martin storycatcherpublishing.com (author)
Danielle Y. C. McClean daniellemcclean.com (author, translator)
Greater Nashville area:
Jennifer Lynn Alvarez jenniferlynnalvarez.com (author)
Tracy Barrett tracybarrett.com (author, translator)
Kimberly Dana kimberlydana.com (author)
Caroline Brooks DuBois carolinebrooksdubois.com (author)
Susan Eaddy susaneaddy.com (author, illustrator)
Tama Fortner tamafortner.com (author)
Rachel Tawil Kenyon happywithabook.com (author)
Kathyn J. Kirkwood kathlynjkirkwood.com (author, educator, activist)
Janet K. Lee j-k-lee.com (author, illustrator)
Heather L. Montgomery HeatherLMontgomery.com (author)
Erica Ivy Rodgers ericaivyrodgers.com (author)
Adam Rosenbaum adamrosenbaumwrites.com (author)
Lisa Spencer lisaspencer.com (author)
Kristin O'Donnell Tubb kristintubb.com (author)
Robyn Wall robynjwall.com (author)
Alana White alanawhite.com (author)
Dorena Williamson dorenawilliamson.com (author)
Dawn Renee Young mrsgoodchoice.com (author)
Jessica Young jessicayoungbooks.com (author)
OUTSIDE THE MIDSOUTH
Alabama:
Heather Morris heathercmorris.com (author)
Georgia:
McCall Hoyle mccallhoyle.com (author, educator)
Shanda McCloskey shandamc.com/school-visits (author, educator, illustrator)
If you are a PAL member who does presentations and would like to be included on this list, please fill out and submit this form.
List updated: September 19, 2024