Writer
Region: | Illinois |
Age Levels: | 5-10, 11-13, and 14-17 |
Will Travel: | Anywhere in the world |
Skype Visit: | Yes |
SCBWI Profile: | Member Profile |
Speaker Email: | phpowell@talesforallages.com |
Publications |
Bio:
Patricia Hruby Powell is the author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, (Chronicle 2014) honoree of a Sibert, Boston Globe Horn Book, Ragazzi International, Parents Choice Gold, CSK for illustrations, and five starred review; Loving vs. Virginia (Chronicle 2017) an Arnold Adoff Poetry Award Honor; Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (McElderry/S&S 2020); Struttin' With Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz (Charlesbridge 2018), Society of Midland Authors Nonfiction Award and Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor. All four are Junior Library Guild Selections. Her upcoming books include one about Women's Suffrage and another about Martha Graham (Chronicle Books).
Presentation Description:
Virtual presentations include writing poems together and independently--modeled on passages from my books (repetition, alliteration, rhythm, simile, etc); where I get ideas for books; how I revise.
Video of Presentation:http://www.talesforallages.com/