Carmela A. Martino, Children's Book Author

I have a busy week! This Wednesday and Thursday, I have the honor of being a visiting author in the Joliet, Illinois School District, as part of their "Reading Week" Celebration. I'll be speaking to groups of students in grades K-2 and 3-5 at four different schools. Should be fun!

Then on Saturday, May 16, I'll be teaching "Turning Life into Fiction," a new all-day workshop for adults at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL. If you'd like to attend, there are still a few seats left. For registration information, see the Programs page of this website.

In honor of Children's Book Week, I have posted some thoughts on "reading as a writer" at www.TeachingAuthors.com. You can read my comments at http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/05/childrens-book-week-reading-as-writer.html .

A brief interview I did at the October, 2008 Authors Fair in Joliet, Illinois has been posted on YouTube. You can watch it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRa43t9VFDM

(If you have trouble with this link, a direct one is posted on my home page.)