Visits

Gary Alipio is currently booking author visits for bookstores, schools, libraries, summer camps, book festivals and other appearances (March through October).

Note: Studies show that actual OWNERSHIP of books increases the chances that students will develop a stronger read-at-home habit, increasing independent reading skills.

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Why Meet An Author?
My favorite part about being a children’s author is discussing the creative journey of storytelling and bookmaking with kids. I enjoy sharing the process of developing and writing stories in a fun and relatable way with them … after all, they are still living it.

For School & Library Activities:
1) Topics like “the 4 qualities of an author” and “the 4 phases of a story” and then read either of my middle grade short stories (Déjà’s View: Zombie Tale or The Doll in the Wall from Bayou Bogeyman). I will also engage in Q+A about what it takes to be a young author or illustrator. (30-60 minutes)

2) Storytelling & Fishing Fun: Shorter version of book creative writing from #1 above and also weave in fishing casting practice fun on a field. (30-60 minutes)

3) Creepy Short Stories: Inspiration for 5-8th grade students to write a creepy short story as a school book competition and then print it for the school/all to keep forever.
(30-45 minutes)

4) Other topics:
– How to make your own Picture Book layout hands-on activity.
– Storytelling, where to start?

For Summer Camp and Book Fair activities:
1) Summer Camps: I can bring fishing poles with plastic corks to practice casting in hula hoops for points/prizes as well as talk fishing in Louisiana, talk Fishing ID in Louisiana and also read a chapter from Craziest Fishing Tale on the Bayou (60 minutes)

2) Book Fair Readings: I can do a chapter reading from either Craziest Fishing Tale on the Bayou, OR a spooky short story of The Doll in the Wall from Bayou Bogeyman. (45-60 minutes)

For Bookstores and Book Festivals:
I make appearances all over the Gulf South and come with promo items like buttons, bookmarks, fishing fun and always Bass lures to talk with anglers on where to find fish locally. (2 hour timeslot preferred)

COST for School Visits & Camps:
I ask that 10 books in total be purchased for a local visit. You can distribute book order flyers with student/parents to get the 10 book minimum orders. Also, pending location, I may ask for a monetary amount to cover gas. (Book order flyer to be distributed two weeks out if possible).

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