Julie visits schools, writing groups, women’s groups, and other organizations to discuss writing and reading.
Contact Julie to customize a visit for your group.
Presentations for Christian women’s groups include:
“Spiritual Benefits of Journaling”
- A presentation designed to help women utilize Bible reading and journaling in order to deepen and strengthen faith.
- Attention paid to the practice of lectio divina, a deliberate and intentional way to read the Bible slowly.
School Presentations include:
“Building Sensational Stories”
- For all ages, best for second grade and up
- Basic presentation regarding the building blocks of fiction, including setting, character, plot, conflict, etc.,
“How an Idea Becomes a Book”
- For all ages; can be adjusted for pre-readers
- Presentation about where ideas for stories come from, using examples and many visual aids
“It’s Springtime!”
- Story time presentation appropriate for preschoolers and pre-readers;
- Focuses on changes in springtime;
- Introduces Julie’s book, Cheep! Cheep!
Contact Julie to customize a visit for your school or group.
What teachers are saying:
“My Kindergarten children enjoyed meeting a real author! Julie did a nice job of showing them “Cheep, Cheep” and how the idea turned into a book. Her visit was a great kick-off for having them “author” their own books.”
– Meg MacKenzie,
Teacher at Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran School,
Fort Wayne, IN
Julie Stiegemeyer 