Anna Egan Smucker

Apart from writing, much of my time is devoted to helping people develop their writing skills through writing workshops. I give children's writing workshops, adult writing workshops, and teacher writing workshops.  I'm not usually one to toot my own horn, but my daughter suggested that I could give readers an idea about what my writing workshops are like by providing some "testimonials."

A recent testimonial from a teacher in Preston County, WV who attended one of my children's writing workshops: "Thanks so much for coming to our school. Your visit will be remembered as one of the best author presentations we've had. We really appreciate the time you took to discuss the writing process that you use for your writing and showing the "sloppy copies" of your books. With other authors we have felt as if we were just selling their books for them but with you we see a TEACHER. Thanks so much. You did a great job!"

I also give author presentations.  Click here to learn more.

Here are some examples of the kind of writing workshops I give:

Classroom Writing Workshops for Children:

• Poetry
• Story Writing
• Personal Narratives
• Writing the 5-Paragraph Essay using a detailed graphic organizer

Writing Workshops For Parents:

• Presentations on the importance of reading aloud in the home
• Hands-on writing workshop of easy writing activities to do with children
  

Writing Workshops Especially for Teachers:

•  Staff Development Workshops:
•  Classroom-tested writing activities: The 5-Paragraph Essay (beginning with a detailed graphic organizer); Personal Narratives; Poetry; Story Writing

Other Writing Workshops for Adults:

• Writing stories using your own life experiences
•  Writing and publishing stories for children

These comments from a presentation/writing workshop I did at the 2008 Children's Literature Conference on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, PA:

"Really enjoyable. She gave many writing tips for me to try with my class."
"Nice information for people desiring to become a writer/illustrator."
"Good suggestions for engaging students in writing."
"Delightful, so pleasant, reached the audience. Invite her again!!"