Elizabeth has been a guest speaker at the following:
Colleges and Universities:
• University of Edinburgh College of Art, 2016: 2-hour critique group for undergraduate illustration majors on picture book creation
• Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD-Atlanta: two hour seminars, 2007 & 2008, on working
as a freelance illustrator and breaking into the children’s picture book market
• Agnes Scott College, Teachers for America: “Living Story - Story as a Unifying Thread,” 2006, Read about it on my BLOG.
• Mercer University Author’s Luncheon, 2006
• Atlanta College of Art, Graduating class review board, 2007
Teaching:
• Visiting Associate Professor at Hollins University in the MFA in Writing and Illustrating Children's Books and Certificate in Children's Book Illustration programs
• Adjunct Professor in the Graphic Design Department at the University of Georgia - "Drawing" and "Advanced Illustration" Fall Semester 2010
• John C. Campbell Folk School, “Beginning Drawing” and “Creating Picture Books”, 2005 to present
• Chattanooga Arts & Culture, “Beginning Drawing”
Conferences:
Please see "dates" for a more accurate representation.
• 10/2011 - SCBWI Southern Breeze, Birmingham, AL - "Technology and the Future of Reading"
• 09/2011 - SCBWI Midsouth, Nashville, TN - "Technology and the Future of Reading"
• 10/2010 - SCBWI Southern Breeze WIK, Birmingham, AL - "Online Promotion for Authors and Illustrators"
• 10/2010 - Auburn Writers Conference "The Child on the Page" - "The Nuts and Bolts of Creating Picture Books" and "Technology and the Future of Books"
• 09/2010 - SCBWI Carolinas - "The Nuts and Bolts of Children's Book Illustration," "Picture Book Dummies," and manuscript critiques
• 2005 - present Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) - Southern Breeze region Spring Conferences in Atlanta (Springmingle) & Fall Conferences in Birmingham (wik), topics included: “The Illustrator’s Guide to Self Promotion”; “The Nuts and Bolts of Children’s Book Illustration”; and “An Illustrator's Guide to Self-Promotion"
• 2007 - The Muse Virtual Writers Conference
• 2005 - Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) - North Carolina/South Carolina region, "The Illustrator as Writer"
• 2005 - Blue Ridge Writer’s Conference: “Breaking Into Children’s Book Publishing”
• 2005 - "Celebrate" Children's Literature panel, Decatur Library
Workshops:
• 2016 - Society of Children's Book Writers and ILlustrators, British Isles Chapter, Edinburgh Central Library "Putting your picture book story on the page"
Festivals:
• Suwanee Festival of Books, 2010
• Decatur Book Festival, 2006, 2007, 2008, & 2009
• 2009 Georgia Literary Festival (Rome)
• Alabama Book Festival, 2008, Read about it on my blog.
• Cedar Valley Arts Festival, 2008, Read about it on my blog.
• Southern Festival of the Book, 2008 & 2009
• Savannah Children's Book Festival, 2008, 2009, & 2010
Bookstores:
• Avid Bookstore, Athens, Georgia
• The Book Exchange, Marietta, Georgia
• Cowan's Book Nook, Blue Ridge, Georgia
• Area, Atlanta International Airport, Georgia
• Diverse, Atlanta International Airport, Georgia
• Hall Book Exchange, Gainesville, Georgia
• Scott's Bookstore, Newnan, Georgia
• Cathedral Bookstore, Atlanta, Georgia
• High Museum of Art giftshop
• Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, Georgia
• FoxTale Book Shoppe, Woodstock, Georgia
• The Reading Tree, Alpharetta, Georgia
• Page & Palette, Fairhope, Alabama
• Phoenix Books, Essex, Vermont
• Barnes & Nobles, Northpoint and Edgwood locations, Georgia
• Tall Tales, Atlanta, Georgia
• Spellbound Books, Asheville, North Carolina
• The Mountain Scholar Bookstore, Blue Ridge, Georgia
• Hobbit Hall, Roswell, Georgia
• The Curiosity Shoppe, Murphy, North Carolina
• Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta, 2005 & 2006
Libraries:
• City of Edinburgh Central Library, Scotland
• Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado
• Polk County Library, Benton, Tennessee
• East Polk County Library, Ducktown, Tennessee
• DeKalb Library, Decatur, Georgia
• Chamblee Library, Atlanta, Georgia
• Blue Ridge Library, Blue Ridge, Georgia
• Polk County School Library, Copperhill, Tennessee
Grade Schools:
• East Side Elementary, Marietta
• Writghts Mill Road Elementary School, Auburn
• Richland Road Elementary School
• Dixie Magnet Elementary, Kentucky
• Briarlake Elementary, Georgia
• Esther Jackson School
• Clanton Elementary, Alabama
• Findley Oaks Elementary
• Clairmont Elementary
• Winnona Park Elementary
• Avondale Middle School
• Oakhurst Elementary
• River Eves Elementary
• Scottdale Child Development Center
Virtual Visits:
• Austin Middle School, Dawsonville, Georiga
• Cataract Elementary School, Niagara Falls, New York
• Bonner Elementary School, Stewartville, Minnesota
Other Engagements:
• Alliance Theatre Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists
• Univision 34: Nuestra-Vida - all Latino audience, Read about it on my blog.
• Georgia Center for the Book: Creating Picture Books, El dia de los niños/libros
• Latin American Association: Amiguitos & Mami y Yo
• Marcus Jewish Community Center: “Hear Me Out” Teen writing cafe, panel speaker
• Celebrate! An Appreciation of Children’s Literature - DeKalb Library
• Special Olympics Georgia Sports Camp
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