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Suzanne Supplee

author and educator

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Suzanne Supplee author educator

educators and book clubs

Suzanne Supplee

SUZANNE SUPPLEE
(pho­to cred­it: Els­beth Supplee)

Con­tact Suzanne to inquire about any of these options for con­nect­ing her with your group.

Sweetness All Around
Sweet­ness All Around

A bit about my teach­ing back­ground: For many years I taught writ­ing and Eng­lish cours­es in the pub­lic school sys­tem. Some of the most per­son­al­ly and pro­fes­sion­al­ly reward­ing of these years were spent as the depart­ment head of a lit­er­ary arts pro­gram at a mag­net high school. Our stu­dents won lit­er­ary prizes from the likes of Scholas­tic Art and Writ­ing, the Jack Lon­don Foun­da­tion, and Youn­gArts, among others.

Dur­ing the last sev­er­al years of my teach­ing career, I worked in a pri­vate school at the mid­dle grade lev­el, an envi­ron­ment I enjoyed immense­ly. Since my most recent book Sweet­ness All Around is cat­e­go­rized as a mid­dle grade nov­el, I’m includ­ing ideas specif­i­cal­ly designed for the mid­dle grade class­room. How­ev­er, these could be eas­i­ly adapt­ed for old­er stu­dents or even book clubs for adults.

Com­pan­ion Lessons and Project Ideas, cre­at­ed by the author (down­load­able PDF)

Author Vis­its, Book­plates, Work­shops, and Pri­vate Coaching

Read­ing is a form of con­nec­tion, con­nec­tion with a sto­ry and char­ac­ters, con­nec­tion with authors, and con­nec­tion with one anoth­er. Don’t see an option that suits you? Have ques­tions about sched­ul­ing and pric­ing? You can reach out here.

Want to know more about my back­ground as an edu­ca­tor? Need sug­ges­tions for teach­ing SWEETNESS? You can find that here.

Suzanne Supplee classroom visit

In-Per­son Visits

Guide­lines: This option includes three pre­sen­ta­tions per day. Some schools or orga­ni­za­tions may be eli­gi­ble for a slid­ing scale fee.

  • Read­er-cen­tered school and home­school events are more suc­cess­ful when stu­dents have had an oppor­tu­ni­ty to read the book. In advance of my vis­it, I’ll send the orga­niz­er an inter­ac­tive reader’s guide (dig­i­tal form only) so that stu­dents can engage with the text and brain­storm ques­tions and ideas as they read. This will help them get to know me before the vis­it and make for a more engag­ing expe­ri­ence overall.
  • If stu­dents haven’t had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to read the book pri­or to the vis­it, our dis­cus­sion will shift to more gen­er­al top­ics such as the writ­ing process, what it’s like to be an author, and why cre­ative writ­ing is so much fun and per­son­al­ly ben­e­fi­cial. We’ll do an activ­i­ty (or two) to get them think­ing about their own sto­ries! This event can also include a read­ing of the first chapter.
  • Writ­ing work­shops (avail­able to grades four and up) are a great way to get stu­dents inter­est­ed in read­ing and writ­ing. Every­one has a sto­ry, after all, and most kids and adults enjoy min­ing their own lives for ideas.
  • Sign­ings and/or Book­plates are avail­able fol­low­ing the event.
  • Baltimore/D.C./Delaware/Virginia/West Vir­ginia events can also include an in-depth look at the edi­to­r­i­al process, com­plete with edi­to­r­i­al let­ters and all my cringy drafts (avail­able to grades five and up).
Suzanne Supplee virtual visits

Vir­tu­al Visits

Guide­lines: With the ver­i­fied pur­chase of 20 copies of Sweet­ness All Around, I’ll do a vir­tu­al ses­sion for free. This works best for small groups.

Men­tor­ing and Coaching

Guide­lines: This option is avail­able for indi­vid­u­als or small groups (3–5 adults, ages 18 and up) via Zoom. Ses­sions are 40 min­utes in length and can be adapt­ed for spe­cif­ic needs of attendees.

Book­stores, Book Clubs, Camps, Libraries, and Com­mu­ni­ty Events

Guide­lines: These vis­its are tai­lored to suit the needs of the orga­niz­er. Such in-per­son vis­its might include a read­ing, sign­ing, writ­ing work­shop, infor­ma­tion ses­sion for aspir­ing authors, an infor­mal dis­cus­sion, or fun brain­storm­ing activ­i­ties. Some orga­ni­za­tions may be eli­gi­ble for a slid­ing scale fee.

  • Book­plates are avail­able for book­stores, book clubs, and school groups with­in the Unit­ed States. Remu­ner­a­tion for postage and/or proof of pur­chase may be required.
Suzanne Supplee book clubs

Just for Teachers

Guide­lines: If you’re look­ing to incor­po­rate more writ­ing in your class­room or home­school envi­ron­ment, 40-minute Zoom ses­sions are avail­able to help you get start­ed. You’ll learn spe­cif­ic strate­gies for imple­ment­ing writ­ing warm-ups and cre­ative writ­ing assign­ments and learn more about the long-term ben­e­fits for stu­dents. You’ll also learn tech­niques for mak­ing writ­ing more fun for stu­dents and less work for you.

  • Look­ing to get your stu­dents read­ing more and scrolling less? Learn more about the many ben­e­fits of read­ing for plea­sure and spe­cif­ic strate­gies to get kids read­ing for fun.

Extend­ed Work­shops for Schools and Groups

Guide­lines: Want to imple­ment cre­ative writ­ing in your cur­ricu­lum? Are your teach­ers already over­loaded with too many oth­er things to do? Okay, that was a sil­ly ques­tion because all teach­ers are over­loaded. Short-term work­shops (2–4 days) are avail­able for small groups (no more than 15 stu­dents). This will include read­ing and writ­ing short fic­tion­al sto­ries, writ­ers’ work­shops, cof­fee­house-style read­ing, and a per­son­al cri­tique for each stu­dent from yours truly.