News Events Archives - Stephanie Calmenson https://stephaniecalmenson.com/category/news-events/ Children's Book Author Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:15:32 +0000 en hourly 1 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/site-icon-75x75.png News Events Archives - Stephanie Calmenson https://stephaniecalmenson.com/category/news-events/ 32 32 Featured Author at Brooklyn Reading Council Conference https://stephaniecalmenson.com/featured-author-at-brooklyn-reading-council-conference/ Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:43:20 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=896 I was proud to join New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina as a speaker at this conference dedicated to promoting literacy.

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]]> ALA Poetry Blast https://stephaniecalmenson.com/ala-poetry-blast/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:43:00 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=475 Reading at the ALA Poetry Blast with fellow poets, Mike Artell, Kristine O’Connell George, Mordicai Gerstein, Nikki Grimes, Alan Katz, Joyce Sidman, Marilyn Singer, Lee Wardlaw, Janet Wong, and Tracie Vaughn Zimmer was, well, a blast! Sylvia Vardell recorded my reading of “Shaggy Dog” at the ALA Poetry Blast.  Thanks, Sylvia! “Stephanie “gets” the young ... Read more

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]]> Guest speaker: Celebrating Dogs in Picture Books at The Eric Carle Museum https://stephaniecalmenson.com/guest-speaker-celebrating-dogs-in-picture-books-at-the-eric-carle-museum/ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:57:48 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=488 The mission of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, a non-profit organization in Amherst, MA, is to inspire a love of art and reading through picture books.  It’s an exciting place!

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]]> New York Public Library: Poetry Panel, hosted by Elizabeth Bird https://stephaniecalmenson.com/new-york-public-library-poetry-panel-hosted-by-elizabeth-bird/ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:51:24 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=479 A Passel of Poets: Children’s Poetry in the Modern Age Elizabeth Bird, NYPL Senior Children’s Librarian and SLJ blogger extraordinaire invited me along with fellow poets Bobbi Katz, Marilyn Singer, and Charles R. Smith for a conversation on the state of children’s poetry today and the nitty-gritty of writing a good poem for a young ... Read more

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]]> Keynote Speaker at the Animal Defense League https://stephaniecalmenson.com/keynote-speaker-at-the-animal-defense-league/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:55:45 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=485 Keynote Speaker at the Animal Defense League of Texas Annual Fundraiser.  It was an honor to talk about my dog books while helping to raise money for this worthy cause.

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]]> Guest Writer at Pat Cummings’ Children’s Book Illustration Class https://stephaniecalmenson.com/guest-writer-at-pat-cummings-childrens-book-illustration-class/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:30:15 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=472 It’s always great fun being the guest writer at Pat Cummings’ Children’s Book Illustration class as she gives her students an in depth, insider’s view of the writing and publishing process.  Pat inspires! “Anybody looking to inspire, motivate and inform students about writing for children should be lucky enough to have Stephanie visit their class….[The ... Read more

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]]> “Storytime With the Author” at Books of Wonder https://stephaniecalmenson.com/storytime-with-the-author-at-books-of-wonder-2/ Sun, 02 Mar 2014 04:22:48 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=465 Cheers for Peter Glassman and the terrific staff at Books of Wonder.  Founded in 1980, Books of Wonder is New York City’s largest and oldest children’s bookstore and the city’s leading specialist in children’s literature.  I’ll join them for any event! “Stephanie was kind enough to lead a special story time in our store for ... Read more

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]]> Reading at the Brooke Jackman Foundation https://stephaniecalmenson.com/reading-at-the-brooke-jackman-foundation/ Wed, 01 Jan 2014 04:13:42 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=455 Reading Dinner at the Panda Palace at the Brooke Jackman Read-a-thon. I’m proud to be on the advisory board of the Brooke Jackman Foundation with Jamie Lee Curtis, Alec Baldwin, Katie Davis, Erin Jackman, Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Dr. Gay Su Pinnell and Javaka Steptoe.  The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the literacy and self-esteem ... Read more

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]]> Poetry https://stephaniecalmenson.com/poetry/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:00:18 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=515 No Water River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1flOTQ2WSY A generous resource for kids, parents, teachers and writers interested in children’s poetry and picture books. ALA Poetry Blast @ Sylvia Vardell’s “Poetry for Children” Sylvia Vardell’s “Poetry for Children” blog is invaluable for children’s poetry lovers.   Dr. Vardell and poet Janet Wong are the creators of the highly acclaimed Poetry ... Read more

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]]> PBS Storyime https://stephaniecalmenson.com/pbs-storyime/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 06:47:22 +0000 https://stephaniecalmenson.com/?p=503 Celebrity guest star Paula Poundstone reads DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE to friends in the studio and kids at home.

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