Award-winning author Pam Withers has written 24 bestselling young-adult adventure books. She is also founder of the international book-review website YAdudes.ca and co-author of Jump Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life (see below). A former outdoor guide, journalist and editor, she lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband. They have one grown son.
https://pamwithers.com/talks/
Pam speaks about her best-selling, award-winning sports and adventure books, which are particularly popular with boys. They’re riveting; so is their author as a speaker. What else would you expect of a journalist, editor and award-winning speaker who has also been an outdoor guide? Even boys are impressed that she has kayaked the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Pam has spoken to more than 200,000 young readers across North America.
Her lively one-hour presentation for grades 4-9 includes:
Short readings- Tales of her own adventures
- Humorous anecdotes of how she researches her material
- The patience & persistence it takes to achieve success
- Special encouragement to boys
- The importance of rewriting & accepting criticism
- Tips on writing & getting published
- Extreme-sports video clips
How research makes your writing authentic: This highly popular workshop is fun because students pair up and interview one another for "five senses" information on a hobby or sport, then write a few paragraphs that demonstrate how important it is to get another person's perspective for writing authenticity. Participants then take turns reading their material aloud.
https://pamwithers.com/talks/
Pam speaks about her best-selling, award-winning sports and adventure books, which are particularly popular with boys. They’re riveting; so is their author as a speaker. What else would you expect of a journalist, editor and award-winning speaker who has also been an outdoor guide? Even boys are impressed that she has kayaked the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Pam has spoken to more than 200,000 young readers across North America.
Her lively one-hour presentation for grades 4-9 includes:
- Short readings
- Tales of her own adventures
- Humorous anecdotes of how she researches her material
- The patience & persistence it takes to achieve success
- Special encouragement to boys
- The importance of rewriting & accepting criticism
- Tips on writing & getting published
- Extreme-sports video clips
