Arthur Slade



Silver Birch Fiction Nominee 2011

Authors’ Booking Service is pleased to announce that Governor-General award winning young adult author, Arthur Slade, is now scheduling visits to Ontario schools. His hour long presentations are $325 plus HST each, or four sessions for $1000 plus HST.

Art is also available for virtual “SKYPE” visits to Ontario schools anytime during the school year. These specially priced events can concentrate on THE HUNCHBACK ASSIGNMENTS, JOLTED or any other book by the author.

Here’s a reaction to one of Slade’s Virtual Visits:

"Our virtual author visit with Arthur Slade was fantastic! He was entertaining and informative." Bethany Schill, Spencerport NY

Arthur Slade’s work has won the Governor General’s Award (Dust), The TD Canadian Children’s Book Award (The Hunchback Assignments), the Mr. Christies Award (Dust) and been selected as a CLA honour book for Young Adults (Tribes and The Hunchback Assignments).  His work has also won a Diamond Willow Award, been nominated for an Edgar, the Red Maple Award, The Red Cedar Award, the Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award and the Ruth Schwartz award. A complete bibliography and details of his presentation follow this message. This author is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada and so organizations wishing to host him may qualify for funding to assist with his fee and other costs.  For details, please contact us.
 

PUBLISHED WORKS: ARTHUR SLADE  

Young Adult Novels:

Megiddo’s Shadow.  2006

Tribes  2002 

Middle Grade Novels:  

The Dark Deeps 2010

The Hunchback Assignments 2009

Jolted. 2008

Invasion of the I.Q. Snatchers. 2007

Monsterology.  2005

Ghost Hotel. 2002

Return of the Grudstone Ghosts. 2002

Dust 2001

The Loki Wolf. 2000

The Haunting of Drang Island  1998

Draugr 1997 

Non-Fiction

John Diefenbaker: An Appointment with Destiny (2001)

Comic Books

Hallowed Knight (1997) 

ARTHUR’S PRESENTATION DETAILS  

Arthur will give an introduction to how he became a writer, read from his work, and describe the writing process. Each presentation is interactive and includes a multi-media aspect that illuminates the historical or mythological aspects of his work. He will also briefly cover his comic book work. (Talks can be tailored to specific topics on request.)  Each hour-long presentation ends with sufficient time for Q&A.

I will present to: Grade 4-12 with a maximum three grade span per presentation. I can be flexible on grade 3, but my books don't go any younger. Maximum number of students per session: 300

I am pleased to offer...

Professional Development Workshops

I am comfortable in a classroom, library, auditorium or gymnasium.

I require: Projector/screen/table for “real” visits.

Skype or iChat capable computer for virtual visit.