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    • Vigor
    • Poems

Author Visits

Up Coming
Sunday, October 9, 2016  
​At What Address Did Tiger Try to Lock up the Moon:  

Three Books, Three Authors - an evening conversation
a
mong Mary Fillmore, Charles Norris-Brown, Sharyl Green
Motivations to write, getting words and paintings on the page, 
getting the pages published, letting the books fly
Burlington Cohousing, 180 East Avenue, Burlington, Vermont
6:00 in the dining room    All are Welcome
Testimonials
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Sixth Grade Author Visit
"Sharyl's visit with two groups of 6th graders was a pleasure to watch.  Students were drawn into Jamaria's story as Sharyl read aloud from the book, and they asked questions about everything from the character's heritage to how Sharyl had chosen the book cover.  The kids also enjoyed writing about and sharing their affinities, something Jamaria mentions in the book.  It was fun to see how some students made a list of their affinities and then told a little story about themselves, while others wrote narratives. Students practically ran to get a chance to check out You Can't Lock up the Moon from the school librarian."
 
Edith Donnell, Youth & Teen Librarian, Chelsea District Library
Chelsea,  Michigan
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​Chelsea Senior Center visit
Seniors Asking Seniors – a round table discussion of seniors and guest speakers.  Several people had experience working as volunteers in prison and shared their stories.  Others were interested to learn more about my experience mentoring a woman who had been incarcerated.
Nineteen women and men circled up to share their own bits of wisdom, and clearly they were eager life-long learners. 
 
Often grandparents buy a copy of You Can’t Lock up the Moon, read it themselves, then gift it to a grandchild, sometimes sharing it as a read-aloud. 
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​Vista Maria READS  and 
Children’s Literacy Network
I am moved by the number of people organized to provide educational and support services for children and teens in need of stability in their lives. 
I met with a leader of each of these organizations, donated a few books, and agreed to visit their programs next time I am in Michigan. 
​We can each learn to fly.
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Independent bookstores
Now there are books consigned in Michigan as well as Vermont.  Send me an email if you’d like to consign a few copies of You Can’t Lock up the Moon.
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​​Sharyl Green is available for author visits.
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She visits:
  • Schools
  • Libraries
  • Correctional facilities
  • Non-profits
  • Community groups
  • House gatherings
  • Book groups and writing circles
 
An author visit can be from one hour to a whole school day and include:
  • Reading from the book
  • Book discussion
  • Writing workshop
  • Storytelling and creative movement
​For more information please email Sharyl: ​sharylg24@gmail.com

A poem inspired by the sixth grade author vist
​​WRITING WORKSHOP
It’s a great day at The Beach.*
 

All it takes
is two people
to tango
an author into town,
express their interest
and be singin’ that tune
You Can’t Lock up the Moon.

I tell my story,
Jamaria too.
Sixth graders write their affinities,
ways for people to see how
they love to run, make art,
swim into the Olympics.
 
I watch Jamaria
walk off the page
in every student
who dares
to say
THIS IS ME.
 
Sharyl Green    May 10, 2016
 
*Beach Middle School, Chelsea, Michigan
also known as “The Beach”

Past Events

A Monthly ‘Women at Work’ Enrichment Series
Sponsored by Vermont Works for Women
December 8, 2015 at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for women
 
You Can’t Lock up the Moon:
Ways to Follow Your Dreams

with author, Sharyl Green
 
Seventeen women participated in this reading and talk about being a writer. Then for seven minutes we wrote - about our affinities: what we are good at, drawn to, how that might become a real job, who has encouraged us.
Each woman received a copy of You Can’t Lock up the Moon. Several of them mentioned they will send it to their own child after they read it themselves
“beginning tonight.”
Additional copies of the book are now available in the library there.
Together we’re building bridges.

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Author Visit and Reading
Friday June 24, 2016 
River Gallery School's
Main Street Studio

36 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT

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