Author Visits
Book signings, author visits & special projects

Those of you who tried to arrange visits with me over the summer know that I had to shut down my author visit calendar for a time in order to deal with a medical emergency in my family. But things are better, and with the new school year, I have once again opened up my calendar for visits.

My normal speaking fee varies depending on whether or not the venue is within five hours' drive of my home (San Antonio, Texas). If it is, my speaking fee is $300 plus travel expenses for a one-day visit, or $500 plus travel expenses for a two-day visit. If the venue is further than five hours' drive, I charge $500 plus travel expenses for a one-day visit, or $750 plus travel expenses for a two-day visit. Beyond that, I charge $250 plus travel expenses for each additional day.

My travel expenses consist of a per-mile charge of thirty cents a mile (if I drive to your venue), or the cost of the airplane tickets (if I fly to your venue). They also include a $25-a-day charge for meals. If I have to stay in a hotel, I pass on that hotel cost to you. If I have to fly to your venue, I usually travel the day before in order to be sure, in this era of flight delays, that I will be on time to your event, so you will need to factor in that hotel cost. However, if I drive to your event, I usually start my commute very early in the morning, so I usually do not have to charge for a hotel stay in that case.

Extrovert that I am, I’m happy to hold as many engagements as you and your neighboring libraries/schools can arrange. A two-day visit gives me enough time to host a fiction-writing workshop if I can meet with the same classes both days.

I can accept only two visit requests per month. If you would like to request a visit during an available month, please check the schedule below to see if your desired month is available. Then click on the Contact the Author button at the right or email me at claredunkle.com (my email name is clare).

When you contact me, please suggest the days that will work best for you; my writing work is more fluid than your curriculum, so chances are good that I will be able to work with your date.

School Year 2009-2010

February 27—Author visit to Killeen Take 190-West Festival, 10:00 am-5:00 pm (Killeen, Texas)

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[MARCH]

[MARCH]

April 22—Author visit to Avon Middle School and Avon High School, Avon, New York

April 23—Author visit to LeRoy Middle School, LeRoy, New York

[MAY]

[MAY]

[JUNE]

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[JULY]

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[AUGUST]

[AUGUST]

September—Speech at the Fall Workshop of Texas Library Association District 10

Photo copyright 2004 by Joseph R. Dunkle. Special thanks to AAFES and PMG International for setting up the above event at the Heidelberg Mega Bookmark.