Nuts & Bolts

Nancy is available for:

School Author Visits
Library and Bookstore Events
Keynote Speeches
Conferences & Teacher Training

School Visit Speaker Fees:

Half-Day Visit (2 presentations): $600
Full-Day Visit (4 presentations): $1,000
Additional travel costs may apply
25-150 students per presentation recommended

If you’d like more information about setting up an author visit, please contact me at nancyjcavanaugh@yahoo.com OR nancyjcavanaughauthorassistant@gmail.com. Click here for information about setting up a Virtual Visit.

School Visit Presentations

Hit the Road on a Bookcation Let me inspire your students to enjoy literature in a whole new way! As I introduce readers to my newest novel, When I Hit the Road, I’ll show how the books we read take us on the road to anywhere and everywhere. Stories allow us to travel to other cities and states, faraway countries, even to the past or the future, and we can embark on these trips anytime we want. We don’t even have to pack a toothbrush! Students will gain a new appreciation for the excitement and adventure that awaits them between the covers of a really good book.

A Trip to the Okefenokee Swamp: An Author’s Journey into Historical Fiction. This program is full of history and adventure and allows students a peek into the past. As I share details of my research for writing Elsie Mae Has Something to Say, I take students deep into the mysteries of the Okefenokee Swamp to show how authors gather information to create authentic characters and an historically accurate plot. Students will see how they too could gather information to use in their own writing.

Ratchet Up Your Writing: Some Assembly Required. Want to learn how something works? Take it apart, study it, and put it back together again. In this presentation, using a small engine as a metaphor, I teach students about writing.

First, I demonstrate how to take apart a small engine.
Then, I show students how it works.
Finally, I put it back together again.

My demonstration gives students a tangible example of “process.” I use this example to show them how the same process can be applied to their own writing.
I’m more than an author talking about my path to publication. I’m a teacher giving students a better understanding of the writing process in order to enable them to become better writers and better readers.

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Testimonials

Here's what students and librarians have to say after a visit from Nancy:

You came to my school last week and read to us a couple pages of When I Hit the Road and I loved it. I have read Elsie Mae Has Something to Say, and Always Abigail they were both great. Right now I am reading Just Like Me and I love it too. I can’t wait for your new book to come out!!!!!"
- A young reader

Thank you for teaching us about engines and how to be an author."
- Julia

Thank you for coming to our school and helping us become better authors..."
- Brianna

Thank you again for coming and teaching us about your book, engines, and writing."
- Students from Ada Michigan

I love your interesting comparison of engine parts to writing elements. It's genius! It also complements the Ratchet theme."
- Diane, librarian

Here's what teachers and students are saying about Nancy’s books:

I'm just gonna get to the point. I LOVED Always Abigail. Especially since I'm one of the biggest outcasts in my grade. After reading Always Abigail, I was like. OMG I NEED MORE!!!!!!!:) I hope you can make a book 2 with more drama, crushes, and humor."
Always,
— A fan

I'm a fifth grade language arts teacher and discovered your book one day while browsing at Barnes and Noble. I bought a copy of your book and devoured it that weekend, and I couldn't wait to bring it to school for a book talk. Never got to the book talk – kids spotted it on my desk and immediately were clamoring to read it – we even had a Ratchet list going!"