Available for in-person visits: Nova Scotia
Available for virtual visits: New Brunswick
Craft: Author
Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction
Target Audience: Grades 4 and up
Cost for School and Public Presentation: $250.00, plus applicable taxes
Biography
Chad Lucas is the author of middle-grade novels Thanks A Lot, Universe (winner of the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Atlantic Canadian Children’s Literature and named a 2021 Best Book by School Library Journal, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, and the New York Public Library), Let The Monster Out (a 2023 Red Maple Award Nominee) and You Owe Me One, Universe. He lives with his family in Nova Scotia.
Presentation Information:
Getting Inside Your Characters’ Heads
The most memorable characters feel like fully developed people, who draw us in with their flaws and fears as well as their triumphs. In this interactive workshop, I give tips to help young readers and writers understand what motivates their characters and give them an opportunity to develop their own.
60 minutes, including a short reading and time for Q&A.
Appropriate for Grades 4 and up; adaptable with different/more complex writing prompts for older grades.
What’s Your Problem?
In this interactive workshop, I discuss how conflict – or a problem to solve – is central to any compelling story. We talk about different types of conflict, how to develop tension and stakes, and how to craft a central conflict that really matters to the characters—and to the reader. With opportunities to practice.
60 minutes, including a short reading and time for Q&A.
Appropriate for Grades 5 and up.
The Writer’s Toolbox
In this shorter presentation, I talk about my own journey as a writer, from journalist to middle grade author. We discuss the skills and tools writers need to develop for fiction, nonfiction, and both.
30 minutes, including a short reading and time for Q&A.
Appropriate for all ages.
Book List
Thanks A Lot, Universe - Amulet Books/Abrams Kids, 2021
Let The Monster Out - Amulet Books/Abrams Kids, 2022
You Owe Me One, Universe - Amulet Books/Abrams Kids, 2023