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     2008 speaking engagements - Don Tate

February

23 - 2008 SCBWI Houston Editors' Day


date to be announced - Waterford Oaks Elementary, Dallas


2007 speaking engagements - Don Tate

March

9- (full-day)Blackland Prairie Elem located in Round Rock


April

11-14- Texas Library Association Annual Conerence
Will sign books with Lee & Low

27- (half-day(2) Bedichek Middle School
Presentation, college preparatory


May

11- (half-day) Zavala Elementary School
14- (full day) Taylor Middle School


2004 speaking engagements - Don Tate -- sorry I haven't kept this updated

March

11- Building a Nation of Readers, Artist and Dreamers
A community sponsored event in Waco, TX.
Theme: "You can do this too!"


April

3- 1 p.m. BookPeople, Austin
Reading and book signing

16-17 Kingsville conference
Childcare provider conference

October

27- Regents School of Austin
Book Fair


2005 speaking engagements - Don Tate

February

5- Dallas Chocolates, Dallas Texas
Book Fair hosted by Earning by Learning of Dallas www.eblofdallas.org


2003 past speaking engagements - Don Tate

January

31- Brentwood Christian School, Austin, TX
Visual presentation and discussion with Austin-area Christian school librarians.


April

10- St. Gabriel's Catholic School, Austin, TX
Visual presentation and discussion with art students grades 6, 7, 8th


May

01- Corpus Christi Children's Book Festival, Corpus Christi, TX
Book signing, storytelling, caricature drawing. Presentation to over 1000 children plus local school visit

25- Barnes and Noble Arboretum- SCBWI reception and book signing, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Austin, TX. Will feature the book BLACK ALL AROUND!

29- Stevens Park Elementary School - Family Matters Program, Dallas, TX
Visual presentation, storytelling, caricature drawing.
Sponsored by The African American Museum, Dallas, TX


June

04 - Oak Springs Wired for Youth Technology Center, Austin, TX
Visual presentation and discussion

11 - Howson Branch Library, Austin, TX
Visual presentation and discussion, ages 5+

19 - Carver Wired for Youth Technology Center, Austin, TX
Visual presentation and discussion, ages 8 - 15+


October

27 - Huston-Tillotson College, Austin, TX.
Visual presentation and discussion, 8 a.m.


November

8-9 Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX.
Featured Illustrator/Author
Participation in roundtable discussion about illustrating for children
Book signing

11 - Brentwood Christian School, Austin, TX.
Children's Book Week, National Young Readers Day -
Book reading

14 - Doss Book Fair, Austin, TX.
Visual presentation and discussion, brown bag lunch with teaching staff

21-22 Dallas Children's Book Fair and Literary Festival, Dallas, TX
Visual presentation and discussion at area elementary schools, Literary Festival book signing


2004 speaking engagments

March

11- Building a Nation of Readers, Artist and Dreamers
a community sponsored event in Waco, TX.
Theme: "You can do this too!"


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