Carmela A. Martino

I've decided to create an email newsletter. If you would like to receive periodic updates regarding my classes, publishing news, and school visits, sign up for the newsletter in the right sidebar of my "News" page.

Also, don't forget to read my latest post at TeachingAuthors post at http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/06/summertime-reading-for-pleasure-posted.html

I have a busy week! This Wednesday and Thursday, I have the honor of being a visiting author in the Joliet, Illinois School District, as part of their "Reading Week" Celebration. I'll be speaking to groups of students in grades K-2 and 3-5 at four different schools. Should be fun!

Then on Saturday, May 16, I'll be teaching "Turning Life into Fiction," a new all-day workshop for adults at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL. If you'd like to attend, there are still a few seats left. For registration information, see the Programs page of this website.  Read More 

In honor of Children's Book Week, I have posted some thoughts on "reading as a writer" at www.TeachingAuthors.com. You can read my comments at http://www.teachingauthors.com/2009/05/childrens-book-week-reading-as-writer.html .

A brief interview I did at the October, 2008 Authors Fair in Joliet, Illinois has been posted on YouTube. You can watch it here.