School Visits, Signings, and Workshops
I offer virtual and in-person school visits for students from preschool through middle school. PreK through second grade is my sweet spot. Right now I am focusing on virtual school visits and in-person visits within a 2-hour drive of Baltimore, Maryland, but I am open to discussing other possibilities.
My books are a great fit for STEM or STEAM curriculums, because they include scientific information about our ecosystem alongside fun art and rhyme. In my book forthcoming September 5, 2023, “Hide and Seek, Nuts to Eat,” a squirrel hoards snacks for winter and is surprised when a few snacks they left behind turn into beautiful, yummy plants the next year. In “Trick or Treat, Bugs to Eat,” bats eat pesky bugs.
For the younger kids, I read my picture books, talk about what it’s like to be an author, and do a fun craft like coloring in and cutting out your own bat on a stick or making a bat fridge magnet. “Hide and Seek, Nuts to Eat” will go very well with seed planting activities on Earth Day or at any time.
For older kids, I talk about researching, writing, revising, and publishing, as seen through the lens of my picture books. I love to inspire kids of all ages to look for the stories they might find in their everyday lives.
I am also happy to customize school visits.
I currently offer workshops about creative writing and publishing for any age range, drawing on my experience publishing short stories, essays, and poems, and working for a literary agent. I am happy to create custom workshops. Popular topics include plotting novels, querying agents, submitting short stories and essays to publications, and the revision process. Join my newsletter to be notified when registration for future courses go live.
Please contact me at tracycgold@gmail.com to start planning a workshop or visit!
Student Evaluation Highlights
“Tracy Gold created the perfect atmosphere and sense of community to nurture the class members as writers. The class was incredibly useful, practical, and inspiring.”
“Tracy was an amazing instructor and I looked forward to class every week.”
“Tracy was amazing, would love to have her teach this course again!”
“I just wanted to write a sincere thank you for teaching a fantastic course – online, no less. You were organized, thoughtful, had a good balance of weighing in and stepping back in conversation, shared an abundant amount of resources, and I think what I most appreciated was your honest approach to all things writing-related…I also appreciate the emphasis on the importance of marketing (which I never think about when writing poems), contracting, querying, social media, and the overall publishing landscape for authors.”
On-Demand Classes
Join this on-demand class to learn how to write rhyming picture books. This course is available for pre-sale with a special introductory price of $89 until June 15th. Price increases to $129 on June 16th, and course goes live August 1.
Find more details and enroll on Thinkific.
Free Videos and Webinars
Here are a few videos and webinars I have recorded.
“5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Writing,” recorded for Authority Magazine
“Professional Editors Fix and Polish Writing Extracts Submitted by Authors,” recorded with Reedsy
“How to Write Multiple POVs the ‘Game of Thrones Way” recorded with Reedsy
(Note, includes examples of violence found in “Game of Thrones,” not for small children)
Select Past Classes
“Writing a Brilliant First Page” Mini Virtual Class with Johns Hopkins Odyssey, April 2021, four sessions on Tuesday nights
“The Basics of Writing Picture Books” via Orange County Library System, Spring 2021
“Writing Your Novel,” 10-week online course, Fall 2020, via Johns Hopkins Odyssey program