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Biography
Eileen Cook is a multi-published author with her novels appearing in six different languages. She spent most of her teen years wishing she were someone else or somewhere else, which is great training for a writer. Her latest release, Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood was released in Jan 2010.
You can read more about Eileen, her books, and the things that strike her as funny at www.eileencook.com. Eileen lives in Vancouver with her husband and two dogs and no longer wishes to be anyone or anywhere else.
Book types: juvenile fiction, YA fiction
Guest speaker/presentation information
Eileen is an experienced and popular speaker and has presented for schools, conferences, libraries and writing groups.
Many of Eileen’s workshops can be modified for your group and the age range of the participants.
Examples of her workshops include:
- Author Presentation with Question and Answers: Eileen discusses her writing process, the path to publication and reads from her books. Questions are encouraged.
- Writing Fun: Designed for schools and classrooms, this workshop includes a range of writing exercises to encourage creativity and jump start participants own stories.
- Using Humor in Your Writing: Practical techniques for writers to use humor in their writing. Suitable for non-fiction or fiction writers.
-Conflict Resolution Turned Upside Down:Turn conflict resolution techniques upside down to increase the tension and conflict in your fiction.
- Psychology 101 for Fiction: Psychology theories, such as Stages of Change and Emotional Intelligence are used to increase more fully develop characters and deepen the conflict in a story.
Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, USA
Presentation audience age groups: grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult
Published work
What Would Emma Do? Simon Pulse 1/2009
Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood Simon Pulse 1/2010
The Education of Hailey Kendrick (coming 1/2011)
The Fourth Grade Fairy (Middle grade series coming 4/2011)
Awards & recognition
