mail	101-1433 Beach Ave. Vancouver, BC V6G1Y3
ph	604-408-4278
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Biography

Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters is an award-winning picture book author, playwright, and scholar.

With a drama/theatre background, Kari-Lynn delivers dynamic, interactive presentations that are both educational and engaging for students!

She enjoys being in the classroom in any capacity, as a presenter, a teacher, a professor, or as a student. She recently accepted a assistant professor position at Brock University in the Teacher Education Department to teach drama-in-education and literacy.

Book types: board books, picture books, juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, YA fiction, poetry, educational books, playwrights, others

Guest speaker/presentation information

1) Performance/presentations (Grades Pre-school-grade 5):
This 45 minute interactive presentation incorporates puppets, songs, improvisation, and readings from my published works (books and magazine stories/poems). In addition, several different literacy strategies will be represented. Following the presentation I will offer a question period and a book signing session.

2) Moving into literacy workshops for grades PK-3: During this hour long, arts-based workshop (using dance, drama, visual art, and music), I will demonstrate several age-appropriate reading comprehension and writing composition strategies.

3) Dramatic Writing Workshops for grades 4-adult: Using my published works (books and magazine stories/poems), I will lead a one hour workshop which emphasizes the 6+1 traits of writing. This workshop will incorporate drama and visual art techniques.

Presentation geographic range: Vancouver, Coast, Lower Mainland, Gulf and Vancouver Islands, Thompson Okanagan, Northern British Columbia, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Kootenay Rockies, The Territories, Canada - beyond BC, USA

Presentation audience age groups: primary school, grades K-3, grades 4-6, grades 7-8, high school, college/university/adult

Published work

Picture Books:
1) Jeffrey and Sloth, illustrated by Ben Hodson (Orca Book Publishers, 2007).
2) "Rhyme or Reason" found in the A World of Stories collection, illustrated by Scot Ritchie (Gumboot Books, 2008)
3) aRHYTHMetic (co-written with Tiffany Stone and Lori Sherritt-Fleming, illustrated by Scot Ritchie (Gumboot Books, 2009)
4) On My Walk (Tradewind Books, 2009)
5) Runaway Alphabet, illustrated by Ben Frey (Simply Read Books, 2010)
6) When Chickens Fly, illustrated by Izabela Bzymek (Gumboot Books, 2010)
7) Oh Ducky Day, illustrated by Ailsa Long (Gumboot Books, In press, 2010).

Plays:
The Meaning Maker
Whatever I Write (co-written with Lori Sherritt-Fleming)
I've Got Rhythm (co-written with Lori Sherritt-Fleming)
aRHYTHMetic (co-written with Lori Sherritt-Fleming and Tiffany Stone)

Magazine Stories:
The Smartest Dresser (ChickaDEE Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2009)
Extreme Rollers (ChickaDEE Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2008)
The Mightiest of All (KNOW Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2008)
Measure Me A Measurement (co-written with Tiffany Stone, KNOW, Aug/Sept., 2007)
Feeling Colors Everywhere (Fandangle Magazine, Aug., 2007)
A Scientist Lives in Our Kitchen (KNOW May, 2007)
Monkeying With Perfume (KNOW, May, 2007)

Awards & recognition

-On My Walk was a finalist for the 2010 BC Book Prize and short-listed for the 2011 Chocolate Lily Award.
Jeffrey and Sloth was a finalist for the 2008 BC Book Prize, the 2008 Blue Spruce Award, and the 2009 Chocolate Lilly Award. It also won the ABC's of Education Award.
-SSHRC 2006-2008
-Faculty of Education, UBC Graduate Teaching Award, 2007
-Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada Master's Research Award, 2005