My plans for the day were to run errands early and get to the library by 10:00 for a serious day of writing. Yet with the sun streaming in the south window (the best part of winter!), I've spent the morning at home.
For the last few hours, I've been sending out emails to schools and community organizations to let them know that I'm available for the Artist-in-Residency program.
Back when the kids were little, I could never dream of being away from the house for a week or more. But now that I'm an empty-nester, I'm excited to be in the schools for extended amounts of time.
Anyway, it should have been a quick process. I mean, how hard can it be to send out a mass email? But as I went down the list of schools from the South Dakota Arts Council, I realized that I've been to many of them. As a result, I found myself writing personal notes instead.
As we speak, I'm as far as the Bison, SD, school district. I remember being there in 2005 or so. The people were incredible...and the kids were voracious readers!
In case you'd like information about the South Dakota Arts Council's "Artists in the Schools and Communities" (AISC) program, here's the link: http://www.artscouncil.sd.gov/aisc/index.aspx
Ideally, applications for the 2014-15 school year should be completed by March 1. (From what I hear, it's a simple, online process.) The link can be found at http://www.artscouncil.sd.gov/aisc/residency.aspx
If you have any questions or would like information about other options for author visits, please visit my website or send me an email. Thanks!
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