ARRANGE AN APPEARANCE

For more information about Balkin Buddies as well as information on grants and costs involved in an author visit, go to the "Arrange an Appearance" bubble above.

AUTHORS & ARTISTS AVAILABLE FOR APPEARANCES

To learn more about an author, click on each author's individual link or other authors or, to get a brief outline of each author and artist, please click on one of the alphabetical authors/artists lists links below:

Authors From A to F                       Authors from S to Z    

Authors from G to L                        Three Legends, Three Friends  

Authors from M to R                       Other Authors/New Feature!  

Check here to see the list of authors/artists organized by what state they live in.

And here to see the list of authors/artists organized by grade levels of their books.

Are you interested in saving money on author expenses by arranging an author appearance with an author who is already going to be in your area? Check here to see what authors are visiting your area.

If an author or illustrator you are particularly interested in is not on the list, contact us anyway, and we'll try to help find information for you.

Also, if you just want to mail student letters or fan mail to any children's author currently alive, visit our Author Mail page.

Are you an author or artist who wants to start visiting schools? Visit "How Authors Can Find a Booking Agent."

And finally, let us help you if you're trying to answer this question: Which imprint or publisher is owned by which publishing house?