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Whitney Stewart
Whitney Stewart is a world
traveler. She started writing young adult biographies after traveling to Tibet
and India and interviewing the 14th Dalai Lama.She trekked in Nepal with Sir Edmund
Hillary, the first man to reach the top of Everest, and wrote about him. And she
followed up by interviewing Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi in
Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) and writing about her. Not ready to give up her love
of Asia, Whitney went to China and wrote biographies of Chinese leaders Mao
Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Whitney also writes fiction and nonfiction
for younger audiences. In 2008-2009, she released a humorous biography of
Walt Disney, a picture book about Abraham Lincoln and his portrait artist Frank
Carpenter, a picture-book account of a shipwreck off Nantucket in 1877, and the
middle-grade ghost story, Coffin's Ghost.
Whitney has been visiting schools
and libraries around the world for more than twenty years. She likes to tailor
her programs to the specific needs of the host organization. For detailed
information about her fees and programs, contact her directly. On her website, you will find more about
her books, her interviews, and her travels. Teachers and students will find
useful maps and bibliographies.
Behind the Scene: Revealing the
Life of a Children's Book Author
Going Beyond: Traveling, Writing, Seeing
Life (slideshow and discussion)
Writing with a Spark (writing
workshop for 4th-6th graders)
Climbing Everest with Sir Edmund
Hillary (slideshow and discussion)
Tibetan Life and Culture (slideshow
and hands-on cultural activities)
People of Peace (slideshow and
discussion of the 14th Dalai Lama, Buddha, Aung San Suu Kyi)
Learn to Meditate Like the Buddha (slideshow and discussion, simple meditation)
Chinese Leaders (slideshow and
discussion of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping)
For Adults:
The Life and Work of a Children's
Book Author (slideshow and discussion)
Writing for Children (A How-To for
Beginners)
Understanding Asia through Children's
Books
Fees vary according to the type of
program, the amount of travel involved, and the amount of preparation required.
Whitney lives in New Orleans but travels frequently to give presentations. The
fee for a full-day, out-of-state program is $1,200 plus travel and lodging
expenses. Expenses can be shared by area schools. Louisiana and Mississippi
program fees vary according to amount of travel and length of program.
