SPEAKERS BUREAU

Linda Austin
St. Louis , MO
314-822-1170
moonbridge@earthlink.net

Linda grew up listening to her mother's stories of childhood in Japan around the time of WWII and wrote Cherry Blossoms in Twilight to preserve those memories.

She is an advocate for lifewriting and encourages others to capture their own memories and those of their elders.

Topics:
• Capturing Our Stories
• Publishing and Marketing Your Book
• Japanese Culture

Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: negotiable

Website: www.moonbridgebooks.com

Bob Baker is a full-time author and independent publisher who has developed a successful niche writing and speaking about music marketing and self-promotion for songwriters, musicians and bands. He is serving his fourth term as president of the St. Louis Publishers Association.

Bob is also an active speaker, blogger and podcaster who is passionate about showing creative people how to make the most of their talents using the Internet and low-cost guerrilla marketing tactics.

His books include "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook," "55 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Book on the Internet," "Unleash the Artist Within," and more.

Topics:
• Guerrilla Music Marketing
• How to Publish & Promote Your Own Book
• How to Use the Internet and Social Media to Build a Brand Identity Online

Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: negotiable

For musicians: www.TheBuzzFactor.com
For authors: FullTimeAuthor.com

Tim Hill

St. Louis/Midwest

(314)560-6639

tim@joethecrab.com

Tim speaks to many schools and various organizations about the topics covered in his children's books: the "Joe the Crab Series". Covering emotion-based subjects like bullying, being different from others and feeling left out, Tim raises awareness about the importance of handling these issues with a positive perspective. He also gets kids, teachers and parents excited about the writing process and being creative in whatever they do, as well as giving everyone an idea of what it's like to be a published author.

Fee: negotiable

Expense Reimbursement: woven into fee/negotiable

Website: http://www.joethecrab.com

Blog: "Crablines" on joethecrab.com

Maria@mrocommunications.com

Maria is a popular and accomplished author, speaker and facilitator whose work appears in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and her Prepare Your Heart devotional journals. Her life as a mother and wife with 25 years of church ministry experience is rich in “aha moments” that inspire others, too. Her accomplishments include: contributing columnist to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat online, the Suburban Journals, and local radio show host. Married for 20 years, Maria and her husband have two children.

Topics:

• Live Everyday Inspired
• Margaritas and Mayhem: Why God Gave Us Girlfriends
• Prepare Your Heart and Home for a Great Christmas

Fee: Negotiable

Expense Reimbursement: Negotiable

Website: www.MariaRodgersORourke.com

Lynnette Schuepbach

Highland, Illinois
618-558-0054
LSchuepbach@wisperhome.com

Whether she is speaking to students, parents, teachers or organizations, Lynnette's entertaining presentations encourage literacy and creativity.

She'll give information and facts or teach you hands-on projects in a way that keeps audiences interested as well as motivated to find their own way to fulfill a life's dream.

Topics:

• Puppetry Brings Books to Life (Hands-on)
• Creativity Games
• Taking Care of You - The Road to Creativity
• Creativity! How Does Your Garden Grow?
• Bring in the Creative Cavalry (Hands-on)
• Illustrating - Pictures Tell the Story (Hands-on)

Speaking Fee: Negotiable
Expense Reimbursement: Negotiable

www.KidsDoRead.com

Edward F. Sylvia, MTS
Troy, Illinois
618-558-0903
edsylvia@staircasepress.com

Philosopher/Theologian Ed Sylvia makes connections between the everyday and the extraordinary with a unique spiritual perspective. He challenges and inspires with startling concepts and sometimes a touch of humor. Ed attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and went on to a career writing for some of the world’s largest advertising agencies in New York, St. Louis and Chicago. He received his Master of Theological Studies at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA.

Award-winning author of Sermon From the Compost Pile: Seven Steps Toward Creating An Inner Garden, his newest book, Proving God, fulfills a continuing vision that God’s fingerprints of Love can be found everywhere in the manifest universe. Ed will tailor a presentation to any spiritual topic.

Sample Topics:
• Growing Your Inner Garden
• Love is the Ultimate Science
• A 22,000 Year Old Christmas Card
• The New Physics and The New Jerusalem
• Spiritual Beauty Tips
• Proof of God
• Living Forever

Sue speaks and offers workshops on a variety of design, marketing and publishing topics. She's always happy to customize a presentation to meet your needs.

Topics include:
• Lookin' Good on a Budget
• Marketing From The Inside Out
• How an Idea Becomes a Book
• Getting Your Book Into The Marketplace
• Designing Your Book For Success
• Marketing with your ISBN

Speaking fee: negotiable
Expenses: reimbursed for travel outside of the St. Louis metro area

www.StaircasePress.com

Kim Wolterman

St. Louis, MO

314-283-4605

kimwolterman@gmail.com

Kim Wolterman is an author and owner of Provenance Publishing LLC. A member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Publishers Association, Kim also teaches a class on how to write, publish and promote non-fiction books. Additionally she conducts workshops on how to research the history of a home, the topic of two of her books.

Topics:

• book publishing
• ebook publishing
• writing a book proposal
• turning your blog into a book
• researching house history

Speaking fee: negotiable

Expenses: negotiable

Blog: www.writeformation.blogspot.com

Website: www.myhousehistory.net