Robyn Hood Black - - children's author
photo by Donna H. Bowmanpresenting haiku workshop at SCBWI Southern Breeze Writing and Illustrating for Kids Conference, Oct. 2011
signing at 2011 Springmingle
Co-presenting with Sharon Wright Mitchell at SCBWI Southern Breeze Writing and Illustrating for Kids conference, Oct. 2010
Your enthusiasm is contagious. My students had fun and learned more about poetry!
SB, Fourth Grade Teacher, GA 
Directing traffic?
No, speaking at
LaGrange College!
Lovely campus, and wonderful faculty, staff and students (who happen to love children's lit!)....
Open Wide!
Matt Jeffirs, Donna H. Bowman, and yours truly showing off pop-ups!
Signing books with SCBWI Southern Breeze co-Regional Advisor Jo Kittinger at the 2008 Fall Conference
WOLVES show-and-tell!
What could possibly be better than storytime in your PJs???
photo by Eric Wold
Robyn is happy to
sign books.
Thank you for coming and reading us a story. We liked your poems so much. Thank you for letting us keep the book.
Your friend, D. first grade, Georgia 
photo by Lynn Kelly
Chestatee Wildlife Preserve residents enjoy making public appearances! (Luna is 5 months old here.)
photo by Sharon Wright Mitchell
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Out & AboutScroll down for Calendar of Events
Creating as a group with fourth graders at Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Georgia
ROBYN'S CALENDAR2012 Events
Jan. 9 - School Visit/Writing Workshops, Fifth Grade, Dyer Elementary School, J. G. Dyer Elementary School, Dacula, Ga. Jan. 27 - Career Day participant, Gainesville Exploration Academy, Gainesville, Ga. Feb. 2 - Author Night Speaker (Dragon-themed for SIR MIKE!), Kilough Elementary School, Dawsonville, Ga. Feb. 11 - Author presentations, Next Generation Focus/SmarterMe program, Forsyth County, Ga. Feb. 24-26 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle Conference, Atlanta, Ga. March 23-24 - presenting "Haiku How-To" workshop, 43rd Annual Children's Literature Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. May 10-13 - attending Highlights Founders workshop, Poetry for All, Honesdale, Penn. more in works. . . details to come! 
SCBWI Southern BreezePAL booth - Decatur Book Festival 2010Nancy Raines Day, Susan Rosson Spain, Donna Bowman, me, PJ Shaw
2013 Events
Feb. 22-25 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle Conference, Atlanta, Ga.
PAST EVENTS2011 Events
Jan. 20-21 - Literacy Night Speaker and School Visits, Oakbrook Elementary School, Ladson, SC Jan. 23 - Georgia Reading Association Conference Authors Panel with Donny Bailey Seagraves, Elizabeth Dulemba, and Gail L. Karwoski, Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 25-26 - Attending/Volunteering SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle, Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 2 - School Visit, Cumming Elementary School Third Grade, Forsyth County, Ga. March and April: Writing Celebration: Lower School assembly speaker and author presentations/poetry workshops with Fourth Grade, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga. May 4 - Awards Banquet Speaker, Northeast Georgia Writers, Gainesville, Ga. June 10-12 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze "Diving in to Poetry" Retreat with Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Dahlonega, Ga. June 14 - Leading writing workshop at Lakeview Academy's Middle School Writing Camp, Gainesville, Ga. June 15 - Leading session on wolves at ZOOFARI Summer Camp, Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, Dahlonega, Ga. June 21 - Author Visit, Primrose Suwanee West, Suwanee, Ga. Sept. 1-5 - attending Highlights Founders workshop, Advanced Illustrators Workshop,Honesdale, Penn. Oct. 12 - classroom visit, AP English Language, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga. Oct. 15 - presenting haiku workshop, SCBWI Southern Breeze fall conference, Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 12 - Children's Author presentation on wolves, Dahlonega Literary Festival, Dahlonega, Ga. Nov. 19 - Co-presenter, "Research for Writers" Schmooze, SCBWI Southern Breeze , Forsyth County Public Library, Cumming, Ga. 
photo by Betty King
2010 Events
Feb. 18 - School Visit, Cumming Elementary School, Forsyth County, Ga. March 2 - School Visit, Cleveland Road Elementary School, Athens, Ga. March 9 - Speaker, Carrollton Writers' Club, Cultural Arts Center, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Carrollton, Ga. March 26 - Volunteer with Chestatee Wildlife Preserve visit to Blackburn Elementary School, Dawsonville, Ga. March 27 - attending "Writing Nonfiction for Kids" workshop, NE Spruill Oaks Library, Johns Creek, Ga. April - Poetry Judge, Hall County Middle School Writing Contest, Ga. April 13, 14 - School Visit, Writing Celebration, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga. August 7 - attending "Page 2" - Writers and Illustrators Conference, AnAuthor World, Greenville, SC. www.anauthorworld.com Sept. 3 - attending SCBWI Southern Breeze Illustrators Day workshop, Decatur, Ga. Sept. 4-6 - SCBWI PAL booth, Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Ga. Oct. 15 - Co-presenting two workshops (magazines and school visits) with Sharon Wright Mitchell, SCBWI Southern Breeze Fall Conference, Birmingham, Ala. Oct. 21 - Classroom Visits/Family Night presentation - 21st Century After School Program, Robinson Elementary School, Dawsonville, Ga. Nov. 3-5 - School visits in and near Charleston, West Va. (Part of W. Va. Symphony Orchestra Arts in Education program): Nov. 3 - Dixie Elementary School, Poca Elementary School Nov. 4 - Poca Elementary cont., Flinn Elementary School Nov. 5 - Alderson Elementary School Nov. 23 - School Visit, New Prospect Elementary School, Alpharetta, Ga. 
Gene Fehler, Donny Seagraves, Margo Candelario, Elizabeth Dulemba, me, Donna H. Bowman Panel, Borders Books, Athens, Ga., Oct. 2009
2009 Events
Feb. 7 - attending SCBWI conference, Hattiesburg, Miss.: "Researching, Writing, Editing, School Presentations" featuring Debbie S. Miller, Alaskan author of nature books (www.debbiemilleralaska.com) ...and guided Tour of the De Grummond Collection of Children’s Literature! Feb. 27-Mar. 1 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze SpringMingle, Atlanta, Ga. (www.southern-breeze.org) Mar. 6-7 - attending UGA Children's Literature Conference, Athens, Ga. Mar. 12-13 - School Visit, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, Gainesville, Ga. Mar. 20 - Dropping in to say howdy and sign books at Benton Elementary School, Jackson County, Ga. Mar. 31 - Speaker, Children's Author Program, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Ga: "A Walk on the Wild Side: Authors, Children's Literature, and Research." April 2 - School Visit, North Jackson Elementary School, Talmo, Ga. April 11 - Easter Egg Hunt at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve (I might be painting faces?!) April 14 - Fine Arts Study Club speaker, Gainesville, Ga. April 22 - Fourth grade classroom visit, Friendship Elementary School, Buford, Ga. April 25 (Saturday) - Cedar Valley Arts Festival, Cedartown, Ga. Author Presentation for children 11:30 - 12:15. April 30 - School Visit, South Hall Middle School, Gainesville, Ga. May 6 - School Visit, Maysville Elementary School, Maysville, Ga. June 19, 20 - attending Magnolia Storytelling Festival and workshops, Roswell, Ga. July 28 - Elementary School Day Camp visit, Primrose Suwanee West, Suwanee, Ga. Sept. 4-6 - Decatur Book Festival, Children's Area: with Donna Bowman, 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 6 (and hanging around the SCBWI Southern Breeze PAL members booth all weekend...)
Sept. 8 - Speaker, Exemplary School of Writing luncheon, Macon, Ga., sponsored by Writing to Win. www.writingtowin.com Sept. 18 - School Visit, South Hall Middle School, Flowery Branch, Ga. Sept. 24- 27 - attending Highlights Founders Workshop in poetry, "Wordplay" with Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Honesdale, Pa. Oct. 4 - Children's Authors and Illustrators Panel, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Borders Books, Athens, Ga.
Oct. 23 - Hall Book Exchange Literacy Read-a-thon, 7 - 7:30 p.m. during children's story time, Gainesville, Ga.
Nov. 4 - Blog Radio interview with Jen Schneider, host of Teacher Talk Radio - 8 p.m. EST
Nov. 13 - School Visit, The Paideia School, Atlanta, Ga. 2008 Events
Jan. 15 - Autographing for "Walk of Fame," Multiple Intelligences Fair, Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, Gainesville, Ga. Feb. 22-24 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze SpringMingle, Atlanta, Ga. Click Southern Breeze link on right to learn more about our conferences! Feb. 29-Mar. 1 - attending UGA Children's Literature Conference, Athens, Ga. March 3 - Guest Reader, Pajama Storytime, Hall County Public Library, Main Branch, Gainesville, Ga. April 4 - School Visit, Wauka Mountain Elementary School, Hall County, Ga. May 6-7 - School Visit, Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School, Gainesville, Ga. May 27 - Radio interview with Bernard Kearse, "Following Your Passions." Airs 8 p.m., or listen later to the archive. http://www.radiosandysprings.com/passions.php June 6-8 - attending retreat, "Make History Come Alive" with Caroline Yoder, Calkins Creek Press, Jackson, Miss. June 27-28 - attending Magnolia Storytelling Festival and workshops, Roswell, Ga. August 13 - MOMS Club of Gainesville, Author Talk and Storytime, Gainesville, Ga. August 29-30 - Decatur Book Festival, Decatur, Ga. CBAIS Booth (Children's Book Authors and Illustrators of the South - see link at right) Sept. 8 - Classroom Visit, AP American History class, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga. Sept. 30-Oct. 2 - Writer in Residence, Benton Elementary School, Jackson County, Ga. Oct. 17-18 - attending SCBWI Southern Breeze fall conference, Birmingham, Ala. Nov. 13 - Science Classroom visits, 8th grade, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Ga. (Research and Story) Dec. 3 - Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Radio interview on the Martha Zoller Show, WDUN 550 in Gainesville, Ga. Dec. 6 - Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. - WOLVES author presentation (1 p.m.) and signing at Hall Book Exchange, Gainesville, Ga. Dec. 7 - Sunday at 3 p.m. - storytime and book signing for WOLVES at Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, Ga., with other Intervisual Books Animal Vault creators Matt Jeffirs (art director for the series and illustrator of SHARKS) and Donna H. Bowman (author of BIG CATS). 2007
November 2-3 - attendee, Voices in Children's Literature and Wordworks conference, Unicoi State Park, GA October 20 - volunteer/attendee, SCBWI Southern Breeze Writing and Illustrating for Kids conference, Birmingham, AL October 6 - Authors Day booksigning for Family Weekend at Furman University, Greenville, SC Aug. 3-6 - attendee, 36th Annual Summer Conference, SCBWI, Los Angeles, CA April 30 - Classroom Visit, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Georgia March 2-4 - Coordinator, SCBWI Southern Breeze SpringMingle, Atlanta, Georgia Click Southern Breeze link on right to learn more about our conferences! February 17-18 - Children's author, Dahlonega Literary Festival, Dahlonega, Georgia http://www.literaryfestival.org/ Feb. 6 - Radio Guest, 11:20 - 11:40 a.m., The Martha Zoller Show, WDUN News-Talk 550, Gainesville, Georgia 2006 November 16 - Book Signing, Scholastic Book Fair Parent Night, Daves Creek Elementary, Cumming, Georgia October 7 - Local Authors Book Signing, Hall Book Exchange, 1854 Thompson Bridge Road, 1 - 3 p.m. www.hallbookexchange.com May 9 - Lanier Elementary School, first grade classroom visit, Gainesville, Georgia March 10 - Essay Judge, Regional Literary Meet, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Georgia February 24 - Gulf Shores Elementary School, first grade classroom visit, Gulf Shores, Alabama January 26 - Career Day classroom speaker, 7th grade, Gainesville Middle School, Gainesville, Georgia January 19 - Autograph event, Multiple Intelligences Fair, Enota Elementary School, Gainesville, Georgia 2005 November 17 - Assembly for grades 3 - 5, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, Hall County, Georgia November 15 - Media Center presentations for grades K - 2, Mt. Vernon Elementary School, Hall County, Georgia November 11 - Book Fair Kickoff Party and Signing, Lakeview Academy, Gainesville, Georgia 
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