If there are no authors or illustrators who live in your community, we recommend searching among those listed by Author Illustrator Source. You can search by region and state to find those nearest to your school who make presentations which fit your curriculum. If there are no authors or illustrators listed close enough to your location, we recommend you contact the publisher of the author or illustrator whom you would most like to visit your school. Most publishers are happy to help you arrange visits by children's authors and illustrators. Usually you would contact the Publicity Department at the Publisher.
Fees vary and usually depend on the details of the visit.
Most Authors and Illustrators must take into consideration that they are missing work time to speak, and most expect travel expenses in addition to their speaking fee. If you will look at the Authors and Illustrators listed by us you will see a wide variety of fees and some are negotiable. School Visits are usually broken up into several sessions. It is wise to check with the author or illustrator about how many sessions they do in a day. It is customary to have a check for the agreed fees and travel expenses ready to give the author or illustrator when they come to make a school visit.