2020

Suzuki Niagara read of French Toast

• What: Presenting French Toast at Suzuki Niagara

• When: Sunday March 8, 3:00pm

• Where: 190 Church Street, St. Catharines

Presenting at Hawaii International Conference on Education

• What: Presenting two papers at HICE

• When: January 4-7, 2020

• Where: Honolulu, Hawaii

2017

Organizing: Festival of Readers literary festival

• What: A three-day literary festival

• When: November 3-5

• Where: Niagara Artists Centre Studio Building, Niagara Artists Centre, and St. Catharines Public Library (central branch)

The Festival of Readers: St. Catharines is a new, annual event designed to celebrate the love of reading and help to build a literary culture in the Niagara regions. See more: festivalofreaders.com.

Preseting at Council of Ontario Drama & Dance Educators conference

• What: Presenting “What Does Home Mean? What Does Less Mean? Rebuilding Identities Through Drama and Embodiment”

• When: Saturday October 14, 11:00am – 12:15pm

• Where: Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville Ontario,

Hosting: Word on the Street

• What: Hosting TD Children’s Literature Tent

• When: Sunday September 24, 2017, 2:20-5:20pm

• Where: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto

The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. On one extraordinary Sunday each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you’ll find anywhere.

There is always plenty to see and do at Canada’s largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE!

Presenting at Telling Tales 2017

• What: Presenting at Telling Tales Festival

• When: Cathcart Schoolhouse @ 1:15pm, Bandstand @ 3:00pm.

• Where: Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton Ontario

Telling Tales is a Canadian, not-for-profit organization committed to inspiring a love of reading and raising awareness of the importance of literacy in our communities. We do this by bringing Canadian authors, illustrators, musicians and storytellers together with their audiences: our children. Telling Tales is building a community of readers, writers and story-tellers with Canada’s diverse communities including English, French and Aboriginal authors, artists, musicians and poets to engage even the most reluctant reader. See more at tellingtales.org.

Hamilton Bulldogs promote Telling Tales and my hockey book!

• September 6, 2017

• I’m presenting at the Telling Tales 2017 festival, and the Hamilton Bulldogs are helping promote the event and my book Let’s Play a Hockey Game!.

• See the full video at facebook.com/hamiltonbulldogs/videos/10155325837165589

Presenting two papers at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education conference

• What: Presenting “You’re Not Just Gonna Read to Us, Are You?” and “Co-authorship Alongside Published Authors: Technology, Children’s Literature, and Engagement” with Candace Figg

• When: March 8 and March 9

• Where: “Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education” conference, sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Austin Texas

Co-authorship Alongside Published Authors: Technology, Children’s Literature, and Engagement

• Kari-Lynn Winters, Brock University, Canada

• Candace Figg, Brock University

• Thursday, March 9 1:45 PM-2:45 PM

Reading at Suzuki Niagara Benefit Concert

• What: Performance of Stinky Skunk Mel with the Suzuki Niagara String Collective

• When: Sunday March 5

• Where: B’nai Israel Synagogue, 190 Church St., St. Catharines

Presenting French Toast at Ontario Library Association Conference

• What: Reading at the OLA Superconference

• When: Friday February 3, 2017, 12:30pm

• Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Ontario Indie Pavilion

2015

2012

Organizer: “Arts Matter conference.” Brock University Hamilton campus, November 1-2, 2012.

Presenter: Word on the Street. Toronto, September 23, 2012.

Performer: Blue Spruce 10th Anniversary Exhibit. Canadian National Exhibition. Toronto, August 18, 2012.

Presenter: TD Celebrate Children’s Book Week. Richmond Hill Public Library, May 12, 2012.

Presenter: Booktopia. West Vancouver Children’s Literature Festival. May 5, 2012.

2011

Workshop facilitator: “Keep ‘em Laughing: Writing Funny Fiction” and ” Genre Transformations: Moving between Plays, Graphic Novels, and Picture Books.” Kid-lit Writing for Children conference. Montreal, October 29, 2011.

Organizer: “Arts Matters conference.” Brock University Hamilton campus, October 27-28, 2011.

Workshop facilitator: “Picture Perfect Picture Books” and “Keep ‘em Laughing: Writing Funny Fiction for Kids.” Surrey International Writer’s Conference. Surrey, BC, October 21-23, 2011.

Presenter: Children’s Literature Festival Book Bash. Toronto Public Library, April 30, 2011.

Keynote speaker: “Class Visits from Hell” in Celebrating Stories Conference. Toronto Public Library, March 9, 2011.

Keynote speaker: Literacy Day. Vancouver School District, February 18, 2011.

Workshop facilitator: for teacher candidates and students. “Together: Drama Across the Curriculum.” Edith Cavell Public School, February 8, 2011.

Invited author: “Arhythmetic and Buzz about Bees.” CANSCAIP at Ontario Library Association. Toronto, February 3, 2011.

Presenter: “Writing Picture-Perfect Picture Books.” Canadian Authors Conference. St. Catharines Public Library, February 1, 2011.

Presenter: Family Literacy Day. Grimsby Public Library, January 22, 2011.

2010

Master of Ceremonies: Word on the Street Festival. Toronto, September 26, 2010.

Presenter: Elgin County Ambassador: International Plowing Match. St Thomas, ON, September 25, 2011.

Presenter/volunteer: “Air Lift to L.A.“: Presentations, library renovation, charity work for Compton School District. Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2010. See also news articles.

Keynote speaker: Young Author’s Conference. Brantford, ON, August 13, 2010.

Keynote speaker and workshop leader: Summer Writing Workshops. Brantford, ON, August 9, 2010.

Presenter: Performance and puppet show. Whistler Public Library. Whistler, BC, July 23, 2010.

Presenter: Book Launch. Blackberry Books. Vancouver, BC, July 15, 2010.

Workshop leader and Keynote speaker: Young Author’s Conference. Kamloops, BC. May 7, 20010.

Convocation speaker: Valedictorian, University of British Columbia, May 27 2010. See video.

With Ben Frey, Presenters: Simply Read Book Launch, Vancouver Kidsbooks, April, 2009.

Presenter: Family Literacy Day. Brantford Public Library, January 2010.

2009

Winters, K. (Presenter): Book launch for On My Walk, When Chickens Fly, and Runaway Alphabet, St. Thomas ON, December 2009.

Winters, K. & Leist, C. (Presenters): Book launch for On My Walk,, Vancouver Kidsbooks, November 2009.

Winters, K. (Keynote Speaker): October 2009, Arts Umbrella.

Sherritt-Fleming, L. & Winters, K. (Performers): Word on the Street, September, 2009.

Winters, K. (MC): August 2009. Vancouver Public Library.

Winters, K. (Presenter): International Children’s Festival (Vancouver), May 2009.

Winters, K. (Presenter): Book launch for Runaway Alphabet, When Chickens Fly, and aRHYTHMetic, St. Thomas, April 2009.

Stone, T., Winters K., & Sherritt-Fleming. (Performer): Book Launch for aRHYTHMetic: A book and a half of poetry and math March 2009, Science World. 

2008

Winters, K. (presenter): Authorfest 2008, February 2008, University of British Columbia. see brief flyer.

Winters, K. (presenter): WriteOn! In celebration of Family Literacy Week. January 2008, Vancouver Public Library. see flyer.

2007

Winters, K. (event organizer): Book launch of Jeffrey and Sloth. Held at the Vancouver Aquarium, in the Amazon and Aquaquest galleries, April 14, 2007. Featured a reading/presentation of the book, a sloth walk, a cricket toss, a book launch, a book signing, and a private reception for 100 invited guests. illustration by Kari Winters

Winters, K. (Presenter): Spring Book Hatching: Vancouver Public Library, June 9, 2007. See a Flikr photo gallery or single shots of Kari presenting, smiling, and doing crafts.

Winters, K (presenter): Hycroft 2007 – a group book launch of B.C books hosted by CWILL BC and the Vancouver Literature Roundtable, November 2007. See a Flikr photo gallery.

Winters, K. (playwright, performer): “Whatever I Write.” The Word on the Street Festival, Vancouver, September 2007. See a Flikr photo gallery with a photo of Kari.

Winters, K, Mooney, J. & Rosenberg, M. (playwright, performer): “Performing Graduate Identities.” Performance presented at the Annual meeting of the American Alliance for Theatre Educators (AATE), Vancouver, August 2007.

The book launch for Jeffrey and Sloth was held in April 2007 at the Vancouver Aquarium, home of some of Canada’s only sloths. A 1-minute video presentation can be viewed in these formats: high quality .mov (8 MB), medium quality .avi (17 MB), and low quality .mp4 (2 MB).

2006

Winters, K. (performer): The Word on the Street Festival, Vancouver, September, 2006.

2005

Winters, K. (playwright, performer): (2005-2007) “The Meaning Maker.” Twenty-one corporate sponsored performances produced and toured by the Tickle Trunk Players, Vancouver, March-June 2005.

Winters, K. (performer): The Word on the Street Festival, Vancouver, October 2005. See a photo gallery.

2004

Winters, K. (performer): The Word on the Street Festival, Vancouver, October 2004. See a photo gallery.