For Educators

Author Visits

I love connecting with readers and writers through visits to schools, libraries, creative writing clubs, and/or book clubs! I offer both virtual and in-person visits. To contact me about scheduling a visit, please use my contact form.

Free classroom visit—25-minute reading and Q&A: I offer a select number of free 25-minute virtual visits per year. During these visits I’ll share briefly about myself, read a selection from my book, and answer questions from your students. Please have your students prepare questions in advance.

Free book club visit—30-minute reading and Q&A: I offer a select number of free 30-minute virtual visits per year for book clubs (children or adults!) who have read my book. During these visits I’ll introduce myself, read a selection from my book, and answer questions from book club members. These can be done on the video conferencing platform of your choice.

Author presentation—30-45 minutes: “The Music of Miracle” and Q&A: In this engaging author talk, I’ll share how growing up learning music influenced my book, Miracle. I share how I became an author and give a brief introduction into music theory (musical terminology with audio examples).

Writer Workshop: It’s All About Character—60-75 minutes: There’s no question that characters drive a story. In this writing workshop, author Karen Chow will guide writers to develop interesting characters, create active goals for them, and get into their heads, so readers will want to know more.

Click here for my media kit!

Click here to read the first 2 chapters of Miracle.

Testimonials:

“Karen was fantastic! I love when she talks about how many rejections she received before getting published. It’s eye-opening and so important for the kids to hear.” ~Cynthia McKeon, Librarian, Cortina Elementary

“Karen was informative but not didactic. She was very engaging. The students enjoyed this glimpse into the process of creating a book.” ~Sarah Chanis, Librarian, Kerr Elementary