 
Authors on the Road
Authors on the Road, our Festival of Books-affiliated school program, seeks to unite South Dakota students (kindergarten to college) and sites outside the festival with some of the best writers in the country. The program offers support for schools, libraries, and other organizations across the state to host festival authors, from outstanding South Dakota writers to Pulitzer Prize-winning national attractions. Participants are rewarded as the authors share the joys and challenges of the writing life. In 2010, SDHC brought visits with such prized authors as 2010 Prairie Bud Award winner Peter Brown and Sibert Honor winner and National Geographic author Ann Bausum to roughly 3,000 individuals. Read below to find an author who would work well for your organization and find out How to Apply for SDHC support.
Application Guidelines
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Fill out an application form requesting up to $500 in assistance (the amount will depend on the author's fee, travel expenses, and other related costs of the visit). Preference will be given to applicants that can provide additional assistance through their school district or a community match, and to those on SDHC's underserved counties list:
Counties that didn't host any SDHC programs in 2010 or 2011: Hanson, Jones, McPherson, Sanborn.
Counties that didn't host any SDHC programs in 2011: Day, Hamlin, Miner, Tripp.
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Local program coordinators will be responsible for arranging author transportation, whether it be renting a vehicle for the author, picking the author up from a hotel, etc. Responsibilites also include providing authors with materials they may need (such as a projector). In some instances, author visits may fall outside the festival dates (Sept.28-30), in which case the applicant will be responsible for providing hotel accommodations.
Available Authors
Ellen Baker
• Author of I Gave My Heart to Know This
• http://ellenbakernovels.com
• Dates Available: Thursday, September 27th or Friday, September 28th during the Festival week
• Programs Recommended for University
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Sebastian Felix Braun
• Author of Buffalo Inc.: American Indians and Economic Development
• http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-Inc-American-Economic-Development/dp/0806139048
• Dates Available: Before or After Festivall
• Programs recommended for all ages
Bruce & Kim Campbell
• Authors of Broosters Dakota Cuisine Cookbook
• http://www.broosterssd.com/
• Dates Available: After the Festival
• Programs recommended for middle and high school
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
• Author of Then Badger Said This and The Power of Horses
• http://www.nativewiki.org/Elizabeth_Cook-Lynn
• Dates Available: After the Festival
• Programs recommended for university
Will Hermes
• Author of Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
• http://www.willhermes.com/
• Dates Available: September 27 - 30
• Programs recommended for high school and university
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Sandy Jerstad
• Author of Letters of Love: Sermons and Reflections
• http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Love-Mark-Sandy-Jerstad/dp/0962714771/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=A3002WYO3KNU2U
• Dates Available: After the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Joshilyn Jackson
• Author of A Grown Up Kind of Pretty
• http://www.joshilynjackson.com/
• Dates Available:September 27 - 29
• Programs recommended for high school and college
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Sam Kean
• Author of The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinist's Thumb
• http://samkean.com/
• Dates Available: Before the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
John Miller
• Author of Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman Behind the Legend
• http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-BIOGRAPHY/dp/082621648X
• Dates Available:
• Programs recommended for high school
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Tina Nichols Coury
• Author of Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore
• http://www.tinanicholscoury.com/
• Dates Available: Wednesday, September 26 - October 3
• Programs recommended for 5th grade and up
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Frank Pommersheim
• Poet and Author of Broken Landscape: Indains, Indian Tribes, and Constitution
• http://www.amazon.com/Frank-Pommersheim/e/B001HPP3LI
• Dates Available: After the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
Dee Dee Raap
• Author of Dear Mom: Remembering, Celebrating, and Healing
• http://www.deedeeraap.com/
• Dates Available:
• Programs recommended for university
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Steve Riedel
• Author of A Homestead Holiday
• http://steveriedel.tateauthor.com/about-the-author/
• Dates Available: Beforeor after the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
Lee Ann Roripaugh
• Author of On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year
• http://runningbrush.wordpress.com/
• Dates Available: Before the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
Gary Schmidt
• Author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now
• http://www.calvin.edu/academic/engl/faculty/schmidt/
• Dates Available: Before the Festival
• Programs recommended for middle school and university
• Please provide transportation to and from Sioux Falls
Mary Swander
• Author of Farmscape: Changing Rural Environment
• http://www.maryswander.com/
• Dates Available: Before or after the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
Kim TallBear
• Contributor to This Stretch of the River
• http://www.kimtallbear.com/
• Dates Available: Before the Festival
• Programs recommended for university
• Please arrange transportation to and from Sioux Falls
John Troutman
• Author of Indian Blues: American Indians and the Politics of Music, 1879-1934
• http://www.amazon.com/Indian-Blues-American-1879-1934-Directions/dp/0806140194
• Dates Available: Before or After the Festival
• Program recommended for university
Abe and Pat Usera
• Author of The Pigs and Friends
• http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&ie=UTF8&field-author=Abe%20Usera
• Dates Available: Before or after the Festival
• Programs recommended for all ages depending upon book presentation
Dave Volk
• Author of Mystery of the Round Rocks
• http://www.fyi-dakota.com/biographies/dave-volk.html
• Dates Available: After the Festival
• Programs recommended for elementary
Steven Wingate
• Author of Wifeshopping
• http://www.stevenwingate.com/
• Dates Available: Before or after the Festival
• Programs recommended for high school and university
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