Janet’s Speaking Events

CAN POETRY BE FUNNY? Reading on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Public Library

Hear great funny poems at the “CAN POETRY BE FUNNY?” reading on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Public Library. Special guest speakers are Don Cooney, Lori Moore, Joanna Parzakonis, Joe Gross, Rev. Ruth Moerdyk, Mike…
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Discussion of Multicultural Literature for Children & Young Adults at International Literacy Conference in Boston on July 10, 2016 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

On Sunday, July 10, 2016 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 209 of the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Janet Ruth Heller will be speaking on a panel at the International Literacy Association Conference about…
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Janet Ruth Heller Reads Poetry about Families and Discusses Her Book The Passover Surprise at the Writing the Midwest Conference on June 2, 2016

On Thursday, June 2, 2016, Janet Heller will be reading her poetry about families, discussing her children’s book The Passover Surprise (Fictive Press, 2015), and autographing her books at Writing the Midwest, the annual conference of the Society for the…
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