Connie Heckert - Quad Cities writer and teacher

Speaking & Teaching Engagements

From elementary-aged children to adults, Mrs. Heckert has custom-designed programs to meet the needs of her audiences.

For clubs, organizations and schools, groups have ranged from classroom size to multiple classes in a gym setting. Visuals include child-sized full-color professional posters on the From Idea to Publication Process.

Where Do You Get Your Ideas? A Writing Workshop for Children
The Writer's Journey, Overheads and Powerpoint
From Vision to Revision, Writing for Children - a Powerpoint Program
The Perfect Biography--Writing About People - Targeted to the Audience, Lots of Examples
Researching Your Nonfiction Topic

She occasionally conducts manuscript critiques for a fee. Please write with details. E-mail with a description of your needs using the form on the 'Contact' page.

For her Master's in Fine Arts degree at Hamline University, Connie presented her Critical Essay under the direction of faculty advisor, Dr. Gary D. Schmidt. Her paper title is almost as long as the paper itself: "Strategies Used to Portray Religious Characters in the Realism Genre as a Major Identifying Element in Selected Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels."
Regional Advisor, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators--Iowa
Presenter, and on the Board of Directors (1996-2002) on the Board of Directors of the Moline Schools/David R. Collins Children's Literature Festival.
Neil Armstrong Elementary School Author Visit, Bettendorf, IA K-5th
Hinton Elementary Schools, Hinton, IA. Grades K-12 and Parent Assembly
AEA #14 Young Author's Day, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA.
Musser Public Library, Muscatine, IA. Story hour, Writing Workshop for Children.
Keynote address for Acorn Conference for Young Authors, Moline, IL. Also gave fiction workshop. K-12, adults.
"Wild Over Words", Medinah South School, Roselle, IL. Fourth Graders.
Panelist and Workshop leader, Children's Reading Roundtable of Chicago, Conference for Authors and Illustrators, Chicago, IL. Adults.
Mississippi Valley Christian Writers' Conference. Founded, coordinated, 1985 and taught workshops for adults.
Coordinator, Writer's Conference, Moline, IL. Coordinated conferences and taught workshop for three years, including fundraising.



	Speaking & Teaching Engagements From elementary-aged children to adults, Mrs. Heckert has custom-designed programs to meet the needs of her audiences. For clubs, organizations and schools, groups have ranged from classroom size to multiple classes in a gym setting. Visuals include child-sized full-color professional posters on the From Idea to Publication Process. Where Do You Get Your Ideas? A Writing Workshop for Children The Writer's Journey, Overheads and Powerpoint From Vision to Revision, Writing for Children - a Powerpoint Program The Perfect Biography--Writing About People - Targeted to the Audience, Lots of Examples Researching Your Nonfiction Topic She occasionally conducts manuscript critiques for a fee. Please write with details. E-mail with a description of your needs using the form on the 'Contact' page. For her Master's in Fine Arts degree at Hamline University, Connie presented her Critical Essay under the direction of faculty advisor, Dr. Gary D. Schmidt. Her paper title is almost as long as the paper itself: "Strategies Used to Portray Religious Characters in the Realism Genre as a Major Identifying Element in Selected Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels." Regional Advisor, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators--Iowa Presenter, and on the Board of Directors (1996-2002) on the Board of Directors of the Moline Schools/David R. Collins Children's Literature Festival. Neil Armstrong Elementary School Author Visit, Bettendorf, IA K-5th Hinton Elementary Schools, Hinton, IA. Grades K-12 and Parent Assembly AEA #14 Young Author's Day, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, IA. Musser Public Library, Muscatine, IA. Story hour, Writing Workshop for Children. Keynote address for Acorn Conference for Young Authors, Moline, IL. Also gave fiction workshop. K-12, adults. "Wild Over Words", Medinah South School, Roselle, IL. Fourth Graders. Panelist and Workshop leader, Children's Reading Roundtable of Chicago, Conference for Authors and Illustrators, Chicago, IL. Adults. Mississippi Valley Christian Writers' Conference. Founded, coordinated, 1985 and taught workshops for adults. Coordinator, Writer's Conference, Moline, IL. Coordinated conferences and taught workshop for three years, including fundraising.