Speaking and Workshops

Melissa is available for speaking and conducting workshops for libraries, schools, and other organizations. Examples of engagements include author talks, memoir workshops, writing for children, and special programs.

Past venues include Nashua, Burlington, Boxford, Peabody, Haverhill and Hampstead Public Libraries; Westside Writes in Springfield, Mass.; City of Newburyport; Pollard Library in Lowell; The Emma Andrews Library in Newburyport; Massachusetts Society of Genealogists; professional development retreats and private book clubs.

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE:

Dr. Juchniewicz will be happy to tailor her talk to the interests of your audience. She has taught courses in children’s and young adult literature for more than 20 years, has been a member of the Foundation for Children’s Books, a Book PALS volunteer, children’s book reviewer, and columnist for The Journal of the New England Reading Association.

MEMOIRS:

Where do you start? What do you need to begin? Do you have to be a great writer? What if others don’t like what you have to say? Dr. Juchniewicz will provide ideas in structure and techniques for results worthy of your experiences. Dr. Juchniewicz has facilitated memoir writing workshops for more than 20 years around the Merrimack Valley and founded the long-running Newburyport Writers’ Group. She has overseen the production of thousands of pages of people’s life stories.

SPECIAL TOPICS:

Melissa also offers speaker presentations on a variety of topics, including history, censorship, and research methods.

Her essay about Walden Pond and global warming is included here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7021987-thoreau-s-legacy