Monica Nawrocki
BIO
Biography

Monica Nawrocki lives with her partner on a remote island off the west coast of Canada where Art is embraced as an essential and joyful part of daily life. She earns her living as a substitute teacher—often reading under-construction manuscripts to captive classroom audiences and happily impersonating someone different every day.  She is the author of three books and her fiction and non-fiction pieces have appeared in various journals and anthologies in Canada and the U.S.

ADDRESS
City: Mansons Landing, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
MG/YA
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Thanks for chucking that at the wall instead of me
Publisher
Brush Education
Title
Inc.
Publisher
2007
Title
2018
Title
Cedar Dance
Publisher
(Yellow Dog Great Plains Publishing)
Year
2019
Title
Full Moon Lagoon
Publisher
(Ambrose Books)
Year
2015
LINKS
Links
Monica Nawrocki - website
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Varied
Presentation Length
30 - 60 min
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Author visit

Presentation Fee(s)
$150/hr
Workshop details
Audience Size
5-50
Intended Audience
Adults who work with children/youth
Workshop Length
3 hours
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Positive Conflict

Using conflict in your classroom/team/club to create stronger relationships and help young people change ineffective patterns of behaviour. This workshop challenges adults to see difficult children and youth in a new light in order to facilitate positive change.

Workshop Fee(s)
$300.00/ half day
School presentation details
Audience Size
10 - 100
Intended Audience
middle school
Presentation Length
1 hour
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Author visit

Readings interspersed with:

Slideshow of story setting

Discussion: on Japanese Internment (Full Moon Lagoon)

or on old growth forestry protests (Cedar Dance)

Q&A

 

Presentation Fee(s)
$150/hr
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
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Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
Yes