Jane Kurtz: Author of Books for Young Readers


Jane Kurtz and her sometimes co-author Chris Kurtz

Jane Kurtz and Christopher Kurtz

Jane Kurtz travels throughout the United States and the world to speak to students and teachers about her writing. 
Contact Jane about speaking in your community.


Both she and her brother Chris  serve on the board of Ethiopia Reads and  are involved in outreach programs to support the projects focused on literacy.

Jane in Nice
Jane travels to many international locations to speak with teachers, students, and groups involved in literacy initiatives.  Here she is in Nice.
Speaking Schedule 2010-2011 
Jane Kurtz often visits schools to discuss her writing process and to help students write and draw to tell their stories. To get ready for Jane's visit, teachers often request the kit of Ethiopian artifacts that Jane will send for the cost of shipping. Contact Jane to discuss a visit to your school and to obtain the kit.

Calendar of Scheduled Visits   



Jane knows in these tough economic times, schools need to look for money-saving possibilities.  Want to piggy-back on where she will already be traveling?  She'd be delighted to discuss possibilities (contact Jane):

September:
    Denver, Colorado
October:
     Birmingham, Alabama       
     Houston, Texas
     Boston, Massachusetts
November:
    Washington, DC
    Philadelphia, PA
December:
    Birmingham, Alabama
January:
    Denver, Colorado
February:
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Abu Dhabi
April: Ohio

She is also now in fairly easy reach of Washington, California, and Oregon.









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