Elizabeth Fixmer became passionate about writing for children during her twenty years as a child psychotherapist in Denver.  In her practice she used middle-grade and young-adult novels extensively to help children identify with characters, and equip them with a vocabulary to express their own thoughts and feelings.  Elizabeth was so enamored with writing that she returned to school and obtained a second master's degree:  an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota).  Elizabeth lives in a small town in Southeastern Wisconsin.  She loves conducting workshops and presentations.

NOVEL
Saint Training (Zonderkidz, 2010) is a humorous middle-grade novel.  Mary Clare O'Brian thinks that her bargain with God - to become a saint if He'll make her family happy - will result in a miracle.  But with a war in Vietnam, race riots in the city, the Catholic Church turning cartwheels, and too much responsibility at home, miracles seem to be in short supppy.  Even on a good hair day.

PRESENTATIONS
Elizabeth will tailor workshops and presentations to the specific needs of teachers on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:  From Real Life to Fiction, Writing from the Heart, Revising Your Story.

Contact Information:
www.elizabethfixmer.com

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