For more than a decade Tammy Carter Bronson has travelled across the country inspiring children to be dedicated readers and better writers. When Mrs. Bronson is not traveling as a professional speaker, she lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas where she writes and illustrates her picture books. Her first three books (TINY SNAIL, KALEIDONOTES, and POLLIWOG) were rendered as colored pencil collages over watercolor washes, but the vast majority of pictures in "SEA HORSE, RUN!" were painted using a dry-brush watercolor technique. "SEA HORSE, RUN!" is her fourth book, and it is the winner of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Children's Picture Book. In her spare time Mrs. Bronson composes YA historical fiction and shares her humble abode with her husband, several thousand books, two dogs, and cat.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
(SCBWI) 1997-Present
International Reading Association
(IRA) 2001-Present
Jane Austen Society of North America
(JASNA) 2004-Present
Romance Writer’s of America
(RWA) 2009-Present
Independent Book Publisher’s Association
(IBPA, formerly PMA) 2001-2006; 2011-Present
WRITING WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
SCBWI Midwinter Conference, New York City, NY
January 28-30, 2011
Arkansas SCBWI
Annual Conference (1998, 1999, 2002, 2009-2011)
Fall Writer’s Retreat (2000, 2009, 2010)
OSU Center for Poets & Writers (Tulsa, OK)
CELEBRATION OF BOOKS (1997, 2002, 2006, 2008)
NC/NE Texas Chapter’s SCBWI Conference (2004).
Book Expo (2000)
PMA PUBLISHER’S UNIVERSITY (2000)
Michael Hauge’s Screenwriting for Hollywood (1995)
Learn more by visiting one of Tammy’s websites:
http://www.tammybronson.com
http://www.bookaroos.com
http://www.seahorserun.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tammy-Carter-Bronson
http://www.youtube.com/user/TammyCarterBronson
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Influences/Inspirations:
Five People That Changed the Course of My Life:
1. Carolyn Carney, my first grade teacher.
2. Dr. John Locke, a former English Professor at the University of Arkansas.
3. Julie Droke, Collections Manager at OMNH (Oklahoma Museum of Natural History).
4. Darcy Pattison, author of THE RIVER DRAGON.
5. Matthew Shane Bronson, my husband.
Favorite Writers and Artists:
Favorite Picture Books: THE UGLY DUCKLING by Hans Christian Anderson, THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams, and every book ever created by David Wiesner.
Favorite Middle Grade Book: E. B. White’s CHARLOTTE’S WEB.
Favorite Young Adult Books: J. K. Rowling’s HARRY POTTER series.
Favorite Adult Books: Jane Austen’s EMMA, Charles Dicken’s DAVID COPPERFIELD, Robert Louis Stevenson’s DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s LORD OF THE RINGS.
Current Projects:
New picture book: SEA HORSE, RUN!
Family:
My husband, Matthew Shane Bronson, is the co-author of my second book, THE KALEIDONOTES & THE MIXED-UP ORCHESTRA. Shane is a musician and playwright, and although he is legally blind and has never driven a car, he serves as my navigator both on the road and in life. Without his unconditional encouragement and support, I would not be a published author.
University Affiliations:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Contact Information:
Bookaroos Publishing, Inc.
P. O. Box 8518
Fayetteville, AR 72703
books@bookaroos.com
www.bookaroos.com
www.tammybronson.com
www.seahorserun.com