TAMMY CARTER BRONSON
- Owner/President of Bookaroos Publishing, Inc. (1999-Present)
- Award Winning Author & Illustrator (2000-Present)
- Public Speaker (2001-Present)
For over ten years Tammy Carter Bronson has traveled across the country inspiring children to be dedicated readers and better writers. She has conducted speaking engagements at more than 520 elementary schools in 19 states presenting to more than 245,000 students. Combined direct sales of Mrs. Bronson’s first three picture books (TINY SNAIL, THE KALEIDONOTES & THE MIXED-UP ORCHESTRA, and POLLIWOG) exceed 32,000 copies. Her fourth picture book, SEA HORSE, RUN!, was awarded the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Children’s Picture Book in 2011.
Mrs. Bronson lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, writes YA historical fiction in her spare time, and shares her humble abode with her husband, several thousand books, three dogs, and cat.
TAMMY’S WEBSITES:
www.facebook.com/pages/Tammy-Carter-Bronson
www.youtube.com/user/TammyCarterBronson
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, 2001-2006; 2011-Present)
Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG, 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)
Arkansas SCBWI Fall Writer’s Retreat (2000, 2009-2010)
CELEBRATION OF BOOKS Tulsa, OK (1997, 2002, 2006, 2008)
NC/NE Texas Chapter’s SCBWI Conference (2004).
Book Expo & PMA* PUBLISHER’S UNIVERSITY in Chicago, IL (2000)
Michael Hauge’s Screenwriting for Hollywood (1995)
*Publisher’s Marketing Association now IBPA
