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Greg is co-author of three books & two workbooks. The Silhouette Man (geared to adults) was honored in Canada as a book that celebrates the wisdom of grandparents. The First Thirty (geared to 5th grade to college) was NSDLC Multicultural Relations Book of the Year. Coming out in Spring 2020, The Milkshake Man (geared to K-4th grade) is an illustrated book. A Place To Sit is companion workbook to The First Thirty. One Lunch is the companion workbook to The Milkshake Man. He has written guest columns & articles & conducted interviews for many publications in the USA & Canada. Click here for a sample. His poem, Legacy, is the basis of the Legacy poster. Greg has participated in a variety of ways in events related to Reading & Writing -- including speeches (i.e. Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Self-Employments in the Arts Conference), on-stage interviews (i.e. Baltimore Book Festival), guest-hosting awards banquets (i.e. National Conference on Family Literacy), book readings (i.e. Readers Are Leaders) & book signings (i.e. Cape Town Book Fair).. SCROLL FOR NEXT PARAGRAPH
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In some cases, he has been one of several presenters at an event. Others have included best-selling writers like Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point), Alice McDermott (Charming Billy), Andre Dubus III (House of Sand and Fog), Peter Reynolds (The North Star), Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles), Henry Winkler (Hank Zipzer) & Nobel Peace Prize honoree Elie Wiesel (Night). In some instances, he has been the guest speaker at events hosted by magazines (i.e. Business First's 40 under 40 awards luncheon). At times, he has served as Writer (or Scholar)-in-Residence &/or has been asked to lead a Young Writers Workshop at a school or for a program. .SCROLL FOR NEXT PARAGRAPH
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In the Young Writers Workshops, he talks with the students about working as a writer, some of the behind-the-scenes decisions made when crafting a story, and the responsibility we have as writers when covering other people's stories (or, from a student's perspective nowadays: the responsibility they have - and the impact they can have - when writing about other people online). In some cases, groups (i.e. Waukesha County Technical College, Soprema Senior Center & Wadsworth Older Adults Foundation) have ordered copies of Greg's books or wokbooks or posters for students attending one of those workshops. For Greg, writing (& reading) has been a lifelong interest. As a high school student, he was one of the Editors for the school paper & Editor-in-Chief of the Literary Magazine. In college, he interned in the Press office of a U.S. Senator
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