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Expertise



Writing Craft


Enhancing Creativity


Teaching Writing Fiction


Creative Nonfiction


Poetry

Todd D. Mitchell


Email address

ToddMitchellBooks@hotmail.com



Website URL

www.ToddMitchellBooks.com

Todd Mitchell


Availability


Nationwide Only


I have experience with in-person and virtual presentations.

I always strive to make sessions interactive, fun, and instructive.


Speaking Fees Apply


No Charge for Book Clubs

Publishing History


Adult nonfiction

Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self (2021).


Middle Grade Fiction

The Namer of Spirits (2021)

The Last Panther (2017)


YA Fiction

The Secret to Lying

A Flight of Angels. DC Comics. 2011. And a bunch more...

Biography


Todd Mitchell is the author of several award-winning novels for young readers and adults including The Namer of Spirits (Owl Hollow Press), The Last Panther (Penguin Random House), The Traitor King (Scholastic), Backwards (Candlewick), and The Secret to Lying (Candlewick). In addition to writing books and comics, Todd works with artists, teachers, and writers on ways to enhance creativity. His newest nonfiction book for adult creators is titled Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance so that You Can Be Your Ultimate Creative Self. Currently, Todd directs the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program at Colorado State University.

You can visit him (and learn about his squirrel obsession) at www.ToddMitchellBooks.com.

Speaking Experience


Todd Mitchell has delivered keynote addresses at regional and national conferences including The Rocky Mountain Writer's Retreat, the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Rocky Mountain Conference, the Colorado Teen Literature Conference, the Northern Colorado Writer's Conference, and the Douglas County Writers Conference.

He's presented interactive sessions on writing craft, pedagogy, literacy, and creativity at writing and teaching conferences across the country.

In addition, he's performed over 100 professional author visits at elementary, middle, and high schools across the country, and has been invited to speak and read and multiple graduate writing programs.

Qualifications



Author


Speaker


Teacher


Director of the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program at CSU.

Awards



Colorado Book Award (2010 and 2017)


Green Prize for Sustainable Literature (2017)


Green Earth Book Award Finalist (2021)


Nautilus Gold Book Award (2022)

American Fiction Award (2022)


Foreword Indies Book Award Finalist (2021)