Jennifer Sommer
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I've met more authors and illustrators during conferences and workshops than you can shake a stick at. Sometimes they will pose with me. Other times, I get their book signed. 
Here are some of the inspiring people I've met:

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Gary Schmidt at 2017 SCBWI Redhot Carolinas regional fall conference.
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With fellow Hamline MFAC grads Tamera Wissinger and Molly Griffin, both now published authors. Hamline Alumni Weekend 2017
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Phyllis Root signing a book for my niece and nephew - 2017 Hamline Alumni Weekend
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Coe Booth autographed a bookplate for my "Little Sister's" daughter, who is a big fan. 2017 Hamline Alumni Weekend.
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With Loretta Ellsworth at the American Library Association in Atlanta, January 2017. We were classmates at Hamline.
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Phyllis Root with David LaRochelle, who was a guest speaker at Alumni Weekend 2017. I had seen him 10 years earlier at Hamline while a student.
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With Gary Schmidt - 2017 Hamline Alumni Weekend
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Peter Pearson during our 2017 Hamline Alumni Weekend. He graduated a few years behind me.
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Susan Stockdale - 2017 SCBWI Maryland/Delaware/West Virginia Spring Conference
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Duchess Harris at ALA January 2017 in Atlanta, GA.
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Keila Dawson - 2016 WPA SCBWI Conference - and PB critique group member.
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Steve Light signs his book during the Highlights Super Picture Book Boot Camp in July 2016
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Floyd Cooper signs his book during the Highlights Super Picture Book Boot Camp - July 2016
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Pat Cummings signs her book at the Super Picture Book Boot Camp at Highlights, July 2016
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Denise Fleming signs her book for my niece and nephew. July 2016 Highlights "Super Picture Book Boot Camp"
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Christine Hepperman - Highlights Foundation Workshop "Writing the Unreal" May 2015 We were students together at Hamline and got our MFAs there.
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Anne Ursu - Highlights Foundation Workshop - "Writing the Unreal" May 2015 Autographing" The Real Boy" which she asked me to write a review about just after it was published.
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Kathy Wiechman book signing, April 2015. We are critique partners and belong to the same SCBWI group.
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Laura Ruby - Highlights Foundation Workshop "Writing the Unreal" May 2015 How exciting to have her autograph a copy of "Bone Gap" for me, which will win the 2016 Printz Award.
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Sharon Flake - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Tomie DePaola - SCBWI - LA 2014
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With Jay Asher - SCBWI - LA 2014 I happened to be sitting next to him at the conference and was surprised to see such a big name author right next to me! I had recently read "13 Reasons Why" which I loved.
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Judy Schackner - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Megan McDonald - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Judy Blume - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Linda Sue Park - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Bruce Coville - SCBWI - LA 2014
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Claire Rudolph Murphy and Phyllis Root - Hamline University 2014
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Liza Ketchum and Phyllis Root - Hamline July 2014
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Gary Schmidt - Hamline University 2014
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Gene Yang - Hamline University 2014
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Ron Koertge - Hamline University 2014
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Tim Federle, ALA Annual Conference - Las Vegas, 2014
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Marcus Sedgewick, ALA Annual Conference - Las Vegas, 2014
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Augusta Scattergood - Highlights Workshop - November 2013
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Tracy Barrett - Highlights Workshop - November 2013
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Kirby Larson - Highlights Workshop - November 2013
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Gene Luen Yang - Hamline University - July 2013
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Ron Koertge and Gary Schmidt - Hamline University - July 2013
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Tamera Wissinger - ALA Annual Conference - Chicago 2013
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Jamie Swenson - Wright Library 2013
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Maggie Stievater with audiobook narrators Fiona Hardingham and Steve West - 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anahiem, CA
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Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler - 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA
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Cheryl Bardoe - Wright Library 2011
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Janna Mathies - Wright Library - 2011
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With Jerry Pinkney - ALA Annual Conference - 2010
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Lisa Jahn-Clough - ALA Annual Conference - 2010
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With my faculty advisors - Marsha Chall, Mary Logue, Marsha Qualey, Liza Ketchum, and me - Hamline University - 2009
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Jane Resh Thomas - Hamline University - 2008
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With Mary Logue - Hamline University - 2008
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With Liza Ketchum - Hamline University - 2008
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Lois Lowry - Hamline University - 2008
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With Marsha Chall - Hamline University - 2007
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With Marsha Qualey - Hamline University - 2008
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Chris Curtis - Hamline University - 2007
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M.T. Anderson - Hamline University - 2007
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Gary Schmidt - Hamline University - 2007
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With David LaRochell - Hamline University - 2007
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Illustrators at Mazza Museum 2006 Brian Wildsmith, Amy Schwartz, Tedd Arnold, Paul Zelinsky, David Slonim, Betsy Lewin
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Brian Wildsmith - Mazza Museum 2006
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Andrea Pinkney and Ann Martin - 2006 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans
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With Elaine Landau in 2006 at ALA in New Orleans. We met on the bus going to an event.
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Walter Dean Myers - OH YA! 2003
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Tamera Pierce - OH YA! 2003
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David Lubar - OH YA! 2003
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Nancy Werlin - OH YA! 2003
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Vivian Vande Velde - OH YA! 2003
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Paula Danziger - ALA Annual Conference - Toronto 2002
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