School Visits + Events
I would love to share my work and the world of making art and books with you at your school, library, workshop, or conference. As a children’s book creator and educator, I have presented to groups ranging from preschool to graduate level, and can customize my program to suit your needs. If you’d like to set up a visit, please contact me at anna[at]annaraff.com.
2025–2026 Rates
VIRTUAL VISITS
$500 | One 45-minute online session, including an age-appropriate reading, and/or a presentation of the publishing process and how I illustrate my books, plus time for Q&A.
IN-PERSON VISITS
$1750 | full day rate, within the 5 boroughs of New York City.
$1300 | half day rate, within the 5 boroughs of New York City.
$800 | one 45-minute session, within the 5 boroughs of New York City.
A full day includes up to four presentations, a half day includes two. Each presentation runs around 40-45 minutes each, with plenty of time for drawing and Q&A.
Presentations outside of the NYC area will include additional charges for transportation and lodging, if necessary.
I can tailor my presentation to any age group. In addition to reading, drawing, and/or a slide show about my work, some of my presentations and workshops for kids have included:
A comics / zine storytelling workshop
Drawing and character creation
Craft activities based on my books
At the college level, my talk goes into depth about the arc of my career, the publishing process, and finding my own creative voice.
If you’d like to book a visit, please email me here.
Designed for slightly older grades and/or adults, my Zine Workshop is equal parts storytelling, word play and drawing game. It’s a great icebreaker for groups interested in creating narratives that combine words and pictures—as in graphic novels, comics and picture books. But where do you start? Where do ideas come from? And how do you get past creative blocks to put your story on the pages? For more information, click here.
The Zine Workshop is equal parts storytelling, word play and drawing game.
Testimonials
"Anna has shared her wonderful work with my Book Illustration and Advanced Book Illustration classes at MICA. Anna’s presentation and critique is always extremely encouraging to my up and coming book illustrators. I look forward to inviting her back each year.”
—Shadra Strickland, Professor,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
“Anna’s hands-on workshop gave me an entirely new set of tools to use in my work. As we worked alongside her, she patiently walked us through her process. Anna is warm and generous with her knowledge and teaches with an easy sense of humor. The hours flew by, and I was only disappointed that we didn’t have more time together.”
—Lisa Anchin, Coordinator,
SCBWI New York Metro Chapter
“Anna Raff was simply wonderful with our early childhood classes. Her storytelling mesmerized the littlest ones, and they enjoyed seeing her draw. (We have her drawing hanging in our library.) She was equally engaging when presenting to the Kindergarten and First graders. It is always wonderful for our students to listen and see how an illustrator creates their work. Thank you, Anna!”
—Tricia Eickelberg, Director of Early Childhood Programs & Chilton House Librarian, Elisabeth Morrow School, NJ
“Anna Raff had a great visit to my classroom.
She read her book A Big Surprise for Little Card and did a wonderful project with the kindergartners, who were engaged the whole time. She answered all their questions and had excellent rapport with the children. I would recommend her to other schools and classrooms for an intriguing author visit.”
—Christine Cincotta, Teacher,
Friends Seminary, NYC
Storytime at PowerHouse on 8th, Brooklyn, NY
Presentation to illustration students at FiT. (Photo courtesy of Hyesu Lee)
Talking picture books with the Illustration Practice (MFA) students at MICA, Baltimore Maryland. (Photo courtesy of Whitney Sherman)
Reading and drawing with the first graders of P.S. 290, New York, NY
A talk and pattern-making workshop with the English and Cultural Studies students at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI.
Getting kids to help me draw is my favorite activity after a reading. This was at Clifton House at the Elisabeth Morrow School in Engelwood, NJ.
A Little Card student creation at Friends Seminary, New York, NY
The cast of characters for an online version of my “Make-Your-Own” Little Card presentation for The Society of Illustrators.
Reading and drawing with the students of the Hellenic Classic Charter School, Brooklyn, NY
Presenting my talk “Humor in Storytelling” at the Art Teacher’s Symposium at the School of Visual Arts in New York. (Photo: Kisha Bari)
A presentation and critique for students in the undergraduate course on children's book illustration at MICA, Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo courtesy of Shadra Strickland)
The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, September 2024.