“Lance Conrad is the best author presentation every year. He gets the students to think like writers and to love reading. He is entertaining and keeps the students engaged throughout the presentation. When he finishes reading an excerpt from his book, the students just want to hear more. Students love that they can order his books and also get him to autograph their copy. I love that my students have the chance to meet a local author and hear why he loves what he does!”

 – Jenny Erickson

Woods Cross Elementary

“Please tell Lance thank you! I have boys in my class that hate to read and the moment I placed his books in our class library today those very boys were lining up to get a copy of his books to take back to their desks to read. Kids were buzzing at lunch talking about getting their books signed this morning and how excited they were to begin reading. From his assembly to today’s book signing he has inspired these kids to read and write. It has been a phenomenal experience having Mr. Conrad visit us here at Santaquin. We are excited to see what the future holds for him and the books he has yet to write.”

Mindy Sumens

Santaquin Elementary

“Tell Lance thank you for a great author visit. He was entertaining and engaging. The students and teachers enjoyed his visit and learned from what he had to say about writing and life in general. He had a long day presenting to 7 different class periods and kept the same great energy from beginning to end. He is really good at directing students’ attention, keeping their interest, and managing a room full of students. We really appreciate the time he took to visit our school! Two of our teachers commented that it was one of the best, if not the best, author visit we’ve had.”

Sydna Graf

South Hills Middle

“Lance Conrad exceeded all expectations I had for a presenter.  Keeping 40-50 7th graders engaged for a full 45 minutes is a difficult task for many, but Lance was able to keep their attention the entire session.  His quick witted and highly appropriate responses to questions only encouraged and peak their interest to ask more.  He combined personal anecdotes with a life message and mini lessons on theme, character perspective, and text connections so seamlessly that the students were not even aware that they were indeed learning language arts as well as life skills within that time period.  I am looking forward to another one of his visits again next year.”

Anne Turner 

Alice C. Harris Intermediate

“Lance was extremely engaging and struck just the right tone with his presentations.  He was funny and interesting and our students were engaged the whole time.  He was motivational and personable without talking down to the students.  Our students can be a little unpredictable because of their backgrounds and Lance handled all of their unusual questions and quirks without breaking stride.  It was a very successful visit and our students thoroughly enjoyed the event.  I would recommend Lance very highly. “

Nancy Mcgriff

Independence High School

“And can you please pass on to Mr. Conrad how amazing we think he is?  I’ve seen his presentation several times before and each time I am just grateful and blown away by his ability to inspire. We are so fortunate to be able to have his influence on our young writers.”

Corrie Chase

Monte Vista Elementary