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The 2026-2027 Author Presenters:
Tammi Sauer
Dusti Bowling
Steven Sheinkin
Authors for 2026-2027
Authors for 2026-2027
Tammi Sauer
Tammi Sauer
Tammi Sauer is the author of more than thirty picture books including Mary Had a Little Glam, Your Alien, and Lovebird Lou. She is a former teacher and library media specialist who now celebrates reading and writing with thousands of kids each year through her author visits. Tammi and her family live in Edmond, Oklahoma, where they make and carry out all kinds of plans. Her latest book is The Amazing Augustus.
Dusti Bowling
Dusti Bowling
DUSTI BOWLING is a USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of books for children of all ages.
Dusti's books have won the Reading the West Award, the Sakura Medal, a Golden Kite Honor, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, and have been nominated for over sixty state awards. Her books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and have been named best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bank Street College of Education, A Mighty Girl, Shelf Awareness, and many more.
Dusti currently lives in Arizona with her husband and three daughters.
Steve Sheinkin
Steve Sheinkin
A former textbook writer, Steve Sheinkin is now making amends by writing books young people might actually want to read. He's the author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction including Diamond Fever, Bomb, Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Impossible Escape, as well as The Bletchley Riddle, a middle grade historical mystery written with Ruta Sepetys. Steve's accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and Honor, three National Book Award finalist honors, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. He lives with his family in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The Sharon Coe Literacy Festival
The Sharon Coe Literacy Festival
Purpose of the Literacy Festival
The St. Luke's SPLASH Literacy Festival began in 2009 with a visit from our first author, Tedd Arnold. It was founded to inspire our students (with the support of their families) to develop their literacy skills, to discover a passion for books, and to become lifelong readers, hence the acronym "St. Luke's Promotes Literacy At School and Home."
Sharon Coe
The St. Luke's SPLASH Literacy Festival was renamed in 2019 after a beloved former St. Luke's teacher, Sharon Coe. Mrs. Coe had a passion for children, Jesus, and reading that was evident to all who knew her.
Her husband, Jim Coe (also a former teacher and Music Director here), began a foundation in 2019 to support the Literacy Festival and to honor Sharon's legacy.
Here's an excerpt from the speech given at the foundation's kickoff: "Sharon was a tireless and unwavering supporter of reading and literacy programs for children, and she poured her heart into each child that she served. It’s not everyday that nationally-known authors visit a private school, but they visit St. Luke’s in part because Sharon made sure this Festival was a priority. "
Past Authors
2009 - Tedd Arnold
2011 - L.M. Elliott and Marianne Berkes
2012 - Steven Kellogg and Sheri L Smith
2013 - Leslie Helakoski and Wendelin Van Draanen
2014 - David Biedrzycki, Tracy Barrett, and Gary D Schmidt
2015 - Jerry Pallotta, Kat Falls, and Jennifer Nielsen
2016 - Eric Litwin, David Schwartz, and Ben Mikaelsen
2017 - Lisa Campbell Ernst Candace Fleming, and Kristin Levine
2018 - Susan Stevens Crummel, James Ponti, and Alan Gratz
2019 - Carolyn Crimi, Kevin Sands, and Margaret Peterson Haddix
2020 - Tammi Sauer, Cynthia Lord, and Sheila Turnage
2021 - Karma Wilson and Gary D Schmidt
2022 - Henry Cole, Tommy Greenwald, and Watt Key
2023 - Kelly DiPucchio and Jennifer Nielsen
2024 - Beth Ferry and Wendelin Van Draanen
2026 - Troy Cummings and Jessica Khoury
2027 - Tammi Sauer, Dusti Bowling, and Steven Sheinkin
2028 - It will be a surprise!!!
In addition to the Sharon Coe foundation, we are SO GRATEFUL to the PTL, who supports the SPLASH Literacy Festival with yearly contributions and support!
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