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Joan Marie Galat      

Award-Winning Author, STEM Advocate & Storyteller

Joan Marie Galat is bestselling author with more than 25 books, translations in seven languages, and numerous writing awards and honors. An energetic and in-demand presenter, Galat uses storytelling and humor as tools to promote activism, literacy, scientific interest, concern for dark skies, and appreciation for the environment. She is a role model for youth, particularly girls, in STEM and empowers audiences with talks based on her book—Make Your Mark, Make a Difference (Aladdin/Beyond Words)—a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection.

A selection of Galat’s other acclaimed titles include:

  • Solve This! Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You (National Geographic Kids)
  • Dark Matters; Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution (Red Deer Press)
  • Dot to Dot in the Sky, Stories of the Aurora (Whitecap Books)

First published at age 12, Galat motivates creatives with talks on publishing and the writer’s life. She offers a keynote based on her title, Give Yourself a Pep Talk, as well as customized professional development on writing, creativity, public speaking, and storytelling, as well as media training.

Galat has accepted speaking invitations from the Arctic Circle to Australia, and delivered a keynote for the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in Seoul. Her books include endorsements from Chris Hadfield, Dr. Roberta Bondar, and other astronauts, as well as numerous art, science, and media professionals.

Speech Topics

Activism and Motivation

Make Your Mark

Activism can be loud, but it can also be quiet. Joan Marie Galat invites audiences to consider their wishes for the world, and how they can spark sustainable change in ways that fit with their individual priorities, parameters, and personalities.

Give Yourself a Pep Talk

Experience a gripping dialogue that delivers practical strategies for coping with unsolved problems.

Activism and Motivation

Make Your Mark

Activism can be loud, but it can also be quiet. Joan Marie Galat invites audiences to consider their wishes for the world, and how they can spark sustainable change in ways that fit with their individual priorities, parameters, and personalities.

Give Yourself a Pep Talk

Experience a gripping dialogue that delivers practical strategies for coping with unsolved problems.

Writing, Publishing, and Storytelling

The Journey

Joan Marie Galat shares her journey from 12 year-old weekly newspaper columnist to bestselling and international award-winning author.

Big Picture Storytelling

Stories communicate, build leadership skills, and enhance workplace communication. Discover how this effective and meaningful method of sharing facts and ideas can be harnessed to help others remember and care about your message.

Science

The Nature of Night

Expanding scientific knowledge makes it increasingly apparent that our environment extends beyond the landscapes of Earth and into the celestial world. Explore the relationship between art and science in our land-sky environment.

Dot to Dot in the Sky

Connecting ancient cultures and modern science, this blend of astronomy and storytelling leads from the northern lights and our familiar Moon, to stars that explode and disappear.

Dark Matters, Nature’s Reaction to Light Pollution

From nesting turtles, to migrating birds, light pollution affects more than just humans. Discover how our need to light the world affects species that take their cues from the moon and stars.

Standing Up for Planet Earth

Around the globe, human activities threaten what we need to live, leading to climate change, pollution, waste creation, habitat loss, extinction and other side effects. What daily steps can we take to demonstrate our values and live sustainably?

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