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Kate Schatz

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Kate Schatz Biography

Kate Schatz is the New York Times-bestselling author of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide, as well as My Rad Life: A Journal and Rid of Me: A Story. She is the co-founder of Solidarity Sundays, a nationwide network of feminist activist groups.

Schatz’s books have gotten love from BUST, Elle, Publisher’s Weekly, BuzzFeed, MTV, Ms., Teen Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, GOOD, The New York Times, AFROPUNK, among others. She and her collaborator Miriam Klein Stahl have appeared on Mashable, msnbc, and numerous public radio programs and podcasts, including Politically Reactive with Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, KQED Forum, Minnesota Public Radio, and KPCC’s Take Two. As a public speaker, Shatz has appeared at over 100 public schools and libraries, and has given keynotes and talks for a wide range of organizations, speaking about everything from her books to contemporary feminism to electoral politics and political change.

Her book of fiction, Rid of Me: A Story, was published in 2006 as part of the acclaimed 33 1/3 series. Her work has been published in LENNY, Buzzfeed, Signature, Brightly, Oxford American, East Bay Express, Denver Quarterly, and Joyland, among others. Her short story “Folsom, Survivor” was included as a “Notable Short Story” in Best American Short Stories 2011, and her essay “What I Mean (or Dear White People)” appears in the anthology Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times.

She is the former Chair of the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts, where she taught fiction, poetry, and journalism to 9th-12th graders for many years. She taught writing and literature at UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State, and Rhode Island College. She received her MFA in Fiction from Brown University, and a double BA in Women’s Studies/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz.

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Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women (Rad Women)

Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women (Rad Women)

My Rad Life: A Journal (Rad Women)

My Rad Life: A Journal (Rad Women)

Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History

Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit)

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit)

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  • How do I book Kate Schatz to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Kate Schatz for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Kate Schatz, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Kate Schatz or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Kate Schatz

    Speaking fees for Kate Schatz, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kate Schatz are available upon request for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kate Schatz, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Kate Schatz speak about?

    Kate Schatz is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Empowerment, Influential Women, Inspirational, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Kate Schatz travel from?

    Kate Schatz generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Kate Schatz’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Kate Schatz for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kate Schatz for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Kate Schatz or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Kate Schatz Biography

Kate Schatz is the New York Times-bestselling author of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide, as well as My Rad Life: A Journal and Rid of Me: A Story. She is the co-founder of Solidarity Sundays, a nationwide network of feminist activist groups.

Schatz’s books have gotten love from BUST, Elle, Publisher’s Weekly, BuzzFeed, MTV, Ms., Teen Vogue, Kirkus Reviews, GOOD, The New York Times, AFROPUNK, among others. She and her collaborator Miriam Klein Stahl have appeared on Mashable, msnbc, and numerous public radio programs and podcasts, including Politically Reactive with Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, KQED Forum, Minnesota Public Radio, and KPCC’s Take Two. As a public speaker, Shatz has appeared at over 100 public schools and libraries, and has given keynotes and talks for a wide range of organizations, speaking about everything from her books to contemporary feminism to electoral politics and political change.

Her book of fiction, Rid of Me: A Story, was published in 2006 as part of the acclaimed 33 1/3 series. Her work has been published in LENNY, Buzzfeed, Signature, Brightly, Oxford American, East Bay Express, Denver Quarterly, and Joyland, among others. Her short story “Folsom, Survivor” was included as a “Notable Short Story” in Best American Short Stories 2011, and her essay “What I Mean (or Dear White People)” appears in the anthology Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times.

She is the former Chair of the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts, where she taught fiction, poetry, and journalism to 9th-12th graders for many years. She taught writing and literature at UC Santa Cruz, San Jose State, and Rhode Island College. She received her MFA in Fiction from Brown University, and a double BA in Women’s Studies/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz.

Kate Schatz Videos

  • Kate Schatz on Rad American Women A-Z at 2015 Miami Book Fair
    Host Rich Fahle and guest host Gitty Daneshvari interview Kate Schatz about her book, “Rad American Women A – Z” at the 2015 Miami Book Fair.

Kate Schatz Books

FAQs on booking Kate Schatz

  • How do I book Kate Schatz to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Kate Schatz for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Kate Schatz, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Kate Schatz or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Kate Schatz

    Speaking fees for Kate Schatz, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Kate Schatz are available upon request for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Kate Schatz, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Kate Schatz speak about?

    Kate Schatz is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Authors, Empowerment, Influential Women, Inspirational, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Kate Schatz travel from?

    Kate Schatz generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Kate Schatz’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Kate Schatz for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Kate Schatz for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Kate Schatz or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Kate Schatz is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Kate Schatz for your event is available upon request. Kate Schatz generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Linda Gordon, Jodi Kantor, Jasvinder Sanghera, Anna Holmes and Joyce Maynard. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kate Schatz for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Kate Schatz Speaker Videos

  • Kate Schatz on Rad American Women A-Z at 2015 Miami Book Fair
    Host Rich Fahle and guest host Gitty Daneshvari interview Kate Schatz about her book, “Rad American Women A – Z” at the 2015 Miami Book Fair.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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