appearances
I'd love to see you at one or more of the below!
(I give awesomely awkward hugs, if that sways you...)
Sep 04, 2019
Tulsa City-County Library
Skype with the "Young @ Heart" Bookclub!
I Skype for FREE with libraries, schools, and bookclubs that are familiar with my books! Contact me!
Sep 14, 2019
"Making the Most of School Visits" Part 1 & 2
SCBWI Midsouth Fall Conference
Come learn about authors visiting schools with me and author Jessica Young! Registration at the conference is required; visit midsouth.scbwi.org for more information.
Sep 14, 2019
Midsouth Cocktail and Autograph Party
SCBWI Midsouth Fall Conference
5 - 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public! Come purchase books and get them signed by over 25 authors and illustrators! Embassy Suites in Cool Springs, Franklin, TN
Sep 25, 2019
Skype with L.C. Schmitt Elementary
I Skype for FREE with libraries, schools, and bookclubs that are familiar with my books! Contact me!
Sep 29, 2019
Barnes & Noble Murfreesboro, TN
SEYA Author Reveal Party!
Come learn who will be at the ever-amazing SEYA Book Festival this spring! (SEYA is the Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival held annually on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.)
Sep 30, 2019
The Tennessee Association of School Librarians Annual Fall Conference
TASL's A Novel Conversation
Tennessee librarian friends, please come join us at TASL's A Novel Conversation, and meet gobs of local authors and illustrators!
Oct 01, 2019
Centennial Elementary & Chisholm Elementary, Edmond OK
School Visits!
Hooray for authors in schools! Contact me if you'd like to engage and inspire your young writers!
Oct 02, 2019
Lakeview Elementary & Independence Elementary, Yukon, OK
School Visits!
Hooray for authors in schools! Contact me if you'd like to engage and inspire your young writers!
Nov 12, 2019
TBD - in conjunction with the Kentucky Book Festival
School Visits!
Hooray for authors in schools! Contact me if you'd like to engage and inspire your young writers!
Nov 16, 2019
Lexington, KY
Kentucky Book Festival
Times and locations to come!
Nov 21, 2019
TNT, Forge Ridge, & Powell Valley Schools, Claiborne County, TN
School Visits!
Hooray for authors in schools! Contact me if you'd like to engage and inspire your young writers!
Nov 24, 2019
"Building Communities of Readers & Writers: Fostering Writing and Reading Identies of Teachers & Students"
NCTE
10:30 - 11:45 a.m. at the National Council for Teachers of English annual convention in Baltimore, MD. Join me, author Jessica Young, and education professors Ally Hauptman and Michelle Hasty, both from Lipscomb University in Nashville, as we discuss how to foster the literary identities of YOUR school community! Must register for the convention to attend this panel; registration details can be found at ncte.org.
Nov 24, 2019
Booth signing at the Ivy Bookshop booth!
NCTE
More location details and times to come!
Jan 30, 2020
Parnassus Books
THE STORY SEEKER book launch!!!
Come celebrate the second installment of the Fedeler adventures inside the walls of the NYPL! The Story Seeker is a sequel to The Story Collector. Both stories are based on the true story of the Fedeler family and Viviani Fedeler, who was born and raised inside the New York Public Library.
Mar 12, 2020
The Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival
SEYA
Thursday March 12 - Saturday, March 14, the Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. 40+ authors - Saturday is open to the public! More times and precise locations to follow.
Mar 24, 2020
Barnes & Noble Hamilton Place Mall, Chattanooga TN
Signing!
5 p.m. Come chat books with me at Barnes & Noble in Hamilton Place Mall!
Mar 27, 2020
Georgia Children's Literature Conference
March 27 & 28. I'll be leading several sessions - Georgia friends, come join the fun! Must attend the conference to sit in on the sessions. More precise locations and times to come!
Apr 22, 2020
Oklahoma Library Association
April 22 - 24. Oklahoma friends, come join the fun! Must attend the conference to sit in on the sessions. More precise locations and times to come!
May 09, 2020
Cavalcade of Authors West 2020
Join me and gobs of other authors at this fun-tastic book celebration! More precise times and locations to follow!