UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 6-7, 2024
Milwaukee, WI
More info coming soon!
August 2-4, 2024
Success Without Stress: Insider Secrets to Marketing Workshop
SCBWI Summer Conference (Online)
MG author Karen Chow (MIRACLE, Little Brown) and I will be doing a special author training for conference attendees. Stay tuned for more info!
June 22, 2024
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Grayslake, IL
June 8, 2024
Itadakimasu! Let's Build a Bento Workshop
Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Public Library
Brookfield, IL
The workshop is free, but space is very limited. Please sign up through the library's website for full details.
Allergy warning: Items may contain or come into contact with wheat, eggs, nuts, and milk.
May 25, 2024
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Skokie, IL
May 18, 2024
Local Romance Author Meet & Greet
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Schaumburg, IL
April 18-20, 2024
Chicago, IL
"Book Signing Superstar" Workshop on Friday at 11:15 a.m. and Reader Signing Event on Saturday from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
April 6, 2024
Local Author Fest
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Wheaton, IL
March 23, 2024
Author Visit and Creative Writing Workshops
Hey, Wildcats! I look forward to creating with you soon for your Writers' Week celebration.
February 17, 2024
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Oak Lawn, IL
Panel and Signing Event
February 8, 2024
10 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Bell Works in Hoffman Estates, IL
I will have a Valentine's Day-themed pop-up shop with books and other goodies.
February 7, 2024
**Hey, JH/HS teachers and librarians who serve teens, I still have a few slots available to talk to your students/patrons. Please send me an email to claim a slot.**
Want to know more about WRAD and find more authors who are participating? Go HERE.
January 27, 2024
Noon-4:00 p.m.
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Oak Park, IL
This is a free hands-on, cultural event for families. I will be there selling books, bento-making goodies, and my cookbooklets.
January 24, 2024
"There Are Only Seven Stories in the World"
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Deerfield, IL
This is a free event.
January 18, 2024
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Highland Park, IL
This is a free event.
December 2, 2023
Holiday Book Signing
Barnes & Noble--Woodfield Village Green
Schaumburg, IL
1:00-5:00 p.m.
November 18, 2023
Local Author Book Festival
Highland Park Public Library and East on Central
Highland Park, IL
1:00-4:00 p.m.
November 11, 2023
Prairie Writers & Illustrators Day
Palatine, IL
I am going as a participant, not a presenter. Will you be there too? Let's connect!
November 7, 2023
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Oak Lawn, IL
This is a free event.
October 13, 2023
Are you a JH/HS teacher or librarian? I'm taking part in SCBWI-IL's #ReadALOUDIllinois Day. I am offering a limited number of free 20-minute Zoom readings of FAKING REALITY. Send me an email!
September 23, 2023
Author Fair
Poplar Creek Public Library--Main Branch
Streamwood, IL
July 22, 2023
Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
Grayslake, IL
July 8, 2023
Kinokuniya-Austin Book Signing
Austin, TX
Let's celebrate Tanbata (Japanese Star Festival) at Kinokuniya!
July 7-9, 2023
Okashicon
Pflugerville, TX
I will be there all weekend wearing both my Obento Lady hat and my author hat. Let's play with our food and talk about books!
June 24, 2023
"Hot Summer Nights, Cool Families Read"
Barnes & Noble--Woodfield Village Green
Schaumburg, IL
Come join me for this fun six-author signing event with Mia Manansala, Michael Leali, Danielle Jackson, Melonie Johnson, and Sarah Aronson. We have something for readers of all kinds!
May 18-20, 2023
Greensboro Bounds Literary Festival
Greensboro, NC
"Not What I Bargained For: Adversity and Joy in YA Storytelling"
May 20, 2023 12:30 PM
at Scuppernong Books
May 6, 2023
Oak Lawn Public Library
Oak Lawn, IL
"Obento 101" at 3:30 p.m. in the cafe
October 15-16, 2022
Tokai University, Shonan Campus in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Workshop: "Book Signing Superstar"
Panel: "Pivot: Writing for a Post-Pandemic World"
September 17, 2022
Real Talk: How To Keep Your Writing Career Going In A Post-Pandemic World
I am buddying up with Tobias Literary agent Ann Rose (my agent!) and former Tor Teen editor Susan Chang (my editor for FAKING REALITY) for a no-holds-barred half-day workshop on the new realities of kid lit publishing and how to become an authorprenuer.
**This is a fee-based event open to members and nonmembers of SCBWI.**
September 2-5, 2022
July 8-10, 2022
Pflugerville, TX
I will be there wearing both my Obento Lady hat and my author hat. Let's play with our food and talk about books!
May 27-29, 2022
I will be in the Artisans of Words & Wonder booth all weekend signing books.
Sun 5/29 panel with Dani Hoots and James Ramos: "Diversity is Not Optional: Creating Media for Gen Z and Beyond"
Spring 2022 (2/1 to 4/30)
Writer in Residence at the Tempe Public Library in Tempe, AZ
Thanks to a generous grant, I am able to offer 16 one-on-one consultations each week with writers of all levels. I will also be doing one writing business and one writing craft workshop each month. You can find out more here.
April 9, 2022
Southeast Regional Library, Gilbert, AZ
1:00 p.m.
We are in person this year! There is no fee to attend this event for teen writers, but pre-registration is required. You can find out more here.
January 29, 2022
Tempe Library
October 15-17, 2021
"Writing Identity, From Inside and Outside"
September 3-6, 2021
July 16, 2021
7 p.m. Arizona time (7 pm PST/ 10 pm EST)
FAKING REALITY online launch party with Changing Hands Bookstore. Moderated by my friend and mentor, Tera Lynn Childs (FORGIVE MY FINS).
July 13, 2021
Launch of FAKING REALITY with Tor Teen
May 8, 2021
RVA Booklovers' Festival
https://www.rvabookloversfestival.com/
April 9, 2021
MPIBA SpringCon Regional Author Round-Up
https://www.mountainsplains.org/spring-conferences/
March 1, 2021
Launch of EVERY REASON WE SHOULDN'T in paperback with Tor Teen
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