2021 – 2022 SCHOOL YEAR
AUGUST 2021
25 — J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, Arizona State University
SEPTEMBER 2021
15 — Magical Books for Kids Podcast airs
OCTOBER 2021
2 — Breakfast with the Authors (virtual event), Santa Barbara County Education Office
22 — Panel, “Saving Our Earth: Books to Inspire Action” at the American Association of School Librarians Conference (AASL), Salt Lake City, UT – Friday at 4:30 pm.
NOVEMBER 2021
13 — Panel, East West Literary Agency’s Second Saturday, with Carol Hinz, Associate Publisher, Millbrook Press/Carolrhoda
18-21 — Panel, “Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: Promoting Equity, Justice, and Anti-racism through Informational Writing” at the NCTE Annual Conference (virtual)
JANUARY 2022
24-28 — Virtual Author Go-Round, Santa Barbara County Education Office
FEBRUARY 2022
1-2 — Virtual Author Go-Round, Santa Barbara County Education Office
18 — Panel, “Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: Promoting Equity, Justice, and Anti-racism through Informational Writing” at the CSLA Annual Conference (virtual), 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm.
28 — Visiting author for the Elko (NV) County Reading Council
MARCH 2022
1-4 — Visiting author for the Elko (NV) County Reading Council
APRIL 2022
26 — Panel, “Turn Earth Day to Earth Year: Developing Active Eco-Stewards” with Rochelle Menendez and Erin Dealey, Texas Library Association, 11:30 am
28 — Patapsco Middle School virtual author visit
MAY 2022
15 — Assembling a Jaw-Dropping Nonfiction Package at the SCBWI California North./Central Virtual Spring Spirit Conference, 10:00 am Pacific
23-27 –– In person author visits with several New York City schools
JUNE 2022
25 — Panel, “New Environmental Justice Titles Resonate with Kids and Teens” at ALA in Washington, D.C. with Carole Lindstrom and Mélina Mangal, 9:00 am Eastern, Washington Convention Center, 147A
SEPTEMBER 2022
27 — Mastering the Nonfiction Children’s Book Proposal webinar with Children’s Book Insider/Writing Blueprints, 5:00 pm Pacific. Stay tuned for a registration link.
OCTOBER 2022
5 — University of North Georgia, College of Education – two half-day workshops for preservie teachers and professors on using nonfiction in the classroom