Highlights Foundation
The Highlights Foundation Whole Novel Workshop offers writers the rare opportunity to have the entire draft of a novel read with written fee...
Highlights Foundation
Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA
Join Nikki and other children's authors for this FREE event! Nikki's multi-author session, "Stories for the Littlest Readers," is from 10:30...
Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA
UC Davis ARC, Davis, CA
Join local organizations, Black authors, and Black-owned businesses! Nikki will be at the author's table from 10:00am-2:00pm, greeting visit...
UC Davis ARC, Davis, CA
Boston Convention Center
More information to come! Watch here and at the NCTE Website for updates.
Boston Convention Center
2024
Carl H. Sundahl Elementary School: School Visit featuring Our Beautiful Colors, the Azaleah Lane Series, and the Girls Survive Series (Folsom, CA) 3/11/24
Virtual Book Club Author Chat: Black Girl Joy Book Club: Featuring The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane 2/25/24
Sierra Writer's Conference: Writing Workshop: Letting Your Inner Child Guide Your Writing (Rocklin, CA) 2/7/24
Ramsey County Kindergarten Library Card Program: Featuring The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane, presenting, reading, and signing (Maplewood, MN) 1/27/24
2023
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference: The Black Roundtable Discussion with The Brown Bookshelf; Panel Presentation: Using Books to Connect Young Black Children to the Self, the Family, and the Community (with Valerie Bolling and JaNay Brown-Wood) (Columbus, OH) 11/16-11/19/23
Oklahoma Teen Book Convention, Panelist: Featuring LENA AND THE BURNING OF GREENWOOD, young reader roundtables, book signing (Tulsa, OK) 10/29/23
Avid Reader Davis: Featuring the Brown Baby Parade Series New Releases, Halloween Friends and Countdown to Christmas; Reading, Signing, and Activities (Davis, CA) 10/22/23
Cape Cod Cultural Center, Publishing Panel (Part of the Memoir Writing Workshop with Kwame Alexander) with Bonnie LaMon and Sarah Grace McCandless (South Yarmouth, MA) 10/9/23
Eddy Elementary and Stony Brook Elementary Schools: School Visits featuring Azaleah Lane and Girls Survive Titles (Brewster, MA) 10/5/23
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program: Virtual Masterclass: "Mining Emotions and Experiences to Create Fiction" 9/30/23
Bigfoot Kids' Book Festival: Hosted by Brick & Mortar Books (Redmond, WA) 9/9/23
APPLE CORE Literacy Incentive Event: Keynote Address Las Vegas and Henderson Schools, (Las Vegas, NV) 9/6-9/7/23
Madelyn Helling County Library: Find Your Voice Youth Summer Learning Program, Presenting/Signing, (Nevada City, CA) 7/26/23
Highlights Foundation: Virtual Workshop, Whole Novel Historical Fiction Workshop, June-August, 2023
Yolo County Juneteenth Celebration: Appearance/Signing (University of California, Davis) 6/4/23
Patwin Elementary School Book Fair Fund Raiser: Appearance/Signing (Avid Reader, Davis, CA) 5/23/23
Oklahoma Book Awards Celebration: Hosted by the Oklahoma Center for the Book and the Friends of the Oklahoma Center for the Book (Oklahoma City, OK) 4/22/23 - AWARD RECIPIENT
Union Hill School: Author Visit (Grass Valley, CA) 3/30/23
SCBWI-CA: San Diego: Virtual Workshop with Editor, Andrea Posner-Sanchez, Writing Little Golden Books, 3/18/23
California School Library Association (CSLA) Conference: Author Panel (Pacific Grove, CA) 3/4/23
Mary L. Stephens Library: Black History Month Family Event: Speaking, Signing and Activities (Davis, CA) 2/25/23
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program: Virtual Masterclass: "A Peek at Publishing" 2/25/23
Gibson Elementary School: Author Visit and Family Night (Woodland, CA) 2/16/23
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program: Virtual Masterclass: "Revision Techniques: Game On!" 2/4/23
Pleasant Pheasant Bookstore: Signing and Storytime (Woodland, CA) 1/22/23
Highlights Foundation: Virtual Workshop, Diving Into Picture Books, 1/14/23 and 1/21/23
2022
SCBWI-CA: San Francisco/South Golden Gate Conference, Asilomar Conference Grounds, CA 9/16-9/18/22
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program: Virtual Masterclass: Fearlessness: Mining Emotions and Experiences to Create Fiction 9/10/22
SCBWI-MD/DE/WV: Virtual Workshop: Steering Your Picture Book in the Right Direction, 7/16/22
Highlights Foundation: Workshop Faculty, Summer Camp in Fiction (Milanville, PA), 7/6-7/10/22
East Village Bookshop: Signing and Conversation (Sacramento, CA), 6/11/22
Creekview Ranch School: Author Visit (Roseville, CA), 2/2/22
World Read Aloud Day: Virtual Visits, 2/2/22
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program: Virtual Masterclass: "Revision Techniques: Game On!" 1/29/22
Highlights Foundation: Virtual Workshop, Diving Into Picture Books, 1/15/22 and 1/22/22
2021
Highlights Foundation: Virtual Workshop, Filling the Writer's Toolbox with Emma Dryden (Small Group Facilitator), 10/17-10/22/21
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program, in conjunction with the Bay Area Book Festival (Virtual)
2/6/21, 10/2/21, 10/23/21 (Instructor: Revision Strategies Masterclass, Story Structure in Fiction Masterclass, Fearless Writers and Their Characters Masterclass)
SCBWI: MD/DE/WV, Virtual Writing Workshop: Uncharted Territory: Finding What You Didn't Know You Were Looking For (Research Strategies), 9/25/21
2020
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Denver, CO, 11/19-22 (EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) (Panel: Diversity within Diversity: #OwnVoices Chapter Books and Early Readers)
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program, in conjunction with the Bay Area Book Festival (Virtual) 8/15/20 (Instructor, Fearless Writers, Awesome Characters Masterclass)
Spencer Loomis Elementary School, 4th Grade Virtual Book Club Chat, (Hawthorn Woods, IL), 5/13/20
Bay Area Book Festival #Unbound, Online, Interview: Justice for All, 5/9/20
Maeola Beitzel Elementary School: Family Reading Night (Elk Grove, CA), 3/5/20
Face in a Book Bookstore (El Dorado Hills, CA), 2/22/20
Avid Reader (Davis, CA) 2/15/20
California School Library Association (CSLA) Annual Conference (City of Industry, CA), 2/6 - 2/8/20
The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane Book Launch Party at Mary L. Stephens Library (Davis, CA), 1/18/20
SCBWI's Our Own Backyard Event, Paths to Publication Panel Moderator (Davis, CA), 1/11/20
Blog interview: Author 2 Author Chat with Charvella Campbell 1/5/20
2019
Face in a Book Bookstore: Little Golden Book Extravaganza (El Dorado Hills, CA) 10/20/19
California Reading Association (CRA) Conference, Presenter (McClellan Park, CA) 10/18-10/19/19
KDRT Radio Interview: "That's Life" with Lois Richter, 95.7FM (Davis, CA) 8/1/19
American Library Association (ALA) Conference: Capstone Booth (Washington, DC) 6/23/19
Friends of the Davis Public Library Meeting, Keynote Speaker: Mary L. Stephens Library (Davis, CA) 5/19/19
Turn the Page!: Children's Fairyland (Oakland, CA) 5/18/19
Redwood Heights Elementary School: Author Visit (Oakland, CA) 5/13/19
Local Author Expo: Folsom Public Library (Folsom, CA) 4/27/19
Avid Reader (Davis, CA) 3/16/19
Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour, KDVS Radio, 90.3 (Davis, CA) 2/27/19
Black History Month Celebration: Mary L. Stephens Library (Davis, CA) 2/17/19
Face in a Book (El Dorado Hills, CA) 2/16/19
Barnes & Noble (Citrus Heights, CA) 2/2/19
Avid Reader (Davis, CA) 2/1/19
2018
Cambridge Heights Elementary School Pajama Party (Barnes & Noble, Citrus Heights, CA) 11/15/18
SCBWI-CA: North/Central: Annual Spring Spirit Conference (Citrus Heights, CA) 4/7/18 (Panel Moderator: Pass or Play First Pages Panel)
2017
American Lakes Elementary School (Natomas/Sacramento, CA) 12/20/17
Davis Christmas Tree Lighting Festival (The Avid Reader, Davis, CA) 11/30/17
Face in a Book Bookstore: Five-Author Fest (El Dorado Hills, CA) 11/18/17
SCBWI California North/Central Annual Spring Spirit Conference (Citrus Heights, CA) 4/1/17 (Panel Moderator: On Writing The Truth: Diversity in Children's Literature)
2016
SCBWI California North/Central: An Introduction to Writing Picture Books (Davis, CA) 8/27/16
2015
SCBWI California North/Central Annual Spring Spirit Conference (Citrus Heights, CA) 5/2/15
(Presentation: Getting to the (Common) Core of Your Book)
2014
Costco Wholesale Book Signing (Woodland, CA) 12/13/14
Discovery Weekend (Barnes & Noble, Roseville, CA) 11/22/14
ScholarShare Children's Book Festival (Fairytale Town, Sacramento, CA) 9/28/14
Yolo County Women's History Month Celebration (Woodland, CA) 3/6/14
2012
Merryhill School (Elk Grove, CA) 12/20/12
Sacramento Philharmonic Fundraiser at Plates Cafe (Sacramento, CA) 12/9/12
Towne Center Books (Pleasanton, CA) 12/2/12
Pronzini Christmas Tree Lots (Woodland, San Rafael, Greenbrae, CA) 12/1/12, 12/8/12
Copperfield's Books (Napa, CA) 11/11/12
SCBWI CA North/Central Spring Spirit Conference (Rocklin, CA) 4/21/12 (Presentation: Lesson Plans for Books)
2011
Korematsu Elementary School (Davis, CA), 12/14/11
Winter Wonderland (Fairytale Town, Sacramento, CA), 12/10/11
Davis Christmas Tree Lighting Festival (The Avid Reader, Davis, CA), 12/1/11
SCBWI SF North & East Bay Region Fall Conference (Mills College, Oakland, CA), 10/22/11
ScholarShare Children's Book Festival (Fairytale Town, Sacramento, CA), 9/24-9/25/11
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