TWO New Books Releasing 12/6: Our Beautiful Colors and Love is All Around!

Nikki Shannon Smith, Children's Author

Nikki Shannon Smith, Children's AuthorNikki Shannon Smith, Children's AuthorNikki Shannon Smith, Children's Author

Nikki Shannon Smith, Children's Author

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Upcoming Events

9/10/2022

Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program

10:00am

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1:00pm PST

Virtual Event, Registration Required

Event Details

9/10/2022

Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program

Nikki returns for the launch of the 2022-23 Write Your Story Program. Her presentation is titled Fearlessness: Mining Emotions and Experienc...

Event Details

10:00am

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1:00pm PST

Virtual Event, Registration Required

9/16/22-9/18/2022

SCBWI-CA: San Francisco/South Golden Gate Conference

All day

Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA

Event Details

9/16/22-9/18/2022

SCBWI-CA: San Francisco/South Golden Gate Conference

Nikki will join the faculty for this three day conference on the coast. She will teach a workshop about chapter books, and will be part of t...

Event Details

All day

Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, CA

December 2022

BOOK LAUNCH TOUR!

TBD

TBD

Event Details

December 2022

BOOK LAUNCH TOUR!

Nikki will be making the rounds with her two new books, releasing on 12/6/22 from Random House Children's Books! Watch this page and Nikki's...

Event Details

TBD

TBD

Past Events

2022

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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