Past Events
2021
Cinnamongirl Write Your Story Program, in conjunction with the Bay Area Book Festival (Virtual)
2/6/21 (Instructor, Revision Strategies Masterclass)
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