Upcoming 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