Where to find me at NCTE 2019

Last year, I got to attend my first ALAN workshop at NCTE, but this year will mark the first time I am at NCTE’s Annual Conference proper! Held in downtown Baltimore, this is a HUGE meeting of literacy educators from around the country, and I’ll be speaking/signing multiple times over the course of the next week! Here’s where you can find me:

Thursday, November 21

9:30am: Centering a Diversity of LGBTQ Voices in Education - Room 307

Friday, November 22

9:30am: ¿And Now, Qué Onda? A Roundtable on Latinx Storytellers and Readers - Room 317

Saturday, November 23

1:00pm: In-Booth Signing @ Tor/Forge Booth #919 for first 100 people

2:45pm: Dangers of a Single Story: Diversifying Classroom Bookshelves and Curriculums - Room 316

4:15pm: When Inquiry Gets Uncomfortable: Facilitating Tough Discussions Using YA Lit - Room 312

Sunday, November 24

5:30pm: ALA Cocktail Reception

Tuesday, November 26

11:30am: Exploration of Self-Identity: Combatting Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Circumstance - Ballroom I & II

Hope to meet many of you lovely educators this year!!!

My YALLFEST 2019 Schedule!

I am so thrilled that after attending this festival for a couple years now, I am actually one of the guest authors at this year’s YALLFEST!!!

I have a number of appearances, panels, and signings throughout the two days of the festival in Charleston. Here’s where you can find me!

Friday, November 8

3:00pm: YALLCrawl - American Theater, Ballroom

Saturday, November 9

11:00am: Signing - American Theater, Ballroom
1:00pm: I Bounce Back - American Theater, Cinema
2:00pm: Tor Teen Lit and Lattes Lounge - American Theater, Stars Bar
3:00pm: Slice of Life - Charleston Museum
6:00pm: YALLFEST SMACKDOWN - Charleston Music Hall

Hope to see some of you there!

My LeakyCon Dallas schedule!

Hello, friends!!! I’m so excited to return to LeakyCon for yet another year, and this will also be my second year as a special guest author! Here’s where you can find me all weekend.

Friday, August 9

11:30am: Hogwarts Night School for Late Blooming Witches and Wizards, Phoenix Room
2:00pm: More Than One: Intersectionality in Publishing, Owl Room
4:30pm: Signing, Pigwidgeon Signing Area

Saturday, August 10

10:15am: Trauma and Healing in YA, Occamy Room
11:30am: Writing Love Stories, Occamy Room
3:00pm: The Importance and Challenges of #OwnVoices, Occamy Room
4:30pm: Signing, Pigwidgeon Signing Area

Sunday, August 11

11:30am: Friendship in YA, Occamy Room
12:45pm: The Great YA Sorting Hat Debate, Unicorn Room
2:00pm: Signing, Hermes Autograph Area

Hope to see some of you this weekend!

I'll be a guest lecturer at the 2019 Alpha Workshop!

I still can’t believe I get to say this, but I GET TO TEACH AT A TEEN WORKSHOP!!! And not just any workshop, but the beloved Alpha Workshop, aimed for teens aged 14-19 who are writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It’s a dream come true!

(Also, one of the other guest lecturers is… Tamora Pierce. So. That’s a thing. I am FEELINGS.

If you are 14-19, I urge you to apply for this year’s workshop, which will take place in at the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus. You can find the application page here.

THIS IS SO SURREAL.

My New York Teen Author Fest Schedule!

I’m thrilled to be participating in this year’s NY Teen Author Fest, which will be my second time there! I am on a lot of panels that specific week, though I’ll be away for a few days to attend NoVaTeen Book Festival, then back AGAIN for the big Books of Wonder signing!!!

Here’s where you’ll be able to find me:

Monday, March 25 (Mulberry Street NYPL)
6:40-7:20: The Second Conversation – How Do You Find the Right Way to Tell the Story? 

Alyson Gerber
Jennifer Gilmore
Lizzy Mason
Amy McNamara
Mark Oshiro

Wednesday, March 27 (42nd St NYPL, Berger Forum)
6:00pm-8:00pm: The Past Eleven Years, The Next Eleven Years

Gayle Forman
Kody Keplinger
David Levithan
E. Lockhart
Mark Oshiro
Scott Westerfeld
Ashley Woodfolk

Moderator: Justine Larbalestier

Thursday, March 28: The Big Read

Sunday March 31: Our Big Ol’ Mega-Signing at Books of Wonder (Books of Wonder Downtown)

2:30-3:00
Zara Lisbon 
Sarah Darer Littman 
Katherine Locke  
Rachael Lucas 
Carolyn Mackler 
Derek Milman 
Mark Oshiro 
Melissa Ostrom

Hope to see some of y’all there!

My ConFusion 2019 schedule is live!

Friends! I am so excited to return to one of my favorite SF/F conventions in the world, ConFusion. This year, it will be in Dearborn, MI, and you can find me at the following panels, readings, and signings:

Friday, January 18

6:00pm: Outlining Methods for Short and Long Fiction - Erie Room
8:00pm: Young Adult Authors in Conversation - Allen Park Room

Saturday, January 19

12:00pm: Writers Talk About Anything BUT Writing - Ontario Room
3:00pm: Autograph Session - Erie Room (Copies of Anger Is A Gift will be on sale in the dealer’s room!)

Sunday, January 20

11:00am: Reading from Book #2!!! - Rotunda Room

Hope to see you there!

I will be a guest at CrossingsCon 2019!

I am thrilled to return to my third CrossingsCon, which will be held in MONTREAL next summer!

This is going to be my first CrossingsCon where I will be FREE FROM SPOILERS, so I'm eager to finally get to participate in everything. You can find more information about the con (and purchase memberships) at CrossingsCon.org.

I will be participating in panels, signings, a couple readings, and some workshops. One thing I love about the con is how varied the programming is, so I'm eager to talk writing and craft alongside geeking out about Nita, Kit, and the many, many books and characters of the Young Wizards universe. This is also going to be MY VERY FIRST CANADIAN CONVENTION! How exciting!

I hope to see many cousins there! 

My LeakyCon schedule is live!

Friends! I am so excited to get to return to my forever favorite convention, LeakyCon, which is in Dallas, TX this year! 

As many of you know, LeakyCon was the first convention I was ever invited to as a creator, so this community holds a special place in my heart. This is also the very first year I am officially a LeakyCon Lit Track Guest, joining eight other authors this weekend in Dallas. This is, as far as I'm concerned, a very meaningful achievement as an author, so I AM VERY EXCITED, OKAY.

Copies of Anger is a Gift will be on sale all weekend and you'll have THREE chances to get it signed. In order to get your books/stuff signed, you MUST reserve a FREE ticket here. My three sessions are located under CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHS in the right colum.

If you'd like to find me during LeakyCon, here's where I'll be:

Friday, August 10

10:15am: Civil Rights and Segregation in Harry Potter - Charms Room A130/131
12:45pm: Mutual Kinship and Respect: Race in Harry Potter - Divination Room A115/117
3:15pm: Genre Writing - Devil's Snare Room A302/303
5:00pm: Autograph Signing #1 w/Anna-Marie McLemore - Zonko's Autograph Area (RSVP here.)

Saturday, August 11

10:15am: This is America - Mirror of Erised Room A309/310
11:30am: Queerness in Harry Potter - Mirror of Erised Room A309/310
2:30pm: Autograph Signing #2 w/Anna-Marie McLemore - Zonko's Autograph Area (RSVP here.)
3:15pm: Representation in Harry Potter - Mirror of Erised Room A309/310
4:30pm: Dumbledore Pro and Con - Phoenix Room A201/202

Sunday, August 12

10:15am: Found Families - Charms Room A130/131
11:45am: Autograph Signing #3 w/Anna-Marie McLemore - Zonko's Autograph Area (RSVP here.)
12:45pm: LGBTQIA+ Representation in YA - Phoenix Room A201/202

I can't wait to see a whole bunch of you I haven't seen in a couple years. ONWARDS!

I'm bound for Readercon this week!

Hello, friends! After a few weeks home, it's time for me to head to Boston, Massachusetts (specifically, Quincy!) to attend one of my new favorite cons, Readercon! I have a busy schedule and I'm thrilled that this will be the very first convention I am attending as an author, which means I have ACTUAL AUTHOR THINGS TO DO. It's so exciting!

Copies of Anger Is A Gift will be available for purchase in the dealer's room all weekend, and here's where you can see me. I will have a few copies of Anger to give away this weekend, too, so you'll just have to show up to see if you can win one at the following panels/appearances:

Friday, July 13

12:00pm: How I Wrote Anger Is A Gift - Blue Hills
2:00pm: Autographs - Autograph tables

Saturday, July 14

12:30pm: Reading (From Book #2) - Salon B
2:00pm: I Love It! Now Rewrite it - Blue Hills
3:00pm: Kaffeklatsch - Steven Masts
8:00pm: A Most Readerconnish Miscellany - Salon 5

I hope to see many friends and familiar faces this weekend!!!

My schedule at TheBookCon!

I'm so thrilled to attend TheBookCon for the very first time at the end of my tour!

Image by Rakeem Cunningham | rakeemc.com

I'll have a busy weekend, so here's where you'll be able to find me on Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3: 

Saturday

10:15 - 11:30am: Fierce Reads Breakfast - Ticketed ONLY - Macmillan Meeting Room

12:30 - 1:15pm: The Game of Nanofictionary: Authors Telling Tiny Stories Live - Room 1E07

1:15pm - 2:00pm: Boostagram Photobooth - Tor Booth #2444/2445

Sunday

11:30 - 12:15pm: Voices In and Out of This World - Room #1E16

1:30 - 2:45pm: Tor Teen Meetup & #NoBounds Signing Party - Macmillan Meeting Room 2446, connected to the Tor Teen booth @ 2444/2445

I hope to see some of y'all there! You can check out the entire Tor Teen schedule and lineup here. Enjoy!