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![]() ![]() 2010 Events and Appearances February 6, Fort Collins Harmony Library, ColoradoTeens Write: Polish Your Pages with the Pros! Victoria Hanley and I will be running critique groups with teen writers. This is the first of a two part series. To register, or for more information, call 221-6380 or 204-8206, or stop by the adult Information Desk at either the Main Library or Harmony Library.
February 12, Mead, Colorado Mead Middle School Visit I'll be visiting Mead Middle School for half a day. If you're a parent of a Mead student, please feel free to attend.
March 6, Fort Collins Council Tree Library, Colorado Teens Write: Polish Your Pages with the Pros! Victoria Hanley and I will be running critique groups with teen writers. This is the second of a two part series. To register, or for more information, call 221-6380 or 204-8206, or stop by the adult Information Desk at either the Main Library or Harmony Library.
March 26 & 27, Fort Collins, Colorado Northern Colorado Writers 2010 Conference I'll be delivering the evening keynote speech on Friday, and two craft sessions on Saturday. This is an amazing writing conference, for writers of all genres and ages. For more information, or to register, go to the Northern Colorado Writers Homepage.
April 10, Denver, Colorado Colorado Teen Literature Conference My good friend, Laura Resau and I, along with Amy Efaw will be talking about writing and answering questions on the author panel. I'll also be giving a session on teaching creative writing. Check out Colorado Teen Literature 2010 Conference for the latest details.
June 12, Boulder, Colorado Boulder Children's Book Festival Meet me, Denise Vega, and other fabulous young adult and children's book writers at this new festival. Check out Kids_Book_Fest for the latest details.
2009 Events and Appearances October 24, Fort Collins, ColoradoThrough the Writing Glass Author Carnival The Bas Bleu Theater and local authors Victoria Hanley, Laura Resau, Theresa Funk, and myself are teaming up to put on a writer's carnival involving readings from our new books, book signing, writing activities, and games. Drop by Bas Bleu Theatre anytime in the afternoon to enjoy the carnival.
October 12, Colorado Superior Elementary School Visit I'll be visiting Superior Elementary School for the whole day. If you're a parent of a Superior student, please feel free to attend.
October 10, Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County Libraries Writers Conference I'll be delivering the keynote address at the end of the day. This is the conference formally known as the Castle Rock Writers Conference, and as all those who attended last year know, it's an outstanding conference for writers (teen and adult) of any genre. This year it's going to be taking place from 8:30-5:00 at the Castle View High School in Castle Rock. If you're a writer or someone interested in writing, I highly recommend checking out this conference (Google Douglas County Libraries Writers Conference to register).
May 22, Colorado Springs, Colorado Horace Mann Middle School Visit I'll be visiting Mann Middle School for the whole day, working with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. If you're a parent of a Mann student, please feel free to attend.
May 8, Colorado Mt. Carbon Elementary School Visit I'll be visiting Mt. Carbon for the whole day. If you're a parent of a Mt. Carbon student, please feel free to attend.
April 4, 2009, Colorado Young Adult Literature Conference This conference rocks. Please say hi to me if you're there. I'll be on a Y.A. author panel, and doing a session on teaching poetry to middle and high school students.
March 18, Colorado Governor's Ranch Elementary School Visit I'll be at Governor's Ranch for the whole day. If you're a parent of a Governor's Ranch student, please feel free to attend.
February 9, Iliff, Colorado Caliche Elementary School Visit I'll be at Caliche all day, working with students and teachers. Also, if you're a parent of a Caliche student, you can meet me in a special evening parent and student session. Contact Caliche Elementary School for details.
February 5, 2009, Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado State University Reading Series Deanna Ludwin, an outstanding poet and amazing human being, and I are going to be giving a reading together as part of the Creative Writing Reading Series. Details to come.
January 16, 2009, Broomfield, Colorado Aspen Creek School Visit I'll be working all day with the fabulous 6th graders of Aspen Creek. If you're a parent of an Aspen Creek student, feel free to attend.
2008 Events and Appearances January 5, Loveland, ColoradoYoung Adult Teacher presentation. I'll be speaking with teachers about ways to teach and write young adult literature. Loveland High School, 2:00-3:30.
February 4, Broomfield, Colorado Birch Elementary Author Visit Event! I'll be at Birch all day, giving presentations and running workshops. If you're a parent of a Birch student, feel free to attend.
February 6, Fort Collins Colorado My Word Reading Series. I'll be giving a reading along two other extremely brilliant, fun, (and best-selling) young adult authors, Lauren Myracle, and Laura Resau. The shindig starts at 7:00. Harmony Library Community Events room.
February 6 and 7, Westminster, Colorado Mandalay Middle School Author Visit Event! Mandalay has invited me out for two days of presentations and workshops. If you're a parent of a Mandalay student, feel free to attend.
February 8, 2008, Denver, Colorado CCIRA Conference. That's the Colorado Council International Reading Association. I'm going to be a featured author, giving two author presentations and a session on creative writing games. If you're a teacher, I hope to see you there.
February 15, Longmont, Colorado Mead Middle School Author Visit Event! The cool teachers of Mead, home of the Bulldogs, invited me out to run fiction workshops with their 7th and 8th graders. I'll be there all morning. If you're a parent of a Mead student, feel free to attend.
February 27, Thornton, Colorado Niver Creek Middle School Literacy Night Niver Middle School invited me out to speak, give a short reading, and answer questions. Book sales and signing will follow. Come out and support your local schools! 6:00-7:00pm
February 29, Fort Collins, Colorado Olander Elementary School Read In! I'll be giving a short reading as part of this celebration of reading at Olander. Book sales and signing will follow. Come out and support your local schools! 8:00pm
March 28, Fort Collins, Colorado Moore Elementary School Book Club The brilliant students of Moore are reading my book, and they invited me to meet with them. If you're a parent of a Moore book club student, please feel free to attend.
April 4-5, Fort Collins Colorado Northern Colorado Writers Conference. I'll be giving two presentations, one on Writing Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Challenges and Techniques, and one on The Art of Plotting. Fort Collins Hilton. Times TBA.
April 11, Fort Collins, Colorado Bacon Elementary School Visit I'll be at Bacon all day, giving presentations and running workshops. If you're a parent of a Bacon student, please feel free to attend the sessions.
April 23, Longmont, Colorado Young Adult Writers Book Group. I've been invited to speak with a local young adult writer's book group. If you'd like to attend this event, send me an email.
April 27-29, Aspen, Colorado Aspen Elementary and Middle School Visits The excellent schools in Aspen invited me to run workshops with their students. If you're an Aspen parent, please feel free to attend the presentation or other sessions.
May 2, Lakewood, Colorado Rooney Ranch Elementary School Visit Catch me at Rooney Ranch all day, giving presentations and running workshops. If you're a parent of a Rooney Ranch student, please feel free to attend the sessions.
May 5, Colorado Century Middle School I'll be at Century all day, giving presentations and workshops. If you're a parent of a Century student, feel free to attend.
May 16, Broomfield, Colorado Legacy High School Visit The excellent teachers of Legacy have invited me to run poetry and prose workshops with their students, doing a unique Writer's Cafe event.
June 18, Fort Collins, Colorado CSU Young Writer's Project I'm going to be running workshops with the talented writers involved in this summer writing program. Check out the Colorado State University Young Writers Project for more details.
September 18, Fort Collins, Colorado CCIRA Teachers Presentation I'll be presenting on ways to teach poetry to elementary and middle school students. Contact Mary Stewart, Fort Collins CCIRA Local Chapter President, for registration details, mstewart@psdschools.org.
September 20, Castle Rock, Colorado Castle Rock Writers Conference I'll be giving two presentations at this conference —one on Character and Plot in YA Fiction, and one on the effective use of Setting and Dialogue. Check out the Castle Rock Writers Conference for more details. I hope to see you there!
September 26, Belmar, Colorado Belmar School Visit I'll be running workshops all day. If you're a parent of a Belmar student, feel free to attend.
October 8, Denver, Colorado Colorado Book Awards The Traitor King has been chosen as a finalist for the Colorado Book Award! Come to this fundraising event for the Colorado Center for the Book to see if it wins (or to hang out with a bunch of writers and have a good time).
October 10, Littleton, Colorado Montessori Peaks Academy Visit I'll be running workshops all day. If you're a parent of a Montessori Peaks student, feel free to attend.
October 16, Fort Collins, Colorado Barnes and Nobles' Educator's Appreciation Night Catch me, and other authors, at the B&N on College after 5:00. We'll be signing books to support teachers of area schools.
October 18, Fort Collins, Colorado Harmony Library Writer's Program I'll be running a workshop focused on Plotting Interesting Stories from 1:00-2:30 on Saturday. Check out the Fort Collins Library Website for details.
October 23-24, Aspen, Colorado Aspen School Visit Details to come.
November 7, Colorado Century Middle School Visit I'll be running workshops all day. If you're a parent of a Century student, feel free to attend.
November 14, Arvada, Colorado Fitzmorris Elementary School Visit I'll be running workshops all day. If you're a parent of a Fitzmorris student, feel free to attend.
November 21, Windsor, Colorado Windsor Elementary School Visit I'll be working with the fabulous 6th graders of Windsor elementary. If you're a parent of a Windsor student, feel free to attend.
More readings to be announced soon... If you're a bookstore owner, teacher, librarian, or other lover of words with a public space, please contact me about scheduling an event!
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