News & Events

Thursday, February 28, 2013, 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
An Evening with Cynthia Leitich Smith

Join SCBWI-WI as we host an evening with Cynthia Leitich Smith from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Feb. 28 at Alicia Ashman Branch of the Madison Public Library (733 N. Highpoint Road, Madison, WI). Open to the public, the event will begin with a talk by Cynthia, followed by a Q&A discussion (which I am thrilled to lead), and will end with refreshments and giveaways. A Room of One’s Own will be on hand to sell books. For more information, visit the SCBWI-WI page at the national website.
 

Past Events and Speaking Engagements:

December 1, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Group Signing with Apocalypsies Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Anne Greenwood Brown, Laura Ellen, J.A. Souders and Elissa Janine Hoole.
Barnes & Noble, East Towne Mall, Madison, Wisconsin

November 30, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Group Signing with Apocalypsies Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Anne Greenwood Brown, Laura Ellen, J.A. Souders, Elissa Janine Hoole and Heather Anastasiu.
Anderson’s Bookshops, Naperville, Illinois

November 18-20, 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada

November 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Signing with  Jessi Kirby, Corrine Jackson and Trish Doller
Northwest Barnes & Noble, Rainbow Promenade, 2191 N Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89108.

November 18-20, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
ALAN Workshop: Reaching Them All—ALAN Has Books for Everyone 
Panel: War in Our Daily Lives, with Jessi Kirby, Corrine Jackson and Trish Doller
Sponsored by the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE-ALAN (Registration Information Here)

November 10, 2012 – The Wisconsin Book Festival

9:45 a.m.
Panel: Writing About Loss for Adolescent Readers, with Brian Farrey and Pat Schmatz
Wisconsin State Capitol – Senate Room 425 SW

2:45 p.m.
Panel: Collected Stories: The Thin Line Between Fact and Fiction
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Actors from Forward Theater Company will present staged readings of key scenes from “Collected Stories” by David Margulies, to be followed by a panel discussion of issues raised in the play, including issues surrounding mentor relationships and the blurring line between memoir and fiction.

October 19-21, 2012
SCBWI-WI Fall Retreat – Racine, WI
Presenting: The Mechanics of Voice
(Sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – Details and registration information here)

September 29, 2012, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Austin Teen Book Festival
The Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX

September 21, 2012, 7:30p.m.
New Jersey Launch Party for Personal Effects!!
Words Maplewood’s Bookstore, Maplewood, New Jersey

September 16, 2012, 2:00p.m.
Wisconsin Launch Party for Personal Effects!!
A Room of One’s Own Bookstore, Madison, Wisconsin

September 11, 2012
Publication Day for Personal Effects
(Available for pre-order now at most retailers. Want to pre-order a signed copy? Read how here).

June 21-25, 2012
American Library Association Annual Conference
Anaheim, CA
Signing ARCs of Personal Effects in the Candlewick Press Booth – Saturday, June 23, 9:30am-10:30am

May 19, 2012
Workshop: Finding the Agent Who Is Right For You
Seymour, WI
(Sponsored by SCBWI-WI – Details here)

March 31, 2012
Workshop: Finding the Agent Who Is Right For You
McFarland, WI
(Sponsored by SCBWI-WI)