Upcoming events
April 1-4, 2025
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas
so happy to be going to be at the Texas Library Association’s annual conference at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. Tune in for updates as we get closer to the event.
April 12, Saturday, 2025
TeenBookCon, Houston, Texas
TeenBookCon in Houston, put on by a bookstore I love, Blue Willow Books, is a dream conference for me, and I’ve been chosen to be one of their featured authors. There will be panels and books and all good things. Check back for more information as we get closer to the event!
April 17-20, 2025
Norwescon, Seattle, WA
I’m doing all kinds of programming at Norwescon, which is the home of the Philip K. Dick Award and has been running in one form or another for almost 30 years. Thursday: author reading 2-3 p.m. in Cascade 11; Cryptid-o-rama: From Sasquatch to the Loch Ness Monster panel (I’m the moderator!) 3-4 p.m. in Evergreen 3&4; Class I’m teaching: The Big Bad: How to Create a Memorable Villain 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Cascade 11. Friday: Who Reads YA? panel (I’m the moderator!) 11-12 p.m. The History of YA panel (Moderator again? Wow, I’ve got homework to do) Cascade 9; 4-5 p.m. Cascade 11, Painting the Galaxy Youth Activity 5-6 p.m. Cascade 12. Saturday: Signing 10-11 a.m. Grand 2; Youth Poetry Time activity 11-12 p.m. Cascade 12; Reading from Sweetest Darkness, 6 p.m. Cascade 3. Sunday: YA: A Second Coming of Age panel (not moderating!) 1-2 p.m. Cascade 11
september 25-26, 2025
Tampa Convention Center, Tampa FL
I love YA by the Bay! This is the second year for this event, put together by Sorboni Banerjee and Dominique Richardson, two awesome authors and champions of reading in the Tampa community. One day will be for school kids, and the second will be for the general public. Sign up for their newsletter for news and updates, and I’ll also be sending out updates on my own newsletter.
October 4-5, 2025
DFWCon 2025
If you’re an aspiring writer and you’re looking to improve your craft, find an agent, or improve your marketing skills, this is your conference. Remember in The Matrix when Morpheus stuck that metal rod thingy in the back of Neo’s head and downloaded all that cool fighting stuff? Yeah, get ready, because we’re going to download all kinds of cool writing moves into your brain!