Events

2021

Join us every Thursday for our Night Owl reader and writer events on our Facebook page.

June 15. Southern Gothic Literature discussion with Candice Marley Conner. Hosted by The Haunted Book Shop. 7-8pm CST. Online.

June 2. Teen Author Boot Camp Webinar Wednesday: Creating Memorable Characters with Maryanne Melloan Woods. 7pm MST. Watch the replay here.

March 6. St. Louis Writers Guild Conference. Publisher pitches with Hannah Smith. 11-12pm CST. Online.

January 6. Teen Author Boot Camp Webinar Wednesday: Shower Moments and Other Muses: Finding Inspiration in a Crazy World with Shelly X. Leonn. 7pm MST. Watch the replay here.

2020

December 2. Teen Author Boot Camp Webinar Wednesday: Poetry Pointers with Leigh Statham. 7pm MST. Online. Watch the replay here.

November 7. SCWBI Quarantine Book-a-Palooza with Darby Karchut. 2:15 pm MST. Online.

November 4. Teen Author Boot Camp Webinar Wednesday: How to Nail Your Short Story with Emma Nelson. 7pm MST. Online. Watch the replay here.

October 10. St. Louis Writers Guild Pitchfest with Hannah Smith. 12-1pm CST. Online.

September 12-13. Rocky Mountain Chapter SCBWI’s 2020 Virtual Letters & Lines Conference with Darby Karchut. Online.

September 12. Teen Author Boot Camp Conference Drill Sergeants: Nicole Conway, Leigh Statham, Jennifer Jenkins, and Emma Nelson. Online.

September 11. Book launch party for Teen Author Boot Camp anthology, Write Your Own Adventure. Featuring our newly published teen authors with NYT bestselling author Kiersten White. 7pm MST. Online.

September 8. Virtual Book Launch for Lazarus, interview with Maryanne Melloan Woods with Morristown Library. 7-8pm EST. Online.

August 2. Brave Girl Characters featuring Josh Roberts author of The Witches of Willow Cove. 3:00 EST at Middle Ground Book Fest.  

August 2. Magic, Misfits, and Monsters: how fantasy can help kids brave the real world featuring Colette Sewall author of Kiki MacAdoo and the Graveyard Ballerinas. 11:00 EST at Middle Ground Book Fest.

May 28. MG Virtual Book Launch Party with a reading from The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts. 7pm EDT. Online.

May 21. TABC Webinar with Jennifer Jenkins. Ticking Time-bomb Tension: How to Write a Page-turner. 2pm MST. Online.

POSTPONED April 17-19. Pikes Peak Writers Conference Faculty Member Darby Karchut. Colorado Springs, CO

April 9. TABC Webinar with Shelly X. Leonn. A Love/Hate Relationship: How to Build an Unforgettable Villain. 1pm MST. Online.

April 1. TABC Webinar with Jennifer Jenkins. Let’s Get Serious: Ten Ways to Go Pro. 12pm MST. Online.

POSTPONED March 28. Teen Author Boot Camp Conference Drill Sergeants: Nicole Conway, Leigh Statham, Jennifer Jenkins, and Emma Nelson. Provo, UT

POSTPONED March 27. Teen Anthology book launch party for Choose Your Own Adventure! Featuring our newly published teen authors with NYT bestselling authors Marissa Meyer and Marie Rutkoski. 7pm. Provo City Library. Provo, UT.

POSTPONED March 26. Learn It: Writing as a Creative Outlet with Jennifer Jenkins. 7pm. Provo City Library. Provo, UT.

March 24. Read Local Book Fair with Paul Michael Garrison. 10am-2pm. Mauney Memorial Library. King’s Mountain, NC.

March 21. Mobile Literary Festival with Candice Marley Conner reading from The Existence of Bea Pearl. 9am-4pm. Ben May Main Library. Mobile, AL.

March 19. Friends of the Library Author Series with Shelly X. Leonn discussing The Ghost and the Wolf. 6:30-7:30pm. Washington Public Library. Washington, MO.

February 13. Fiction, Poetry & Non-Fiction: A Workshop for New Writers with Patrick Scalisi. 6:30-8pm. Beacon Falls Public Library. Beacon Falls, CT.

February 11. Young Author’s Event with Darby Karchut. Scott Elementary School.  Colorado Springs, CO

February 5. World Read Aloud Day Skype visit with Darby Karchut. Marrion Elementary School. Vancouver, WA

February 3. World Read Aloud Day Skype visit with Darby Karchut. Prospect Elementary School. Clarendon Hills, IL.

January 30. The Ghost and the Wolf Signing and The Writers XL Podcast with Shelly X. Leonn. 4-7pm. Protagonist Cafe. St. Louis, MO.

January 27. Writers Week Guest Author/Presenter with Darby Karchut. Discover Canyon High School & Middle School. Colorado Springs, CO

January 25. Local Author Expo with Paul Michael Garrison. Greenville Library- Hughes Main Branch. Greenville, SC.


2019

December 14. The Key to the Universe book signing with Patrick Scalisi. 1-4 pm. Funky Stuff The Collective. New Haven, CT.

December 14. Letters to the Editor book launch with Paul Michael Garrison. 1:30-3:30pm. Fiction Addiction. Greenville, SC.

December 7. Teens Creative Writing Club with Paul Michael Garrison. 1pm. Frankfort Community Public Library. Frankfort, Indiana.

December 4. Letters to the Editor Reading/Talk with Paul Michael Garrison. 12pm. Frankfort Community Public Library. Frankfort, Indiana.

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November 30. Small Biz Main Street Stocking Stroll. The Ghost and the Wolf book signing with Shelly X. Leonn. 9am-7pm. Festus, MO.

November 16 & 17. OHP booth. Geek Girl Con. Seattle, WA. Booth #623.

October 27. These Wicked Waters book signing with Emily Layne. 2-4pm. Caprichos Books, Bel Air, Maryland.

October 24. These Wicked Waters online book launch with Emily Layne. 7-8pm EST. Facebook.

October 11. Teen Writer’s Guide ARC author signing by Jennifer Jenkins. 10-12pm. Exhibit Hall. Denver, CO. Booth #87.

October 10-12. OHP booth. Mountains & Plains, Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference. Denver, CO. Booth #87.

March 23. OHP booth/classes by Leigh Statham, Louise Cypress, Nicole Conway, and Jennifer Jenkins. Teen Author Boot Camp. 9am. Utah Valley Convention Center. Provo, UT.

March 22. Join our Clan book launch and teen-author signing. 7pm Provo Library. Provo, UT.


2018

June 24. Murder in the Library Series: Jack Be Quick reading and Jack the Ripper discussion. 3-4pm. The Storyteller’s Cottage. Simsbury, CT.

June 23. Jack Be Quick reading and book signing w/ Benjamin Thomas. 2pm. The Toadstool Bookshop. Keene, NH.

May 30. Platform Dwellers book launch w/ Katarina Boudreaux. 6-8pm. Blue Cypress Books. New Orleans, LA.

May 12. Daughter 4254 book signing w/ Leigh Statham. 2-4pm. The King’s English Bookshop. Salt Lake City, UT.

April 28. Jack Be Quick book signing w/ Benjamin Thomas. 3pm. Book Club Bookstore & More. South Windsor, CT.

April 20. Anna Undreaming book launch w/ Thomas Welsh. 7:30pm Waterstones. Glasgow, Scotland.

April 14. Darby Karchut presenting/OHP booth. Teen Author Boot Camp. 9am. Utah Valley Convention Center. Provo, UT.

April 13. Band of Misfits book launch and teen-author signing. 7pm Provo Library. Provo, UT.


2017

November 10. Daughter 4254 book launch w/ Leigh Statham. 7pm Flyleaf Books. Chapel Hill, NC.

October 26. Daughter 4254 book signing w/ Leigh Statham. 6pm Barnes & Noble. Idaho Falls, ID.

October 24. Daughter 4254 pre-launch party w/ Leigh Statham. 7pm Provo Library. Provo, UT.

August 12. Authors at the Market w/ Benjamin Thomas. 10am South Windsor Farmers’ Market. South Windsor, CT.

July 29. Benjamin Thomas in conversation with John Valeri. 1pm Book Club Bookstore & More. South Windsor, CT.

May 11. Jack Be Quick book launch w/ Benjamin Thomas. 7pm Provo Library. Provo, UT.