Saturday, October 26, 2024
I'm a featured author at the Tomes Of Terror Horror Convention and Book Fair through Bobzbay Books in Bloomington, IL. The event will be at Red Raccoon Games (301 N. Main St. in Bloomington). "This annual free event offers authors, readers, local businesses, and horror fans from across the Midwest an opportunity to celebrate the darker side of literature together." Complete info here. 10 am - 4 pm.

Saturday, November 2, 2024
I am teaching a class at the StoryStudio Writers Festival at the StoryStudio Center (4043 N. Ravenswood #222 in Chicago). My class is called "Believe, Care, Invest: How To Make The Audience Love Your Hero" and it will be from 11:10 am - 12:10 pm. Manuscript consultations also available! Complete info, including tickets, at the StoryStudio Writers Festival website here.

Friday, January 17, 2025
General deadline for submissions to the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. (Special extended deadline of March 24 for submissions to the San Antonio, Boston, and Tacoma screenings.)

Saturday, February 22, 2025
The BROOKLYN, NY screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Newbery Honor winner Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer and more). At the Brooklyn Public Library Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza) in the Dweck Auditorium. 1 pm. More details to come.

Saturday, March 1, 2025
The OGDEN, UTAH screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Keir Graff (author of The Tiny Mansion, Minerva Keene's Detective Club, and more). At the Treehouse Children's Museum (347 22nd Street). 6 pm. More details to come.

Sunday, March 9, 2025
The CHICAGO screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Keir Graff (author of The Tiny Mansion, Minerva Keene's Detective Club, and more). At the Harold Washington Library Center (400 S State St.) in the Pritzker Auditorium. 2 pm. More details to come.

Monday, March 24, 2025
Special extended deadline for entries for the San Antonio (5/3), Boston (4/12), and Tacoma (5/30) screenings of the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival.

Saturday, April 5, 2025
The ROCHESTER, NY screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. At the George Eastman Museum (900 East Ave) in the Dryden Theater. Hosted by me and the legendary Bruce Coville (author of My Teacher is an Alien and more). More details to come.

Saturday, April 12, 2025
The BOSTON screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. Hosted by me and Rebecca Mahoney (author of The Valley and the Flood and The Memory Eater). At the Boston Public Library, in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square (700 Boylston Street). 3 pm. More details to come.

Saturday, May 3, 2025
The SAN ANTONIO screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. In the H-E-B Performance Hall at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts (100 Auditorium Circle). Made possible by our partners at the Bexar County Digital Library Bibliotech and H-E-B Read 3. More details to come.

Friday, May 30, 2025
The TACOMA, WA screening of the 14th annual 90-Second Newbery Film Festival. At Grant Center for the Expressive Arts (2510 N 11th St.). More details to come.