Calendar June 23, 2016 - The 2016 Children’s Literature Conference, Shenandoah Univ, Winchester, VA June 25-27, 2016 - ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL July 14, 2016 - Scholastic Reading Summit, Leesburg, VA July 21, 2016 - National Teachers Conference, Las Vegas, NV September 24, 2016 - Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival, Seward, NE October 19, 2016 - Lit-Fest, Suffolk County Library System, Long Island, NY February 8, 2017 - School Visit, Garrison, NY February 9, 2017 - Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School Visit, Croton on Hudson, NY February 10-12, 2017 - SCBWI Annual Conference (Keynote) New York, NY February 22, 2017 - St. Edwards University, Austin, TX February 23-26, 2017 - Mastering the Middle Grade, The Writing Barn, Austin, TX      Teaching with Donna Bray, editor, Balzer and Bray/Harper Collins March 1, 2017 - North County Professional Development Federation, Carlsbad, CA (with Jon       Klassen) A collaboration representing the San Diego County Office of Education, the      College of Education at California State University San Marcos,      and 26 Northern San Diego County member districts. March 2, 2017 - The New Children's Museum, downtown San Diego, CA (with Jon Klassen) March 3, 2017 - School Visit, Chula Vista, CA March 4, 2017 - North County Professional Development Federation, Carlsbad, CA April 23, 2017 - SunLit Festival: Under the Banyan Trees at the MFA,St. Petersburg, FL May 3, 2017 - Sanford School Visit, Hockessin, DE May 4, 2017 - Tatnall School Visit, Wilmington, DE May 5, 2017 - Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE May 9, 2017 - Garrison Forest School Visit, Owings Mills, MD May 22, 2017 - Pax/Wolf Hollow authors' Veterans' Visit Project, Cape Cod Academy, MA May 23, 2017 - Fay School Visit, Southborough, MA May 26, 2017 - Alden Elementary Visit, Duxbury, MA July 26, 2017 - Eastham Library, Eastham, MA (4 pm) October 13-15, 2017 - Sheboygan Children's Book Festival, Sheboygan, WI I love to make school visits as well as speak to librarians, teachers and booksellers but, sadly, I must drastically cut my travel back in 2018. I have books to write!