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Events

Written by Beck McDowell. Posted in Home

 

Upcoming Events

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Events 

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

 

7:00 pm - Jacksonville State University - Phi Delta Kappa Induction Ceremon

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 1, 2016

 

9:30 am - 3:00 pm - Mountain Brook Junior High School

 

 

 

Saturday, June 4, 2016 

 

10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Catfish Literary Festival, Athens-Limestone Public Library

 

2:10 pm - 2:55 pm - YA Panel at Catfish Literary Festival

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

 

1:00 - Tennesee Librarian Summer Institute - Chattanooga Public Library

 

 

 

Thursday, May 19, 2016

 

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Book Signing - Local Authors - Harrison Brothers, Huntsville, AL

 

 

Friday, September 11, 2015

  

11:30 am - Madison County LIbrarians - Huntsville, AL  

 

 

Thursday, August 27, 2015

 

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Signing, Last Bus Out - Green Street Market Store

 

 

Thursday, March 10, 2016

 

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Eagleville High School, Eagleville, Tennessee

 

 

Friday, March 11, 2016 - SE-YA in the Boro

 

MTSU campus - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Session 1 - 9:00 - 9:45 - BAS S102 (with IW Gregorio, Jasmine Warga, Katie Cotugnu) 

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Book Signing

 

 

Saturday, March 12, 2016 - SE-YA in the Boro

 

MTSU Campus - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

 

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Community Day

 

 

 

 Tuesday, June 9, 2015

 

8:00 am - Books and Bytes - Fayetteville, TN

 

  

Friday, April 10, 2015

 

9:00 - Alabama Library Association - Point Clear, Fairhope, Alabama

 

 

Saturday, March 21, 2015

 

10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Southern Authors Expo - Huntsville Madison Public Library

 

Friday, November 7, 2014

9:15 am, 10:30 am - Alabama School LIbrary Association  - Florence, Alabama

 

Friday, October 24, 2014

8:30 am - Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference - Murfreesboro, TN

 

Monday, June 2, 2014

10:00 am - Alabama School Library Association Summer Conference, Shades Valley High School, Birmingham, AL

  

Thursday, April 17, 2014

9:00 am - 2:00 pm Starkville High School, Starkville, MS

4:00 pm - Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library

 

Thursday, April 24, 2014

10:00 - Alabama Library Association - Author Speed Date Event

 

Thurday, February 20, 2014

 9:00 am - Lee High School/ New Century High School 

2:00 pm - Huntsville City School Librarian Association

 

Saturday, November 23, 2013

2:45 - 4:00 pm - presentation with Liz Hester Shults - "Reinventing English: Multiple Approaches to Using Young Adult Literature, Choice: A Critical Component in Reinventing Attitudes About Reading"

 

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Cherokee High School, Atlanta, GA 

 

Tueday, November 19, 2013

River Ridge High School, Atlanta, GA

 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

9:30 - 11:30 am - Marion County High School Community Library, Guin, Alabama

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Winfield Public Library, Winfield, Alabama

  

Monday, October 14, 2013

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Mary Wallace Cobb Memorial Library, Vernon, Alabama

 

Sunday, October 13, 2013

3:30 - 4:30 pm - Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN, Rm 29

 4:30 - 5:00 pm - Signing This Is Not a Drill, Colonnade

 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

1:00 pm - Young Adult Literature calss, Athens State College

 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

1:00 - 3:00 - Writers' Workshop - Eleanor Murphy Library

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

1:30 - Grissom High School, Huntsville, AL - AP Classes

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

10:00 am - Hampton Cove Middle School

   

Saturday, April 27, 2013

9:00 - 3:15 - Monte Sano Writer's Conference with Homer Hickam - Monte Sano Methodist Church

  

 Thursday, April 25, 2013

1:00 pm - Alabama Library Association Convention - Montgomery, AL - signing

  

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

11:30 am - FUMC Book Club, Huntsville, AL

 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

World Book Night - Free Book Distribution - Downtown Square, Huntsville, AL

 

Saturday, April 20, 2013

 1:00 pm - Alabama Book Festival, North Tent

 

Friday, April 19, 2013

8:00 am - Sparkman Middle School, Huntsville, Alabama

  

Friday, April 12, 2012

 1:45 - 2:45 pm - University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, Speaker, Faye B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Session: "Convincing Teens that Reading is a Choice, Not a Chore."

  

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

 3:00 pm - signing Barnes & Noble, Hattiesburg, MS

  

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

8:00 am - Buckhorn High School, Huntsville, AL

  

Thursday, March 21, 2013

 6:30 pm - Guest Speaker at Decatur Public Library Grand Re-opening. Decatur, AL 

 

 Thursday, March 7, 2013

 4:00 pm - St. Mark's Book Club, Huntsville

 

Sunday, February 24, 2013

9:00 am - General Session, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Springmingle Conference, Atlanta, GA  "Great Expectations" with agent Jill Corcoran. What does an author expect from an agent and vice-versa? What expectations are realistic? How do both parties establish guidelines for a good relationship?

 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

12:00 noon - Huntsville Madison Public Library - Lunch and Learn. "The Challenges of Writing for Young Adults"

 

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

7:00 p.m. - Jones Valley Book Club, Huntsville, Alabama 

 

Saturday, January 19, 2013

9:30 am – 1:00 pm  Featured Speaker: SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) Regional Schmooze at Huntsville Madison County Public Library, Topic: "First Pages" Learn to activate your story to attract the attention of agents and editors. Bring the first three pages of your Work-In-Progress for group critique and learn to improve your story's opening.

 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

9:30 am - Sylvania School, Dekalb Co., AL

 

Friday, November 16, 2012

11:00 am – National Council of Teachers of English – MGM Grand, Las Vegas – Presentation: Igniting the Love of Reading in Your Struggling Readers

1:00 – 2:00 -  NCTE – MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Signing THIS IS NOT A DRILL  - Penguin Booth

5:00 – 6:00 – NCTE – MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Signing  THIS IS NOT A DRILL – Anderson’s Bookshop Booth

 

Friday, November 9, 2012

8:00 am - Briarwood School, Birmingham, AL

 

Thursday, November 8, 2012

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -Little Professor Book Center - Birmingham, AL (Homewood) - Signing THIS IS NOT A DRILL 

 

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

8:00 am - Huntsville High School - AP classes

 

Saturday, November 3, 2012

6:00 pm – Young Adult Library Services Literature Symposium – St. Louis – Book Blitz

 

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

7:00 am - Channel 2 Morning Show, Cullman, AL

 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

2:00 pm - Huntsville Mad. Co. Public Library – THIS IS NOT A DRILL Book Launch, Reading, Signing, Q & A  

 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

BOOK LAUNCH! – 6:00 - 8:00 pm - THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Barnes & Noble, Carl T. Jones Drive, Huntsville, AL

Signing and Trick-or-Treat Benefit for Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama 

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

11:00 am - WAAY- TV, Channel 31 news interview

 

Friday, October 6, 2012

3:00 pm - Page and Palette’s Grand Festival of Books – Fairhope, AL, Speaking and Signing 

 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

6:30 pm - Huntsville Madison County Public Library. “How I Write: NaNoWriMo 101” Panel, Huntsville, AL

 

Thursday, July 12, 2012

6:30 pm - Decatur Public Library, Decatur, AL - Speaking, Reading, Q & A

 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

1:00 pm - Alabama School Library Association - Mt. Brook High School, Birmingham, AL

 

April 26-28, 2012

Speaker, Southern Mississippi Literary Festival - Columbia, MS

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

11:30 am - Keynote Speaker - Alabama Library Association Young Adult Library Services Breakfast - Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, AL

 

January 26 & February 2, 9, 2012

3:30 pm - Learning Quest - Writing Class - Huntsville Madison County Public Library