I love to meet authors at conferences. Want to know the conferences I'll be attending this year?

Upcoming Events...

  • January 14, 2021: 2021 Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival (Online)
  • January 16-17, 2021: FL SCBWI Conference (Online)
  • February 19-21, 2021: WriteOnCon (Online) 
  • April 8-10, 2021: Las Vegas Writers Conference (Online)
  • September 23, 2021: Nebraska SCBWI Conference (Online)
My 2021 calendar is filling up fast but I'd love to speak at your conference or writer workshop.

I'd love to speak at your conference...

I'm available for speaking engagements on the following topics:
  • Author/Agent Relationship
  • First Page(s) Workshop
  • Query/Synopsis Workshop
  • ​Author Branding & Platform Building
  • A Closer Look at Diverse & Inclusive Representation in Publishing
  • A Decent Proposal: How to Get in Bed with a Publisher Without Losing Your Shirt
  • Activism in Publishing: Raising our Voices without Silencing Others
  • Writing the Other
  • It's All in the Hook: Writing Your Elevator Pitch
  • Rise of the Hybrid Author: Paths to Publication
  • Why #WeNeedDiverseBooks
  • Why you need a Literary Agent 
  • Motivation and brainstorming workshops​
  • Pitch Events (Virtual)
  • Advocacy: Autism Parenting, LGBT Parenting, Latinx in Publishing, POC in Publishing
  • #AskAgent Events (Virtual)
Reach out via the Contact Form and include "SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT REQUEST" in the subject line.
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