PAST EVENTS
2024
September 21, 2024 (Saturday)
StoryFest Book Festival 2024
The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT
In-Person Event
- 10am Panel: "Dangerous Visions: Dreams Across Universes" with Jedidiah Berry, P. Djeli Clark, Sarah Beth Durst, Christopher Golden, and GennaRose Nethercott, moderated by Alex Giannini
September 20, 2024 (Friday)
Writer's Digest Mastering Storytelling Virtual Conference
Virtual Event
- 3pm ET Presentation: "Writing Across Genres"
September 15, 2024 (Sunday) at 3pm ET
Four Seasons Bookstore -- Tales from the Cottage Cozy Book Club
114 W. German St. Shepherdstown, WV
Virtual Guest at In-Person Event
September 13, 2024 (Friday) at 8pm ET
OwlCrate -- OwlBabble Author Chat
Virtual Event
September 11, 2024 (Wednesday) at 7pm
Fantastic Fiction at KGB -- Reading with Sarah Beth Durst and Alaya Dawn Johnson
KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY
In-Person Event
September 10, 2024 (Tuesday) at 10:45am ET
Pine Crest School
Boca Raton, FL
Virtual Event
September 7, 2024 (Saturday) from 6-9pm
Night Fire X Cottage Core Event
Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY
In-Person Event
September 7, 2024 (Saturday)
Culper Spy Day 2024
93 North Country Road, East Setauket, NY
In-Person Event
August 31, 2024 (Saturday) at 1pm
Barnes & Noble - Riverhead -- Book Signing
Riverhead Shopping Center, 1470 Old Country Rd, Riverhead, NY
In-Person Book Event
August 29, 2024 (Thursday) at 6pm
Books of Wonder -- "Great YA Reads" Panel
42 West 17th Street, New York, NY
In-Person Event
August 20, 2024 (Tuesday) at 8pm ET
Meg's Tea Room
The Cozy Quill Book Club
Virtual Event
August 18, 2024 (Sunday) at 12pm
Bookstore Romance Day
Virtual Event
- 12pm ET Panel: "Behind Closed Doors" with Lily Chu, Jayne Denker, Sarah Beth Durst, Virginia Heath, Erin La Rosa, Jean Meltzer, Jen Simonic, Becca Westergard, and Preslaysa Williams
August 8-12, 2024 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) -- Glasgow 2024
Scottish Events Campus (SEC), Glasgow, Scotland
In-Person Convention
- Thurs 8/8, 7pm Panel: "Female Rage in SFF" with Sarah Beth Durst, Ryann Fletcher, Sarah Langan, Caroline Mersey, and Nnedi Okorafor (Lomond Auditorium)
- Fri 8/9, 1pm Autographing with Joe Abercrombie, Charlie Jane Anders, J.L. Doty, Sarah Beth Durst, Tasha Suri, and Clara Ward (Hall 4)
- Sat 8/10, 2:30pm Panel: "The Rise of Cozy Fantasy and Science Fiction" with S.L. Dove Cooper, Sarah Beth Durst, Nadia El-Fassi, Rachael K. Jones, and Julia Rios (Forth)
- Sun 8/11, 10am Panel: "The Chosen Everyone" with Sarah Beth Durst, Lucy A. McLaren, Chelsea Mueller, Christine Taylor-Butler, and W. Jade Young (Argyll 2)
August 5, 2024 (Monday) at 8pm ET
Bookish Pen Pals
Virtual Event
July 27, 2024 (Saturday) at 1pm ET
Durham Book Club
Durham, NC
Virtual Event
July 25, 2024 (Thursday) at 10:30am
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego, CA
In-Person Convention
- Thurs 7/25, 10:30am Panel: "Don't Stick Me in a Box: Genre Mashup Edition" with Olivie Blake, Sarah Beth Durst, TJ Klune, Seanan McGuire, and Chuck Tingle,
moderated by Maureen Lenker (room 24ABC)
- Thurs 7/25, 12pm Autographing (Sails Pavilion)
- Thurs 7/25, 2pm Tor Booth Signing (booth #2802)
- Fri 7/26, 3pm Panel: "Spotlight on Naomi Novik" with Naomi Novik, in conversation with Sarah Beth Durst (room 25ABC)
- Fri 7/26, 5pm Autographing (Sails Pavilion)
July 17, 2024 (Wednesday) at 5:30pm
Flyleaf Books -- in conversation with T. Kingfisher
752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
July 13, 2024 (Saturday) at 7pm
Fable Hollow Coffee & Bookshoppe -- The Spellshop Discussion & Signing
2910 Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, TN
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
July 12, 2024 (Friday) at 7pm
The Poisoned Pen Bookstore -- in conversation with Rebecca Thorne
4014 N Goldwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
July 11, 2024 (Thursday) at 7pm
The Ripped Bodice -- in conversation with Naomi Novik
218 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
July 10, 2024 (Wednesday) at 7:30pm
Charis Books & More -- in conversation with Kimberly Lemming
184 S. Candler St, Decatur, GA
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
July 9, 2024 (Tuesday) at 6:30pm
Phoenix Books -- in conversation with Katherine Arden
2 Carmichael St, Essex, VT
Spellshop Book Tour - In-Person Event
June 30, 2024 (Sunday)
Gold Coast Book Fair
Downtown Oyster Bay, NY
In-Person Event
- 1:30pm Panel: "Chapter Book Adventures for Young Readers" with Sarah Beth Durst and Laurie Smollett Kutscera, moderated by Kathryn Mulholland at Raynham Hall and Museum, Oyster Bay
- 3pm Panel: "Drunk on Love: Romance Reader's Happy Hour!" with Sarah Beth Durst and Ali Rosen, moderated by Jeannie Moon at The Wine Line, Oyster Bay
- 4pm Gold Coast Speakeasy at The Wine Line, Oyster Bay
June 17, 2024 (Monday) at 11am ET
Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) -- Spy Ring Talk
Virtual Event
June 9, 2024 (Sunday) at noon
Barnes & Noble - Bridgehampton -- Book Signing
2044 Montauk Highway Space #6, Bridgehampton, NY
In-Person Event
June 8, 2024 (Saturday)
Bronx Book Festival
Fordham Plaza, Bronx, NY
In-Person Event
- 3pm Panel: "SFF, Horror, Romance, Oh My!" with Nat Cassidy, P. Djeli Clark, Sarah Beth Durst, Alexandra Rowland, moderated by Dominique R. Jenkins
- 3:50pm - 4:20pm Signing
June 7, 2024 (Friday)
Nassakeag Elementary School -- School Visit
490 Pond Path, East Setauket, NY
In-Person Event
May 24-26, 2024 (Friday to Sunday)
Phoenix Fan Fusion 2024
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
In-Person Convention
- Fri 5/24 at 3pm Author Signing
- Fri 5/24 at 4:30pm Panel: "Choose Your Own Adventure Live!" with Robert Jackson Bennett, Soman Chainani, Ryan Dalton, Sarah Beth Durst, Todd Fahnestock, and Robin Hobb
- Fri 5/24 at 6pm Panel: "Fireside Chat at the Prancing Pony" with Peter V. Brett, Sarah Beth Durst, Sara Ella, Todd Fahnestock, and Aiden Thomas
- Sat 5/25 at 10:30am Panel: "Women Writers of Speculative Fiction" with Katherine Arden, Gwenda Bond, Sarah Beth Dust, Micaiah Johnson, and Lilliam Rivera
- Sat 5/25 at 12pm Author Signing
- Sat 5/25 at 4:30pm Panel: "Everything You Wantd to Know About Being an Author But Were Afraid to Ask Part 2" with Gwenda Bond, Peter V. Brett, Ryan Dalton, Sarah Beth Durst, Sara Ella, and Micaiah Johnson
- Sat 5/25 at 6pm Panel: "Defeating Writer's Block" with Sarah Beth Durst, Fonda Lee, and Gene Luen Yang
- Sun 5/26 at 10:30am Author Signing
- Sun 5/26 at 12pm Panel: "Creating Strange New Worlds" with Robert Jackson Bennett, Sarah Beth Durst, Fonda Lee, Melissa Marr, and Aiden Thomas
- Sun 5/26 at 3pm Panel: "The Rise of Cozy Fantasy" with Sarah Beth Durst
May 20, 2024 (Monday) at 7pm
Three Village Historical Society -- Spy Ring Book Launch
The Setauket Neighbood House, 95 Main Street, Setauket, NY
May 14, 2024 (Thursday)
New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) 2024
DoubleTree Hotel, Manchester, NH
In-Person Event
May 9, 2024 (Thursday)
Library Journal Day of Dialog 2024
Virtual Event
- 12pm ET Panel: "Romantasy" with Carissa Broadbent, Sarah Beth Durst, Thea Guanzon, Crystal J. Johnson & Felicity Vaughn, and Heather Walter, moderated by Eve Stano
April 27, 2024 (Saturday) at noon
Books of Wonder -- Indie Bookstore Day
42 West 17th Street, New York, NY
In-Person Event
April 20, 2024 (Saturday) at 11am PT
Romancing SFF Monthly Meetup -- Featuring: Sarah Beth Durst
SFWA (the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association)
Virtual Event
(SFWA or Nebula membership required)
April 4, 2024 (Thursday) at 6:30pm
B&N Atlantic Ave -- K. Ancrum, in conversation with Sarah Beth Durst
Barnes & Noble, 194 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
In-Person Event
February 10-11, 2024 (Saturday to Sunday)
Boskone -- Program Participant
Boston, MA
In-Person Convention
- Sat 1pm Panel: "What's New in Children's Literature"
- Sat 2:30pm Panel: "Worldbuilding New Folklore for Fictional Worlds"
- Sat 5:30pm Kaffeeklatsch
- Sat 7pm Panel: "Romance in Speculative Fiction"
- Sun 10am Panel: "The Science of Creativity and Innovation"
- Sun 11:30am Panel: "Writer's Blockbusting"
2023
December 3, 2023 (Sunday) from noon to 3pm ET
Barnes & Noble - Bridgehampton -- Book Signing
2044 Montauk Highway Space #6, Bridgehampton, NY
In-Person Book Event
November 9, 2023 (Thursday)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Virtual Event
- 5pm Guest Lecturer: Worldbuilding Class
October 26-29, 2023 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2023
Sheraton Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
In-Person Convention
- Fri 1pm Reading: Sarah Beth Durst
- Fri 8pm Mass Autograph Session
- Sat noon Group Reading: The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie anthology
- Sun 10am Panel: "The Rise of Cozy Fantasy"
October 25, 2023 (Wednesday)
The Ripped Bodice Bookstore
218 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
In-Person Event
- 7-9pm Bramble Presents: Romance Trivia Night
October 11, 2023 (Wednesday) at 2pm ET
Colin Powell Elementary School
Centreville, VA
Virtual Visit
September 9, 2023 (Saturday)
Culper Spy Day 2023
93 North Country Road, East Setauket, NY
In-Person Event
- 12:30pm Reading from my forthcoming book for kids, Spy Ring, on the lawn
July 13, 2023 (Thursday)
Lindenhurst Memorial Library -- Author Night
Lindenhurst, NY
In-Person Event
- YA Panel: Sarah Beth Durst, Camryn Garrett, Amy Giles, Lygia Day Penaflor, and Kara Thomas
May 17, 2023 (Wednesday) at 11:05am ART
Lincoln School, Buenos Aires
Andres Ferreyra 4073, B1637 AOS La Lucila, Argentina
Virtual School Visit
May 6, 2023 (Saturday) at noon ET
Barnes & Noble - Riverhead -- Book Signing
Riverhead Shopping Center, 1470 Old Country Rd, Riverhead, NY
In-Person Book Event
May 4, 2023 (Thursday) at 6pm ET
Books of Wonder
42 West 17th Street, New York, NY
In-Person Event
- Book Launch Event for THE LAKE HOUSE, Sarah Beth Durst in conversation with E. Lockhart
April 29, 2023 (Saturday)
YALLWEST -- Author Appearance
Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA
In-Person Book Festival
- 11am PT Panel: "Plotting Murder... That's Twisted" with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Nick Brooks, Melissa de la Cruz, Sarah Beth Durst, Wendy Heard, Dana Schwartz, and Jessie Weaver
- 1pm PT Signing
- 2pm PT Panel: "Writing for a Galaxy Far, Far Away" with Alexandra Bracken, Sarah Beth Durst, Sarah Kuhn, Daniel Jose Older, Sam Maggs, and Beth Revis
April 27, 2023 (Thursday) at 7pm MT (9pm ET)
Rediscovered Books
Boise, ID
Virtual Event
- Launch Event for Marie Curie Anthology, with Mylo Carbia, Sarah Beth Durst, Henry Herz, Susanne Lambdin, Seanan McGuire, Lissa Price, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Christine Taylor-Butler, and Jane Yolen
April 25, 2023 (Tuesday) at 6pm ET
Books of Wonder
New York, NY
Virtual Event
- "YA Suspense for Spring" Panel with Robbie Couch, Sarah Beth Durst, Marie Lu, and Joan F. Smith
March 29, 2023 (Wednesday)
H.B. Mattlin Middle School -- School Visit
Plainview, NY
In-Person Event
February 17-19, 2023 (Friday to Sunday)
Boskone -- Virtual Program Participant
Boston, MA
Hybrid Convention
- Sat 4pm ET Panel: "From Urban Centers to Town Squares" with Sarah Beth Durst, S.L. Huang, Scott Lynch, Jarvis Sheffield, and Charles Stross
- Sat 8:30pm ET Panel: "Fairytale Princess, Beyond 2023" with Vida Cruz, Sarah Beth Durst, Kate Heartfield, and Anne E.G. Nydam
- Sun 1pm ET Panel: "How Well Do You Know Your Monster?" with Sarah Beth Durst, L.S. Johnson, E.C. Myers, Kaitlin Nichols, and Scott Smith
January 26, 2023 (Thursday) at 3pm PT
Enterprise Middle School -- MG Author Club Speaker
West Richland, WA
Virtual Event
2022
December 14, 2022 (Wednesday)
Port Jefferson Free Library
100 Thompson Street, Port Jefferson, NY
In-Person Book Event
- Panel at 7pm ET with Catherine Asaro, Sarah Beth Durst, and Kelley Skovron
December 8, 2022 (Thursday)
Suffolk County Library Association - Young Adult Division
East Islip, NY
In-Person Event
- Guest Speaker at Annual Luncheon 12pm-3pm ET
November 26, 2022 (Saturday)
Barnes & Noble - Riverhead
Riverhead Shopping Center, 1470 Old Country Rd, Riverhead, NY
In-Person Book Event
- Discussion and Signing from 12pm to 3pm ET with Sarah Beth Durst
November 10, 2022 (Thursday)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Virtual Event
- Guest Lecturer at 5pm ET: Worldbuilding Class
November 5, 2022 (Saturday)
Princeton University's Theatre Intime 100th Anniversary Celebration
Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton, NJ
In-Person Event
- Panel at 2:30pm ET: "Alumni All-Stars Panel: How Theater Influenced My (Non-Theater) Career" with Cheryl Davis, Sarah Beth Durst, Robert Gleason, Stephen Hellmuth, Maria Ressa, and Doug Rushkoff
October 24, 2022 (Monday) at 7pm ET
The Island Trees Public Library
38 Farmedge Rd, Levittown, NY
In-Person Event
October 13, 2022 (Thursday) at 2pm ET
Colin Powell Elementary School
Centreville, VA
Virtual Visit
October 9, 2022 (Sunday)
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) Virtual Conference
Virtual Event
- Panel at 3:30pm ET: "Writing Middle Grade and Young Adult Speculative Fiction" with Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, Henry Lien, Diana Peterfreund, Michael Stearns, and Greg van Eekhout
August 27, 2022 (Sunday)
Writer's Digest Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Conference -- Guest Speaker
Virtual Event
June 26, 2022 (Sunday) at 3pm ET
Books of Wonder
New York, NY
Virtual Event
- Fantastic Middle Grade Reads Panel: "Unexpected Heroes on Unforgettable Adventures" with Kirsty Applebaum, Jasbinder Bilan, Rebecca Caprara, Sarah Beth Durst, and Louie Stowell
April 14, 2022 (Thursday) at 6-7pm CT
Hartman Elementary School -- Family Reading Night
Omaha, NE
Virtual Event
March 10, 2022 (Thursday) at 10am CT
Hartman Book Club -- Virtual Visit
Omaha, NE
March 5, 2022 (Saturday) at 10am-1pm ET
Farmingdale High School Genre Con -- Virtual Guest Author
Farmingdale, NY
2021
November 11, 2021 (Thursday) at 5pm ET
University of Connecticut -- Guest Lecturer
Storrs, CT
Virtual Event
October 21, 2021 (Thursday) at 9:45am ET
Colin Powell Elementary School -- Virtual Visit
Centreville, VA
October 13, 2021 (Wednesday) at 5pm PT
Powell's Books -- Terry Brooks in conversation with Sarah Beth Durst
Portland, OR
Virtual Event
August 29, 2021 (Sunday) at 1pm ET
Writer's Digest Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Conference
Virtual Event
August 13-15, 2021 (Friday to Sunday)
Readercon
Boston, MA
Virtual Convention
- Sun 3pm ET Panel: "The Works of Ursula Vernon" with Sarah Beth Durst, Ruthanna Emrys, Natalie Luhrs, Adrienne Martini, and Kate Nepveu
July 24, 2021 (Saturday) at 5pm PT
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego, CA
Virtual Convention
- Panel: "Young Adult Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Horror" with Kendare Blake, Mylo Carbia, Sarah Beth Durst, Henry Herz, Jonathan Maberry, and Seanan McGuire
July 10, 2021 (Saturday) at 3pm ET
Books of Wonder
New York, NY
Virtual Event
- Fantastic Middle Grade Reads Panel with Cindy Baldwin, Rena Barron, Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, and Allen Zadoff
June 15, 2021 (Tuesday) at 5pm CT / 6pm ET
Blue Willow Bookshop -- Book Launch Event: Sarah Beth Durst, in conversation with Jessica Day George
Houston, TX
Virtual Event
May 28-31, 2021 (Friday to Monday)
Balticon
Baltimore, MD
Virtual Convention
- Fri 2:30pm Panel: "Techniques for Plotting Your Novel"
- Fri 4pm Reading
- Fri 8:30pm Panel: "Coming of Age Stories That Aren't YA"
- Sun 10am Panel: "How Much Worldbuilding is Too Much?"
- Sun 4pm Panel: "Using Writing Prompts and Exercises Effectively"
- Mon 11:30am Panel: "Plotting Character Growth"
- Mon 1pm Panel: "Revising Your Work"
May 14, 2021 (Friday) at noon ET
Syosset Public Library
Syosset, NY
Virtual Visit
May 12, 2021 (Wednesday) at 5:30pm PT
Cypress Library
Cypress, CA
Virtual Visit
April 21, 2021 (Wednesday) at 12pm ET
Books & Books -- Rena Rossner and Sarah Beth Durst
Miami, FL
Virtual Event
March 12, 2021 (Friday) at 2pm ET
Crossroad Reviews -- #AuthorChat Live
Virtual Event
February 12-14, 2021 (Friday to Sunday)
Boskone
Boston, MA
Virtual Convention
- Fri 8pm EST Panel: "Are Our Heroes Outgrowing the Hero's Journey?" with KT Bryski, Sarah Beth Durst, Alan Dean Foster, Errick Nunnally, and Suzanne Palmer
- Sat 10am EST Reading with Sarah Beth Durst, Christine Taylor-Butler, and Ursula Vernon
- Sat 4pm EST Kaffeeklatsch: Sarah Beth Durst
- Sat 7pm EST Panel: "The Literary Power of Simply Magics" with Sarah Beth Durst, Alan Dean Foster, Garth Nix, Tamora Pierce, and Carrie Vaughn
- Sun 4pm EST Panel: "Saving the World by Dinner Time" with Sarah Beth Durst, Cerece Rennie Murphy, Michael Stearns, Christine Taylor-Butler, and Jane Yolen
February 9, 2021 (Tuesday) at 7pm ET
Con-Tinual
Virtual Event
- Panel: "Writing for All Ages" with Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, Diana Peterfreund, Jon Skovron, Greg van Eekhout, and Jean Marie Ward
2020
November 19, 2020 (Thursday) at 1pm
Colin Powell Elementary School -- Virtual Visit
Centreville, VA
November 12, 2020 (Thursday) at 5pm
University of Connecticut
Virtual Guest Lecturer for Worldbuilding Class
November 9, 2020 (Monday) at 10:30am ET
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA)
Facebook Live Author Event
October 29 - November 1, 2020 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention
Salt Lake City, Utah
Virtual Convention
- Fri 3pm MDT (5pm ET) Panel: "Tropes and Archetypes" with Sarah Beth Durst, Cheryl M. Morgan, Sharon Shinn, and Kryssa Stevenson
- Sat 1pm MDT (3pm ET) Panel: "What's New in Books for Teens?" with Sarah Beth Durst, Cindy Pon, and James Van Pelt
- Sat 2:30pm MDT (4:30pm ET) Reading: Sarah Beth Durst
November 7, 2020 (Saturday) at 2pm ET
NYC NaNoWriMo
Virtual Event
October 17-18, 2020 (Saturday to Sunday)
Capclave 2020
Rockville, MD
Virtual Convention
- Sat 1:30pm Panel: "Magic: Obvious or Mysterious" with Sarah Beth Durst, Charlotte Honigman, Jon Skovron, Carrie Vaughn, and Jean Marie Ward
- Sat 9pm Kaffeeklatsch
- Sun 1:30pm Panel: "Sarah Beth Durst and Friends" with Leah Cypess, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Sarah Beth Durst, Diana Peterfreund, and Jon Skovron
- Sun 4:30pm Panel: "GRRM Junior Edition: YA Dark Fantasy" with Sarah Avery, Sarah Beth Durst, Kelly E. Dwyer, Mary Fan, and Mary G. Thompson
July 28 - August 2, 2020 (Tuesday to Sunday)
CoNZealand (WorldCon) World Science Fiction Convention 2020
Wellington, New Zealand (Time Zone Converter)
Virtual Convention
- Wed 1pm NZT (Tues 9pm ET) Kaffeelatsch
- Thurs 1pm NZT (Wed 9pm ET) Reading
- Fri 4pm NZT (Fri 12am ET) Panel: "Magic Systems in Fantasy" with Sarah Beth Durst, Maiya Ibrahim, Laura Lam, Jennifer Mace, and Garth Nix
- Sat 10am NZT (Fri 6pm ET) Panel: "Young Adult Fiction: From the Page and From the Screen" with Holly Black, Sarah Beth Durst, Jodi McAlister, and Denika Mead
June 28, 2020 (Sunday) at 2pm
Annie's Book Stop
65 James Street, Worcester, MA
Virtual Event via Zoom
May 27, 2020 (Wednesday) at 8:30pm ET
Mysterious Galaxy -- Virtual Event with Emily B. Martin, in Conversation with Sarah Beth Durst
3555 Rosecrans St Suite 107, San Diego, CA
May 26, 2020 (Tuesday)
r/Fantasy Virtual Con
Panel on "Magic Systems"
May 13, 2020 (Wednesday) at 10:30am
The Center for Fiction -- KidsRead -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
May 12, 2020 (Tuesday)
r/Fantasy Virtual Con
Panel on "Heroes and Villains"
May 9, 2020 (Saturday)
Cavalcade of Authors West -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tacoma, WA
April 23, 2020 (Thursday) at 9pm ET
Seoul International School -- Virtual School Visit
Seongnam-daero 1518beon-gil, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
April 18, 2020 (Saturday)
Authors Unlimited -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
St. Joseph's College, 155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue, NY
April 9, 2020 (Thursday)
International Unicorn Day -- Facebook Live Event (full schedule)
On Facebook at 10:30am ET @sarahbethdurst
April 1, 2020 (Wednesday)
I.S. 125 -- School Visit -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
46-02 47 Avenue, Woodside, NY
March 24, 2020 (Tuesday)
TomeCon 2020 -- Virtual Panel -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, GA
March 21, 2020 (Saturday)
Cavalcade of Authors -- Event cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Richland, WA
February 28-29, 2020 (Friday to Saturday)
C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
- Fri 2/28 at 12:30pm - Panel: "Not Another SFF Novel: Fantasy for Readers of the 21st Century" with Robert Jackson Bennett, Terry Brooks, Sarah Beth Durst, John Scalzi, Sam Sykes, and Rita Woods in Room S504
- Fri 2/28 at 1:45pm - Signing at Autographing Table 4
- Fri 2/28 at 2:45pm - Interviewing Terry Brooks: "The End of Shannara: Spotlight on Terry Brooks" in Room S404
- Fri 2/28 at 4pm - Signing at Autographing Table 2
- Sat 2/29 at 4:15pm - Panel: "Beyond the Physical World: Worldbuilding in Speculative Fiction" with Rena Barron, Robert Jackson Bennett, Sarah Beth Durst, Chris Kluwe, and Alexandra Monir in Room S504
- Sat 2/29 at 5:30pm - Signing at Autographing Table 4
January 26, 2020 (Sunday)
ALA Midwinter -- Signing at 1pm at HarperCollins booth
Philadelphia Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2020 (Tuesday) at 10am
The Wheatley School
11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY
2019
November 22, 2019 (Friday)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention 2019
Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
- Fri 11/22 at 3:30pm Panel: "The Landscape of Escape: Interdisciplinary Inquiry with Sci-Fi & Fantasy" with Tony Abbott, Oona Marie Abrams, Sayantani DasGupta, Sarah Beth Durst, Eliot Schrefer, and Todd Strasser in room 319
- Sat 11/23 at 2:00pm Signing at the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth
November 19, 2019 (Tuesday)
North Country Road Middle School
191 North Country Road, Miller Place, NY
November 12, 2019 (Tuesday)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
November 1-3, 2019 (Friday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention (WFC) 2019
Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
- Fri 11/1 at 8pm Mass Autographing in Marquis 1-3
- Sat 11/2 at noon Panel: "Hopepunk vs Grimdark" in Marquis 4-6 with Sarah Beth Durst, Christopher Husberg, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Anna Smith Spark, and Edward Willett
- Sat 11/2 at 5pm Panel: "Has Social Media Changed Fantasy & Horror?" with Bru Baker, Sarah Beth Durst, Beth Meacham, and Steve Saffel in Marquis 4-6
October 25, 2019 (Friday) at 10:30am
The Center for Fiction -- KidsRead
15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
October 15, 2019 (Tuesday) at 10:50am
Colin Powell Elementary School -- Virtual Visit
Centreville, VA
September 20, 2019 (Friday) at 9pm
Philadelphia Science Fiction Society -- Guest Speaker
International House, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
September 18, 2019 (Wednesday) at 7pm
Fantastic Fiction at KGB -- Reading with Sarah Beth Durst and Sarah Pinsker
KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY
June 8, 2019 (Saturday) at 7:30pm
The Science Fiction Association of Bergen County
Barnes & Noble, 765 Route 17 South, Paramus, NJ
June 8, 2019 (Saturday) from 11am to 4pm
Maplewood South Orange Book Festival 2019
The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ
May 11, 2019 (Saturday) at 1pm
Books of Wonder -- Fantastic Middle Grade Reads with Pat Cummings, Sayantani Dasgupta, Sarah Beth Durst, Laura Ruby, and Fran Wilde
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
May 10, 2019 (Friday) at 11am
The Center for Fiction -- KidsRead
15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
April 2, 2019 (Tuesday) at 7pm
Galactic Philadelphia -- Reading with Sarah Beth Durst and Paul Levinson
Free Library of Philadelphia (the Parkway Central branch on Logan Circle), 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA
March 31, 2019 (Sunday) at 1:30pm
Books of Wonder -- NYC Teen Author Festival Mega-Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
March 30, 2019 (Saturday)
New York Public Library -- NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium
42nd Street NYPL, Bartos Forum
- 2:20pm Panel: "Speaking the Truth" with Sarah Beth Durst, David Levithan (moderator), Tiffany Schmidt, Natasha Sinel, Katrin van Dam, and Ismee Williams
- 3:10pm Panel: "Defying Convention" with Jessica Brody, Charlotte David, Sarah Beth Durst (moderator), Jessica Khoury, Elizabeth Lim, Joanne Rendell, Margaret Stohl, and Marit Weisenberg
March 29, 2019 (Friday) at 7pm
Barnes & Noble Upper West Side -- NYC Teen Author Festival Reader's Theater/Signing with Kheryn Callendar, Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, Sarah Beth Durst, Sarah Enni, Jessica Khoury, David Levithan, Torrey Maldonado, and Andrew Simonet
82nd & Broadway, 2289 Broadway, New York, NY
March 15-16, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) 2019
Washington State Convention Center, 800 Convention Pl, Seattle, WA
- Fri 11am Panel: "Fantasy Fiction: Beyond Maps, Beyond Borders" with Delilah S. Dawson, Jason Denzel, Sarah Beth Durst, Anna Eklund, L.A. Gilman, and Sam Sykes in WSCC 603
- Fri 12:15pm Signing at the Writer's Block Autographing Area
- Sat 12:15pm Panel: "Geek Geek Revolution" with Katherine Arden, Gwenda Bond, Rachel Caine, Blake Crouch, and Sarah Beth Durst in WSCC 603
- Sat 1:30pm Panel: "Twists and Turns in YA" with Jessica Brody, Sarah Beth Durst, Colleen Houck, Bridget Tyler, and Margot Wood in WSCC 603
- Sat 2:45pm Signing at the Writer's Block Autographing Area
February 15-17, 2019 (Friday to Sunday)
Boskone 2019
Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer St., Boston, MA
- Fri 6pm Reading: "Fiction for Kids and Young Adults" with Sarah Beth Durst, Sarah Jean Horwitz, Justin Key, Anne Nydam, and Christine Taylor-Butler
- Fri 7pm Panel: "Fantasy with Greek & Roman Roots" with Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, and Darlene Marshall
- Sat 10am Panel: "Is Escaping Reality Good for Kids?" with David Anthony Durham, Sarah Beth Durst, Barry Goldblatt, Anne Nydam, and Chistine Taylor-Butler
- Sat noon Autographing
- Sat 2pm Kaffeeklatsch
- Sat 4pm Panel: "The Middle Book Syndrome" with Sarah Beth Durst, Sharon Lee, Juliana Spink Mills, Kenneth Rogers Jr, and Fran Wilde
- Sat 9pm Panel: "Starting and Finishing a Novel" with Brenda W. Clough, Sarah Beth Durst, Grady Hendrix, David McDonald, and Robert V.S. Redrick
- Sun noon DragonsLair: "Fantastical Worldbuilding with Kids"
2018
December 9, 2018 (Sunday)
Barnes & Noble Oxford Valley
210 Commerce Blvd, Fairless Hills, PA
- 2pm Discussion & Signing: Sarah Beth Durst, Maria V. Snyder, Carolyn Turgeon, and Fran Wilde
December 5, 2018 (Wednesday)
Teen Author Reading Night
Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, corner of 6th Ave and 10th St, New York, NY
- 6pm Readings & Discussion: Zoraida Cordova, Sarah Beth Durst, Mia Garcia, Amy McNamara, Anica Mrose Rissi, and Natasha Sinel
November 19, 2018 (Monday) at 1pm
Colin Powell Elementary School -- Virtual Visit
Centreville, VA
November 8, 2018 (Thursday) at 10:30am
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) -- Facebook Live Author Event
November 6, 2018 (Tuesday)
New York City School Library System's Annual Fall Conference
Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY
- 12pm Panel: "Overcoming Obstacles through Social Action" with Don Brown, Nancy Churnin, Sarah Beth Durst, Tony Medina, Emma Otheguy, and Susannah Richards
- 1pm Signing (following panel)
November 1-4, 2018 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2018
Baltimore Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, 202 East Pratt St, Baltimore, MD
- Fri 8pm Mass Autographing
- Sun 12pm Panel: "Optimism in the New Dark Age" with Michael J. Deluca, Sarah Beth Durst, Matthew Kressel, James A. Moore, and A.C. Wise
October 13, 2018 (Saturday) at 10am
Northborough Free Library -- Author Visit
34 Main Street, Northborough, MA
October 6-7, 2018 (Saturday to Sunday)
New York Comic Con
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Sat 11am Signing at HarperCollins booth
- Sun 11am Signing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth
- Sun 1:30pm Panel: "Weirdness Accessible" in Room 1A18 with Edgar Cantero, Sarah Beth Durst, Christina Henry, Vivian Shaw, Margaret Stohl, and Maryelizabeth Yturralde
- Sun 2:45pm Post-Panel Signing in Hall 1A Author Autographing Area Table 1
October 4, 2018 (Thursday) at 7pm
Book Culture -- Panel and Signing
26-09 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY
- Panel Discussion: "Choose Your Player: How SciFi & Fantasy Authors Create Legendary Characters" with S.A. Chakraborty, Sarah Beth Durst, Richard Kadrey, David Pedreira, and R.A. Salvatore
September 18, 2018 (Tuesday) at 3:30pm
Viera Charter School Book Club -- Virtual Visit
6206 Breslay Drive, Melbourne, FL
September 14, 2018 (Friday) at 8:30pm
Read for Pixels -- Live Google Hangout
June 9, 2018 (Saturday)
Maplewood South Orange Book Festival 2018
The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ
June 6, 2018 (Wednesday)
WORD Bookstore
123 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ
- 7:30pm Sarah Beth Durst and Peter V. Brett
June 2, 2018 (Saturday)
BookCon 2018
Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Sat, June 2, 10:45-11:30am Panel "Stanning Up: Channeling Fandom into Original Fiction" in Room 1E16 with S.A. Chakraborty, Sarah Beth Durst, R.F. Kuang, Sam J. Miller, Claire O'Dell, and Paul Tremblay
- Sat, June 2, 11:45-12:30pm Signing in Autographing Area, Table 8
- Sat, June 2, 12:30-1:30pm Nanofictionary with Sarah Beth Durst, Sam J. Miller, Naomi Novik, and Mark Oshiro
- Sat, June 2, 2:00-2:30pm Signing at HarperCollins booth (free copies of The Queen of Blood)
May 19, 2018 (Saturday)
Books of Wonder
217 West 84th Street, New York, NY
May 5, 2018 (Saturday) from 11:15am to noon
New York Library Association Section of School Librarians Conference
Huntington Hilton, Melville, NY
April 28, 2018 (Saturday) from 10am to 3pm
Authors Unlimited 2018
St. Joseph's College, 155 West Roe Boulevard, Patchogue, NY
April 6-7, 2018 (Friday to Saturday)
C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo)
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
- Fri, Apr 6, 1:45-2:45pm Panel "Strong Female Voices in Speculative Fiction" in Room S405b with Rachel Aaron, Sarah Beth Durst, Tricia Levenseller, and Laura Sebastian
- Fri, Apr 6, 3-4pm Signing at Table 35/36
- Fri, Apr 6, 5:15-6:15pm Panel "Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Panel: Two Decades of Magic" in Room S401 with Joe Dragunas, Sarah Beth Durst, Lucy Knisley, and Veronica Roth
- Sat, Apr 7, 11-11:30am Signing at HarperCollins booth #518 (free copies of The Queen of Blood)
- Sat, Apr 7, 1:30-2:30pm Panel "Join the Rebellion: Kickass Heroines Shake-Up the Status Quo" in Room S405b with Sarah Beth Durst, Christina Henry, Justina Ireland, and Rebecca Ross
- Sat, Apr 7, 3-4pm Signing at Table 35/36
March 22, 2018 (Thursday)
PLA (Public Library Association) Conference
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 2pm Signing at HarperCollins booth
- 3pm Signing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth
March 17, 2018 (Saturday)
Montclair Literary Festival
Montclair, NJ
- 12:30-1:20pm Talk "Writing is Magic" in Montclair Public Library, 3rd Floor Green Space
- 2:45-3:45pm Panel "Reinventing the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre" with Alex London, Sarah Beth Durst, Yvonne Ventresca, Josiah Bartlett, and Laura & Jim Nicosia
March 13, 2018 (Tuesday)
TomeCon 2018 -- Virtual Chat at 10:30am
The University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus, Oakwood, GA
February 2, 2018 (Friday) at 1pm
Mt. Vernon Exploratory School -- Skype Visit
4844 Jim Hood Road, Gainesville, GA
January 25-28, 2018 (Thursday to Sunday)
Kindling Words East -- Guest Author Speaker
The Essex Resort, 70 Essex Way, Essex, VT
2017
November 11, 2017 (Saturday)
YALLFest
Charleston, SC
- 12pm Signing at the Charleston Museum
- 2pm Panel: "Genre Wars: Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy" with Joelle Charbonneau, Dhonielle Clayton, Sarah Beth Durst, Marissa Mayer, Brendan Reichs, Marie Rutkoski, and Laini Taylor at the Charleston Music Hall
- 4pm Panel: "Found Family and/or Shared Blood" with Zoraida Cordova, Sarah Beth Durst, Jennifer A. Nielsen, Nic Stone, Lisa Williamson, and Jeff Zentner at the American Theater-Cinema
- 6pm YA Smackdown
November 2-5, 2017 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2017
Wyndham Riverwalk, 111 E Pecan St, San Antonio, TX
- Fri Nov 3 at 8pm Mass Autographing
- Sat Nov 4 from 11am to 12pm Panel: "Children's Books: Does It Have to be Such a Labyrinth?" with Sarah Beth Durst, Jude Feldman, Sara Glassman, and Carter Roy
October 6-7, 2017 (Friday to Saturday)
New York Comic Con
Jacob Javits Convention Center, 655 W 34th St, New York, NY
- Fri Oct 6 from 2pm to 6pm Worldbuilders Party at Hudson Mercantile (500 West 36th St, 6th Floor)
- Sat Oct 7 at 4:30pm Signing at HarperCollins booth in Javits Center
September 23, 2017 (Saturday) at 7pm
Barnes and Noble -- Sarah Beth Durst, in conversation with Leanna Renee Hieber
Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA
September 23, 2017 (Saturday) from 11am to 4pm
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2017
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ
September 16, 2017 (Saturday) from 1pm to 3pm
Books of Wonder -- Back-to-School Picture Book Bonanza with Sarah Beth Durst, Molly Idle, Kate McMullan and Jim McMullan, Tara Lazar and Ross MacDonald, and Anica Mrose Rissi
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
August 26, 2017 (Saturday) at 11:30am
Barnes & Noble - Storytime with Roar and Sparkles Go to School
Smith Haven Mall, 600 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
July 20, 2017 (Thursday)
San Diego Comic Con
- 12:00pm Free Signing of The Queen of Blood in HarperCollins booth
- 1:30pm Sixty Seconds with SFF Authors Panel with Gail Carriger, Paul Cornell, Sarah Beth Durst, Jason Hough, Seanan McGuire, Brandon Mull, and Sam Sykes
July 11, 2017 (Tuesday) at 7pm
Turn of the Corkscrew Books and Wine - with Cora Cormack, Sarah Beth Durst, AJ Hartley, and Diana Pho
110 N. Park Avenue, Rockville Center, NY
June 29, 2017 (Thursday) at 6:40pm
Barbarian Bingo - with Jordanna Max Brodsky, S.A. Chakraborty, Myke Cole, Sarah Beth Durst, and NK Jemisin
Alamo Drafthouse, 445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn, NY
June 24-25, 2017 (Saturday to Sunday)
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2017
Chicago, IL
- Sat June 24, 1:00pm Signing for Journey Across the Hidden Islands at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth #3111
- Sat June 24, 2:00pm Signing for The Reluctant Queen at Hoopla (Midwest Tape) booth #4420
- Sun June 25, 8:30-10am YA Author Coffee Klatch in McCormick Place, S105
- Sun June 25, 10:30-11:30am The 2017 Alex Awards Panel in McCormick Place, W179a
- Sun June 25, 11:30am Signing for The Queen of Blood to follow panel
- Sun June 25, 1:00-1:50pm Science Fiction/Fantasy Adult Books with YA Appeal Panel in Exhibit Hall on PopTop Stage, followed by signing
- Sun June 25, 2:00-3:00pm Signing for The Reluctant Queen at HarperCollins booth #3611
June 4, 2017 (Sunday) at 1pm
Books of Wonder - Fantastic Middle Grade Reads panel
with Sarah Beth Durst, Lisa Fiedler, Carol Goodman, and Sarah Jean Horwitz
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 3-4, 2017 (Saturday to Sunday)
BookCon 2017
Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Sat June 3, 11:30am-12:00pm: Signing of The Reluctant Queen in HarperCollins booth
- Sat June 3, 1:30-2:30pm Panel: "Megan Whalen Turner Super-Fan Panel" with Tomi Adeyemi, Holly Black, Joelle Charbonneau, Sarah Beth Durst, and Megan Whalen Turner, moderated by Martha Mihalick
- Sat June 3, 3:30-5:00pm Signing in VIP Lounge
- Sun June 4, 3:00-5:00pm Panel: "Cult Classic Throwdown: Science Fiction and Fantasy in Film, Lit, and Pop Culture" with Sasha Alsberg, Jordanna Max Brodsky, S.A. Chakraborty, Zoraida Cordova, Lindsay Cummings, Sarah Beth Durst, Michael Johnston, Swapna Krishna, and Jenn Northington, moderated by Petra Mayer
May 8, 2017 (Monday) at 7pm (Central time)
Platteville Public Library - Skype Visit
65 S. Elm Street, Platteville, WI
May 6, 2017 (Saturday)
Hudson Children's Book Festival
215 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson, NY
- 10am-3pm Festival
- 12:30pm Reading from Roar and Sparkles Go to School in Read to Me Corner 2
April 21, 2017 (Friday)
Texas Library Association (TLA) 2017
San Antonio, TX
- Fri Apr 21, 10:00-11:00am Signing in the HarperCollins booth for The Queen of Blood
- Fri Apr 21, 1:30-2:30pm Panel: "YA Authors Writing for Adults" with Sarah Beth Durst, Amita Trasi, and David Williams
- Fri Apr 21, 2:30pm Book Signing (immediately following panel) for The Queen of Blood
- Fri Apr 21, 3:15pm Book Signing in Author Signing Area for Journey Across the Hidden Islands
February 17-19, 2017 (Friday to Sunday)
Boskone 2017
Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer St, Boston, MA
- Fri Feb 17, 6-7pm Panel: "The Harry Potter Effect" with Emma Caywood, Sarah Beth Durst, Flourish Klink, John P. Murphy, and Victoria Sandbrook
- Fri Feb 17, 9-10pm Panel: "Hard to Be a Hero" with Ada Palmer, Sarah Beth Durst, Richard R. Horton, David McDonald, and Margaret Ronald
- Sat Feb 18, 11-12pm Autographing with Daniel M. Kimmel, Sarah Beth Durst, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, and Pau Tremblay
- Sat Feb 18, 1-2pm Kaffeeklatsch with Sarah Beth Durst
- Sat Feb 18, 3-4pm Panel: "Design Your Own Mythology" with Elizabeth Bear, Debra Doyle, Sarah Beth Durst, Esther Friesner, and Greer Gilman
- Sun Feb 19, 11:30-12pm Reading: Sarah Beth Durst
2016
October 27-30, 2016 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2016
Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N High St, Columbus, OH
- Fri Aug 28, 8-11pm Mass Autograph Session
- Sat Aug 29, 2pm Panel: "Middle grade fantasy after Harry Potter" with Jane Yolen, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Delia Sherman, and Sarah Beth Durst
October 22, 2016 (Saturday)
Celebrate the Book
Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High Street, Carlisle, PA
- 10am-2pm Meet the Authors
- 11am Panel Discussion with Martina Boone, Zoraida Cordova, Sarah Beth Durst, Jeff Hirsch, Diana Peterfreund, and Victoria Scott
October 13, 2016 (Thursday) at noon
Thalberg Elementary School - Skype Visit
145 Dunham Street, Southington, CT
October 11, 2016 (Tuesday) at 12:30pm
Woodstock High School - Skype Visit
2010 Towne Lake Hills South Drive, Woodstock, GA
October 7-9, 2016 (Friday to Sunday)
Capclave 2016 - Guest of Honor
Hilton Washington DC North / Gaithersburg, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD
- Fri Oct 7, 6pm Reading: Sarah Beth Durst
- Fri Oct 7, 7pm Fast Forward TV Interviews Guest of Honor Sarah Beth Durst
- Fri Oct 7, 9pm Panel: "Two Worlds: Writing YA Fiction Vs. Writing Adult Fiction" with Jack Campbell / John G. Hemry, Sarah Beth Durst, and Jon Skovron
- Sat Oct 8, 10am Panel: "Tap That Muse: Where Ideas Come From" with Jeanne Adams, Sarah Beth Durst, Barbara Krasnoff, J.J. Smith, and Ian Randal Strock
- Sat Oct 8, 2pm Guest of Honor Interview: Sarah Beth Durst, interviewed by Jon Skovron
- Sat Oct 8, 3pm Panel: "World Creation and Maintenance" with Ann Chatham, Sarah Beth Durst, Victoria Janssen, and Lawrence M. Schoen
- Sat Oct 8, 5pm Panel: "Ask the Authors" with Sarah Beth Durst, Edward M. Lerner, Sarah Pinsker, Tim Powers, and Bud Sparhawk
- Sat Oct 8, 7:30pm Mass Autograph Session
- Sun Oct 9, 10am Panel: "They Made Me Hate Them" with Sarah Avery, Brenda W. Clough, Sarah Beth Durst, Kelly Dwyer, and Steven H. Wilson
- Sun Oct 9, 2pm Panel: "Matching Your Idea with Plot and Character" with Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, L. Jagi Lamplighter, and Allen L. Wold
October 6, 2016 (Thursday)
New York Comic Con
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Thurs Oct 6, 2:15pm Panel: "Villain Squad: Villains and Anti-Heroes in Literature" with Scott Bergstrom, Nick Cutter, Sarah Beth Durst, Melissa Grey, Eleanor Herman, and V.E. Schwab
- Thurs Oct 6, 3:30-4:30pm Panel Signing
September 25, 2016 (Sunday)
Baltimore Book Festival 2016
Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
- Sun Sept 25, 11am Panel: "Worldbuilding for Science Fiction & Fantasy" with Brenda W. Clough, Lara Elena Donnelly, Sarah Beth Durst, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Anna Kashina, and Fran Wilde
- Sun Sept 25, 12pm Panel: "Beyond the Hunger Games: YA SF & Fantasy" with Cinda Williams Chima, Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, Kristen Lippert-Martin, Lois Metzger, and Rysa Walker
- Sun Sept 25, 2pm Panel: "Plucky, Snarky, & Sweet: Memorable Girl Characters in YA" with Cinda Williams Chima, Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, Justina Ireland, Lois Metzger, and Rysa Walker
- Sun Sept 25, 3pm Autographing: Leah Cypess and Sarah Beth Durst
- Sun Sept 25, 4pm Panel: "Beyond Game of Thrones" with Ann Chatham, Leah Cypess, Sarah Beth Durst, Jeremy M. Gottwig, Richard Groller, and Mark Tompkins
September 24, 2016 (Saturday)
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2016
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ
September 18, 2016 (Sunday)
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
- Sun Sept 18, 3pm Panel: "The Art of Survival in Imaginary Worlds" with Robert Jackson Bennett, Sarah Beth Durst, and N.K. Jemisin, moderated by Alice Sola Kim (on the North Stage)
- Signing after panel
September 3, 2016 (Saturday)
Decatur Book Festival
Decatur, GA
- Sat Sept 3, 5:30-6:15pm Panel: "Dark Fantasies" with Lila Bowen (Delilah Dawson), Sarah Beth Durst, and V.E. Schwab
- Signing after panel
September 2-5, 2016 (Friday to Monday)
Dragon Con 2016
Atlanta, GA
- Fri Sept 2, 2:30pm Panel: "Female Friendships in YA" with Sarah Beth Durst, S. Usher Evans, Janine Spendlove, and Fran Wilde (in A707 - Marriott)
- Fri Sept 2, 5:30pm Reading (in Edgewood - Hyatt)
- Sun Sept 4, 11:30am Autographing (in International Hall South - Marriott)
- Sun Sept 4, 2:30pm Panel: "YA Publishing Tips & Tricks" with Lou Anders, Sarah Beth Durst, Moe Ferrara, AJ Hartley, and Catherine M. Scully (in A707 - Marriott)
August 18-21, 2016 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Science Fiction Convention 2016
Kansas City, MO
- Fri Aug 19, 10am Panel: "Latchkey Kids in Fiction" with Tina Connolly, Sarah Beth Durst, Tamora Pierce, James Van Pelt, and Edward Willett
- Fri Aug 19, 2pm Reading: Sarah Beth Durst
- Fri Aug 19, 3pm Panel: "Raising the Stakes in Middle Grade Fiction" with Sage Blackwood, Adam-Troy Castro, Sarah Beth Durst, and Christine Taylor-Butler
- Fri Aug 19, 5pm Panel: "The Evolution of Epic Fantasy" with Sarah Beth Durst, Kate Elliott, Tessa Gratton, Anna Kashina, and Stina Leicht
- Sat Aug 20, 10am Panel: "The 'One True Love' Narrative Trap in Young Adult Fiction... and How to Smash It!" with Sarah Beth Durst, Tessa Gratton, Darlene Marshall, Denise Grover Swank, and Peadar O Guilin
- Sat Aug 20, 5pm Autographing: Sarah Beth Durst, Arnie Fenner, Jerry Pournelle, Cerese Rennie Murphy, John Scalzi, Ferrett Steinmetz, and Michelle (Sagara) West
August 7, 2016 (Sunday)
Queens Book Festival
Kaufman Astoria Studios, 34-12 36th St, Astoria, NY
- 11am Panel: "Start Them Young - The Evolution of Children and Young Adult Literature"
with Marina Budhos, Sarah Beth Durst, Zetta Elliot, Denise Patrick, and Stacy Whitman
June 12, 2016 (Sunday) at 2pm
Barnes & Noble - Writing Workshop
Smith Haven Mall, 600 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
June 11, 2016 (Saturday) at noon
Barnes & Noble - Teen Book Fest
Smith Haven Mall, 600 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
June 3, 2016 (Friday)
Greely Middle School - Skype Visit
351 Tuttle Road, Cumberland, ME
May 1, 2016 (Sunday) at 11am
New York Public Library - Children's Book Week Kick-Off Event
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
April 16, 2016 (Saturday)
Authors Unlimited 2016
St. Joseph's College, 155 W Roe Blvd, Patchogue, NY
2015
November 14, 2015 (Saturday) from 1pm to 3pm
Book Launch Party for The Girl Who Could Not Dream
with special guest emcee Bruce Coville!
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
November 5-8, 2015 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2015
The Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Mass Autographing - Fri Nov 6, 8pm
- Panel - Sat Nov 7, 11am - Leah Bobet, Stephen R. Donaldson, Sarah Beth Durst, Janeen Webb, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - "The Quest is Dead, Long Live the Quest?"
October 8-11, 2015 (Thursday to Saturday)
New York Comic Con 2015
Javits Center, New York, NY
- Panel - Thurs Oct 8, 4:15-5:15pm - Bradley Beaulieu, Zac Brewer, Sarah Beth Durst, Eleanor Herman, Naomi Novik, David Pomerico, Sam Sykes - "Fantasy Draft League"
- Autographing - Thurs Oct 8, 5:30-6:30pm
May 27-29, 2015 (Wednesday to Friday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2015
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Fri 5/29, 10:00-10:30am - Autographing at Table 11
April 17, 2015 (Friday)
Sewanhaka High School - School Visit
500 Tulip Avenue, Floral Park, NY
March 22, 2015 (Sunday) at 1:30-2:00pm
Books of Wonder - NYC Teen Author Festival Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
March 21, 2015 (Saturday) from 4:10pm to 5:00pm
New York Public Library - NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium
5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY (Bartos Forum)
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4:10pm Panel - "Creating Strong Characters" with Sarah Beth Durst, TM Goeglein, Elizabeth Kiem, Kieran Scott, Jessica Spotswood, Robin Talley, Sandra Waugh, and Terra Elan McVoy
March 10, 2015 (Tuesday) at 6:30pm (Central Time)
Round Rock Public Library - Virtual Visit
216 E. Main Street, Round Rock, TX
March 9, 2015 (Monday) at 7:20pm
Wellesley Free Library - Virtual Visit
530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA
2014
December 3, 2014 (Wednesday) from 6 to 7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Anna Carey, Sarah Beth Durst, Margaret Gurevich, Daphne Grab, Claire Legrand, Stephanie Perkins, Kieran Scott, and Rebecca Serle
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
November 6-9, 2014 (Thursday to Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
- Fri 11/7, 2-3pm - "Beyond Rebellion in Young Adult Fantasy" Panel with Gail Carriger, Sarah Beth Durst, Steven Gould, and Ysabeau Wilce
- Fri 11/7, 8-11pm - Mass Autograph Session
October 17, 2014 (Friday) from 6 to 8pm
Books of Wonder - Fantastic Teen Reads with Sarah Beth Durst, Amy Ewing, Avery Hastings, Barry Lyga, and Neal Shusterman
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
August 13, 2014 (Wednesday) at 7pm
Syosset Public Library - Speaker at Adult Summer Reading Club Wrap-Up Party
225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, NY
May 29-31, 2014 (Thursday to Saturday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2014
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Thurs 5/29, 2:30-3:00pm - Autographing at SFWA booth #2561
- Fri 5/30, 10-11am - Autographing at Harlequin booth #3038
May 20, 2014 (Tuesday) at 11am
Florida Virtual School - Virtual Visit
April 5, 2014 (Saturday)
BAM (Books, Authors & More) - Virtual Visit
Zion-Benton Public Library, 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion, IL
March 22, 2014 (Saturday) from 1:10pm to 2:10pm
New York Public Library - NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium
5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY (Bergen Forum)
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1:10pm Panel - "What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen?" with Jessica Brody, Frankie Brown, Sarah Beth Durst, T. M. Goeglein, Jeff Hirsch, Lucas Klauss, Emmy Laybourne, Alex London, and Cristin Terrill
March 13-14, 2014 (Thursday to Friday)
PLA 2014 Conference
Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
February 14-16, 2014 (Friday to Sunday)
Boskone 2014
Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer St., Boston, MA
- Panel - Friday 6:00-6:50pm - "The Art of Writing Young Adult" with Anna Davis, Sarah Beth Durst, Jack M. Haringa, Julia Rios, and Jane Yolen
- Reading - Friday 7:30-7:55pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Saturday 12:00-12:50pm - "Writers on Writing: Character Versus Characterization" with Jeffrey A. Carver, Sarah Beth Durst, Greer Gilman, Steve Miller, and Steven Sawicki
- Panel - Saturday 3:00-3:50pm - "The Light Fantastic" with Sarah Beth Durst, Mary Kay Kare, Bob Kuhn, Tom Shippey, and Erin Underwood
- Panel - Saturday 4:00-4:50pm - "Magicians in Society" with Sarah Beth Durst, Greer Gilman, Nancy Holder, Scott Lynch, and Tom Shippey
- Book Launch Party - Saturday 7:50-9:00pm
- Panel - Sunday 11:00-11:50am - "A Literary Wonderland" with Sarah Beth Durst, Craig Shaw Gardner, Theodora Goss, Seanan McGuire, and Jane Yolen
- Autographing - Sunday 2:00-2:50pm - Sarah Beth Durst
2013
November 2, 2013 (Saturday) at 4:40pm (Central Time)
Pflugerville Public Library - Virtual Visit
1008 W. Pfluger Street, Pflugerville, TX
October 13, 2013 (Sunday) at 4pm
Oblong Books & Music - Hudson Valley YA Society Event with Sarah Beth Durst, Carol Goodman, Jeff Hirsch, and Dan Krokos
6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY
October 6, 2013 (Sunday) from 2-4pm
Booktrader of Hamilton - Reading/Signing
2421 Nottingham Way, Mercerville, NJ
October 2, 2013 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Kate Brian, Zoraida Cordova, Jocelyn Davies, Sarah Beth Durst, Jennifer Hubbard, Kass Morgan, Emil Ostrovski, Allyson Schrier, and Jon Skovron
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
September 7, 2013 (Saturday) from 1-3pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing with Kristi Cook, Sarah Beth Durst, Kit Grindstaff, Jonathan Maberry, Phoebe North, and Nancy Ohlin
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
August 20, 2013 (Tuesday) at 4pm Central Time
Montgomery County Book Festival - Virtual Visit
Montgomery County, TX
May 29-June 1, 2013 (Wednesday - Saturday)
BookExpo America (BEA)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
- Fri 5/31, 11:00-11:30am - Signing at SFWA booth #2625
- Sat 6/1, 12:00-12:30pm - Panel "Meet the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America" with Sarah Beth Durst, Laura Anne Gilman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and Jeri Smith-Ready at the Midtown Stage
May 16-19, 2013 (Thursday - Sunday)
Nebula Awards Weekend
San Jose Hilton, 300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA
- Fri 5/17, 5:30-7:30pm - Mass Autograph Session
- Sat 5/18, 2:00-3:15pm - Panel "Writing for Young Adults" with Leah Bobet, Sarah Beth Durst, Steven Gould, and Eugene Myers
March 24, 2013 (Sunday) at 1:00-1:45pm
Books of Wonder - NYC Teen Author Festival Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
March 22, 2013 (Friday)
New York Public Library - NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium
5th Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY (Bergen Forum, 2nd floor)
- 4:10pm Panel - "That's So Nineteenth Century" with Sharon Cameron, Sarah Beth Durst, Leanna Renee Hieber, Stephanie Strohm, and Suzanne Weyn
- 4:40pm Panel - "Alternate World vs. Imaginary World" with Sarah Beth Durst, Jeff Hirsch, Emmy Laybourne, Lauren Miller, E.C. Myers, Diana Peterfreund, Chris Shoemaker, and Mary Thompson
2012
December 4, 2012 (Tuesday) at 7pm
Floral Park Memorial READS
Floral Park, NY
November 1-4, 2012 (Thursday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention
Toronto, Canada
- Panel - Fri Nov 2, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Michell Plested, Patrick Weekes - "Humour in Horror and Fantasy"
October 18, 2012 (Thursday) at 4-7pm
Long Island School Media Association - Workshop
Garden City High School Library Media Center, 170 Rockaway Avenue, Garden City, NY
October 15, 2012 (Monday) at 7-8pm
Northport Public Library
151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, NY
October 13, 2012 (Saturday)
New York Comic Con
Javits Center, New York, NY
- Signing - Sat Oct 13, 11:45am-12:45pm at Autographing Tables 2, 3, and 4
- Panel - Sat Oct 13, 5:15-6:15pm - Joanne Bertin, Peter Brett, Rae Carson, Peter Lerangis, Steve Bein, Ellen Oh, Sarah Beth Durst, Nils Johnson-Shelton, Matt Myklusch - "Hero's Quest: Swords & Sorcery in Fantasy Fiction"
September 29, 2012 (Saturday)
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Fall Conference
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
- Signing - Sat Sept 29, 5pm
- Author Reception - Sat Sept 29, 9:30-11pm
September 28-30, 2012 (Friday to Sunday)
Baltimore Book Festival
Mt. Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD
- Panel - Fri Sept 28, 6pm in the Children's Bookstore Tent - Michael Buckley, Ellen Datlow, Sarah Beth Durst, Jessica Day George, Adam Gidwitz, Shannon Hale - "Once Upon a Slightly Different Time: Fairy Tales Retold"
- Panel - Sun Sept 30, 1pm at SFWA Pavilion - Don Sakers, Sarah Beth Durst, Jack McDevitt, and Alethea Kontis - "Where did that come from?"
- Reading - Sun Sept 30, 3pm at SFWA Pavilion - Cat Rambo, Raul Kanakai, Sarah Beth Durst, Andrew J. Fox, and Brandi Tarvin
September 23, 2012 (Sunday) at 2pm MDT
The Word on the Street Lethbridge Book Festival - Virtual Visit
Lethbridge, Canada
September 22, 2012 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing with Sarah Beth Durst, Karsten Knight, Malinda Lo, and Jessica Shirvington
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
September 12, 2012 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Tara Altebrando, Libba Bray, Sarah Beth Durst, Gordon Korman, David Levithan, and Kate Milford
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
September 7-9, 2012 (Friday to Sunday)
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Trade Show 2012
Late Night Readings - Fri Sept 7, 9:30-10:30pm
Naples Grande Beach Resort, 475 Seagate Drive, Naples, FL
June 5-6, 2012 (Tuesday - Wednesday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2012 - Autographing at 2pm Wednesday, booth #3591
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
April 28, 2012 (Saturday)
Authors Unlimited
St. Joseph's College, 155 W Roe Blvd, Patchogue, NY
April 1, 2012 (Sunday) at 1:00-1:45pm
Books of Wonder - NYC Teen Author Festival Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
March 28, 2012 (Wednesday) at 6-8pm
NYC Teen Author Festival - Panel "Things Fall Apart" with Anna Carey, Sarah Beth Durst, Anne Heltzel, Jeff Hirsch, Andy Marino, Lauren McLaughlin, Lissa Price, Chris Shoemaker, and Jon Skovron
New York Public Library (Bergen Forum), Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY
March 16-18, 2012 (Friday - Sunday)
Lunacon
Hilton Rye Town, Rye, NY
- Reading - Sat March 17, 12pm
- Panel - Sat March 17, 1pm - "What's Hot - Young Adult"
- Panel - Sat March 17, 5pm - "The Future of Suburbs"
- Panel - Sun March 18, 2pm - "What Makes YA, YA?"
2011
November 29, 2011 (Tuesday)
North Country Road Middle School - School Visit
191 North Country Road, Miller Place, NY
October 27-30, 2011 (Thursday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2011 - Panel "Ageless Literature" on Friday at 4pm with William Alexander, Sarah Beth Durst, Rachel Neumeier, Sarah Prineas, and Ruth Sanderson
Town and Country Resort & Conference Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA
October 22, 2011 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Fantastic Fiction Reading/Signing with Sarah Beth Durst, Alison Goodman, Jeff Hirsch, Jon Skovron, Scott Westerfeld, Maryrose Wood, and Gabrielle Zevin
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
October 21, 2011 (Friday)
Fort Madison Middle/Senior High School - Virtual Visit
Fort Madison, IA
October 20, 2011 (Thursday)
The Center for Fiction - Earthsea Group Read
17 E. 47th Street, New York, NY
October 6, 2011 (Thursday) at 11am
The Center for Fiction - KidsRead Earthsea
17 E. 47th Street, New York, NY
September 7, 2011 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Coe Booth, Sarah Beth Durst, Paul Griffin, Jeff Hirsch, David Levithan, Jonathan Farmer, Jon Skovron, and Adrienne Vrettos
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
August 14, 2011 (Sunday) from 2:30-5:30pm
East Hampton Library Children's Fair
159 Main Street, East Hampton, NY
June 28, 2011 (Tuesday) from 7-8pm
Marathon County Public Library - Virtual Visit
300 N 1st Street, Wausau, WI
May 14, 2011 (Saturday) from 11am-1pm
Northborough Free Library - Children's Room Celebration (Read trip report)
34 Main Street, Northborough, MA
April 10, 2011 (Sunday)
Suffolk County School Library Media Association - Guest Author
Bay Shore, NY
March 20, 2011 (Sunday) at 3:15pm
Books of Wonder - NYC Teen Author Festival Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
February 11, 2011 (Friday) from 7-9pm
Voracious Reader - "Will You Be My Paranormal Valentine?" Author Event with Shannon Delany, Sarah Beth Durst, Cynthia Lietich-Smith, Daniel Nayeri, Jen Nadol
1997 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY
January 5, 2011 (Wednesday) at 1:20pm
Floral Park-Bellerose Schools - Virtual School Visit
2 Larch Avenue, Floral Park, NY
2010
December 9, 2010 (Thursday) at 5pm
League of Women Voters of Smithtown - Guest Speaker
Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY
December 1, 2010 (Wednesday) at 6:30pm
Barnes & Noble - Princeton
Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ
November 27, 2010 (Saturday) at 3pm
Borders - Stony Brook - Signing
2130 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook, NY
November 26, 2010 (Friday) at 1pm
Borders - Meriden - Signing
470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT
November 7, 2010 (Sunday) at 2pm
Book Revue - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
313 New York Avenue, Huntington NY
November 3, 2010 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Rachel Cohn, David Levithan, Sarah Beth Durst, Lauren Henderson, Barry Lyga, Lena Roy, Kieran Scott, and Scott Westerfeld
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
October 28-31, 2010 (Thursday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2010 - Reading 5:30pm Friday (Read trip report)
Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, Columbus, OH
October 26, 2010 (Tuesday) and November 9, 2010 (Tuesday) at 7:30pm
Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library - 2-Part Visit & Writing Workshop
One South County Road, Brightwaters, NY
October 23, 2010 (Saturday) from 10:45am-2pm
Girls Write Now - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
247 West 37th Street, New York, NY
October 7, 2010 (Thursday) from 6-8pm
Books of Wonder - Fantasy for Teens Reading/Signing with Cinda Williams Chima, Yvonne Woon, and Sarah Beth Durst (Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
July 21, 2010 (Wednesday) at 7:30pm
Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library - Writing Workshop
One South County Road, Brightwaters, NY
May 25-27, 2010 (Tuesday - Thursday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2010 (Read trip report)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
May 19, 2010 (Wednesday) at 7pm
North Babylon Public Library - Writing Workshop
815 Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon, NY
May 13-16, 2010
Nebula Awards Weekend (Read trip report)
Cocoa Beach Hilton, Cape Canaveral, FL
May 6, 2010 (Thursday) at 11am
Boston Authors Club Award Ceremony (Read trip report)
Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston, MA
April 16, 2010 (Friday) at 12:45pm
Stony Brook University - Coffee with the Arts
Career Center, W0550 Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, Stony Brook, NY
March 31, 2010 (Wednesday) at 9:15am
Randall Middle School - Virtual Visit
Route 5, 16510 Fishhawk Boulevard, Lithia, FL
March 26-28, 2010 (Friday - Sunday)
I-Con 2010
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- Reception - Fri March 26, 8pm - "Meet the Pros(e)"
- Reading - Sun March 28, 12pm
- Panel - Sun March 28, 2pm - "Varieties of Writing"
March 25, 2010 (Thursday) at 9am
Charles S. Rusche Middle School - Virtual Visit
18654 Mentmore Blvd., Land O'Lakes, FL
March 21, 2010 (Sunday) at 2:45pm
Books of Wonder - NYC Teen Author Festival Signing
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
March 19, 2010 (Friday) at 2:10pm
New York Public Library - NYC Teen Author Festival Symposium (Read trip report)
South Court, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY
- Panel - Fri March 19, 2:10pm - Judy Blundell, Sarah Beth Durst, Lauren McLaughlin, Diana Peterfreund, Sara Shepard, Maggie Stiefvater, Robin Wasserman - "Using Genre to Tell the True Story of Adolescence"
March 12, 2010 (Friday)
Rocky Point Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
76 Rocky Point-Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, NY
February 12-14, 2010 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2010 (Read trip report)
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
- Panel - Fri Feb 12, 6pm - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Ethan Gilsdorf, Lev Grossman, Jane Yolen - "Schools for Magicians"
- Reading - Sat Feb 13, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Kaffeeklatsch (meet the author) - Sun Feb 14, 9am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sun Feb 14, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading for Kids - Sun Feb 14, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun Feb 14, 1pm - Bruce Coville, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Margaret Ronald, Navah Wolfe - "Why Adults Love YA"
February 12, 2010 (Friday)
Ottoson Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
63 Acton Street, Arlington, MA
2009
November 27, 2009 (Friday) at 11am
Borders - Meriden - Signing
470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT
November 13, 2009 (Friday) at 7pm
The Voracious Reader - Reading/Signing with Sarah Beth Durst, Carolyn MacCullough, and Delia Sherman
1997 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont, NY
November 2, 2009 (Monday) at 7pm
Book Revue - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
313 New York Avenue, Huntington NY
October 18, 2009 (Sunday) from 1-3pm
Books of Wonder - "Fantastic Fiction" Reading/Signing with Troy Cle, John Connolly, Marissa Doyle, Sarah Beth Durst, John Hulme, Daniel Kirk, Diana Peterfreund, Dan Poblocki, and Michael Wexler
(Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
October 7, 2009 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night with Libba Bray, Courtney Sheinmel, Sarah Beth Durst, Melissa Kantor, Shani Petroff, Jeff Rivera, and Natalie Standiford
(Read trip report)
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
August 2, 2009 (Sunday) from 1-3pm
Books of Wonder - "Sarah Signing" with Sarah Cross, Sarah Beth Durst, Sarah MacLean, Sarah Ockler, and Sarah Rees Brennan (Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 29, 2009 (Monday) at 6:30pm
North Shore Public Library
250 Route 25A, Shoreham, NY
May 29-31, 2009 (Friday - Sunday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2009 (Read trip report part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
May 7, 2009 (Thursday)
Long Island Library Conference - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY
May 6, 2009 (Wednesday)
Massachusetts Library Association Annual Conference 2009 - Guest Speaker at Youth Services Section Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 4:00-5:15pm (Read trip report)
Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday) at 7pm
Huntington Public Library
338 Main Street, Huntington, NY
2008
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday)
Marion E. Zeh School - School Visit (Read trip report)
33 Howard Street, Northboro, MA
December 9, 2008 (Tuesday)
Lincoln Street Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
76 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
November 19, 2008 (Wednesday) at 7-8pm
Smithtown Library
1 North Country Road, Smithtown, NY
November 5, 2008 (Wednesday) at 7-8:30pm
Middle Country Public Library, Selden Branch
575 Middle Country Road, Selden, NY
October 14, 2008 (Tuesday) at 7-8pm
Northport Public Library (Teen Advisory Board) (Read trip report)
151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, NY
September 13, 2008 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2008 - Reading at 3:10pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
August 16, 2008 (Saturday) from 5-7am
Hour of the Wolf - Radio Interview (Read trip report or listen to streaming audio)
WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC
August 8, 2008 (Friday) at 7pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Signing
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
August 8, 2008 (Friday) at 3pm
Townsend Public Library
276 Main Street, Townsend, MA
August 2, 2008 (Saturday) at 9am
Waldenbooks - Lake Grove - Signing
Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
July 18-20, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Readercon 2008 (Read trip report)
Burlington Marriott, Burlington, MA
- Reading - Fri July 18, 6pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sat July 19, 11am - Ellen Datlow, Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sat July 19, 1pm - Beth Bernobich, Suzy McKee Charnas, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Walter H. Hunt, Ellen Kushner, Judith Moffett - "Are You Writing a Sequel?"
- Panel - Sat July 19, 3pm - Judith Berman, Cassandra Clare, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Charles Oberndorf, Nancy Werlin - "Gatekeepers to the World of Letters"
- Workshop - Sun July 20, 10am - Kay Kenyon, Sarah Beth Durst, Walter H. Hunt, Elaine Isaak - "Stop Making Sense: Next Stage Dialog"
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sun July 20, 11am - Paolo Bacigalupi, Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun July 20, 1pm - Shira Daemon, Sarah Beth Durst, Scott Edelman, Louise Marley, Ann Tonsor Zeddies - "Finding Hamster Huey's Head: The Nature of the Childhood Favorite Story"
July 18, 2008 (Friday) at 2pm
Northborough Free Library (Read trip report)
71 Lyman Street, Northborough, MA
July 18, 2008 (Friday) at 8:30am
AP Teacher Training Institute - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Fitchburg State College, 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA
June 25, 2008 (Wednesday) from 6-7:30pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night (Read trip report)
Jefferson Market Branch, 425 6th Ave (at 10th St), New York, NY
June 21, 2008 (Saturday) at 2pm
Barnes & Noble - Worcester - Book Launch Event! With cake!!! (Read trip report)
Lincoln Plaza, 541 D Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA
June 14, 2008 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
with Gail Carson Levine, Claudia Gray, Scott Mebus, and Diana S. Zimmerman
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 12, 2008 (Thursday) at 11am
YASD (Young Adult Division of the Suffolk County Library Association) - Guest Speaker
Smithtown Library, 1 North Country Road, Smithtown, NY (Read trip report)
May 23-26, 2008 (Friday - Monday)
Wiscon 2008 (Read trip report)
The Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin
- Reading - Fri May 23, 4pm - Elizabeth Bunce, Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Beth Durst, Heather Tomlinson, Tiffany Trent
- Panel - Sat May 24, 1-2:15pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Sharyn November, Tamora Pierce - "The Curious Boundaries of YA Fantasy"
- Panel - Sat May 24, 2:30-3:45pm - Alma Alexander, Elizabeth Bunce, Sarah Beth Durst, Heather Tomlinson, Tiffany Trent - "Fairy Tales for a New Generation of Girls"
- Panel - Sun May 25, 2:30-3:45pm - Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Beth Durst, Sigrid Ellis, Maureen Kincaid Speller Heather Tomlinson - "Transformation, Ready or Not"
- Mass Autographing - Mon May 26
April 25-27, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Nebula Awards Weekend 2008 (Read trip report)
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, 700 San Jacinto at 8th Street, Austin, TX
April 18-20, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
New York Comic Con - Signing 1pm Sunday (4/20) at the Penguin Booth (Read trip report)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
April 11, 2008 (Friday)
New Jersey Statewide Children's and YA Author Conference - Guest Speaker
Woodbridge Public Library, George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ (Read trip report)
April 4-6, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
I-Con 2008 (Read trip report)
Stony Brook University, NY
- Panel - Sat April 5, 11am - Helen Collins, Wendy Delmater, Debra Doyle, Sarah Beth Durst, Drew Henriksen - "Pursuing Perfection: The Art of Revision"
- Panel - Sat April 5, 2pm - Peter S. Beagle, Sarah Beth Durst, Carol Emshwiller, John Peel, Patrick Thomas - "Making Fantasy Real"
- Panel - Sat April 5, 5pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Drew Henriksen, John Peel, Patrick Thomas - "I'd Never Miss a Book By..."
- Signing - Sun April 6, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
March 14-16, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Lunacon 2008 (Read trip report)
Rye Town Hilton, 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY
- Panel - Fri March 14, 8pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Louis Epstein, Virginia McMorrow - "Harry Potter Goes to Hollywood"
- Panel - Sat March 15, noon - Sam Butler, Sarah Beth Durst, Josepha Sherman, Delia Sherman - "Danger in Children's Fantasy"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 1pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Hildy Silverman, Lew Wolkoff - "The Next Generation"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 6pm - Ellen Asher, Sarah Beth Durst, Jennifer Heddle, Jeff Lyman - "Faeries in the Alleyways"
- Panel - Sat March 15, 9pm - Mark L. Blackman, Sarah Beth Durst, Sharon Foster, Alexis Gilliland, Andre Lieven, Jonathan Maberry - "The Novel That Changed My Life"
- Autographing - Sun March 16, 12pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun March 16, 1:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
March 4, 2008 (Tuesday) at 7pm
The New York Review of Science Fiction Readings - Reading (Read trip report)
South Street Seaport Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street, New York, NY
February 15-17, 2008 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2008 (Read trip report)
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Gregory Frost, Farah Mendlesohn, Amy Thomson, Jane Yolen - "The Pill in the Sugar: Morals and Young People's Literature"
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 3pm - Ctein, Sarah Beth Durst, David Weber - "From Tribbles to Treecats"
- Panel - Sat Feb 16, 5pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Tamora Pierce, Mary Ellen Wessels, Jane Yolen - "My Teacher Is a Unicorn Hatcher: The Work of Bruce Coville"
- Panel - Sun Feb 17, 10am - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Stephen C. Fisher, Tamora Pierce, Jane Yolen - "The YA Novel"
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sun Feb 17, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun Feb 17, 12:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
February 11, 2008 (Monday) at 3:30-4:30pm
Croton Free Library Book Club - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
2007
December 19-20, 2007 (Wednesday - Thursday)
Robert E. Melican Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
145 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
December 19, 2007 (Wednesday) from 3-5pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Signing (Read trip report)
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
December 18, 2007 (Tuesday)
Algonquin Regional High School - School Visit (Read trip report)
79 Bartlett Street, Northboro, MA
November 27, 2007 (Tuesday)
Bancroft School - School Visit (Read trip report)
110 Shore Drive, Worcester, MA
November 24, 2007 (Saturday) from 2-4pm
Borders - Shrewsbury - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA
November 23, 2007 (Friday) from 1-3pm
Borders - Meriden - Signing (Read trip report)
470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT
November 15-18, 2007 (Thursday - Sunday)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention 2007 (Read trip report)
Javits Convention Center and Marriott Marquis Time Square, New York, NY
November 6, 2007 (Tuesday) at 6:30pm
UConn Co-op Bookstore - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
2075 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT
November 6, 2007 (Tuesday)
University of Connecticut (Read trip report)
Storrs, CT
- Guest Lecturer - 3:30-4:45pm - ENG 249 - Advanced Expository Writing
- Guest Lecturer - 5:00-6:15pm - ENG 217 - Fantasy
November 1-4, 2007 (Thursday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2007 (Read trip report)
The Saratoga Hotel & Conference Center, 534 Broadway, Saratoga, NY
- Panel - Sat Nov 3, 1pm - Elizabeth Bunce, Sarah Beth Durst, Mark Ferrari, Margo Lanagan, Tim Powers - "There's an Archetype in My Soup!"
- Reading: Young Adult Writers - Sat Nov 3, 3pm - Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Beth Durst, Tiffany Trent
October 26, 2007 (Friday)
Robert E. Melican Middle School - School Visit (Read trip report)
145 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
October 25, 2007 (Thursday)
Fannie E. Proctor School - School Visit (Read trip report)
26 Jefferson Road, Northboro, MA
October 24, 2007 (Wednesday)
Lincoln Street Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
76 Lincoln Street, Northboro, MA
October 23, 2007 (Tuesday)
Marguerite E. Peaslee Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
31 Maple Street, Northboro, MA
October 22, 2007 (Monday)
Marion E. Zeh School - School Visit (Read trip report)
33 Howard Street, Northboro, MA
October 16, 2007 (Tuesday) from 8-9:30pm
Smithtown Book Club - Guest Speaker
Smithtown, NY
September 15, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Children's Book Festival 2007 - Reading at 4pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
September 8, 2007 (Saturday) from 1-3pm
Waldenbooks - Lake Grove - Signing (Read trip report)
Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, NY
August 18, 2007 (Saturday) from 1-3pm
Moondance Gifts Booth, East Quoque Hamlet Fair (Read trip report)
Hamlet Green, Montauk Hwy, East Quogue, NY
August 11, 2007 (Saturday) at 8pm
Face the Fiction - SFSNNJ - Guest Speaker (Read trip report)
Borders Books & Music, 230 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
August 2, 2007 (Thursday) from 7-8pm
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library - Guest Speaker (see library newsletter, page 3)
120 Main Street, Setauket, NY
July 27, 2007 (Friday) from 6-8pm
Pandemonium Books - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA
July 20, 2007 (Friday) at 9pm
Eight Cousins Bookstore - Reading/Signing (during Harry Potter festivities)
189 Main Street, Falmouth, MA (Read trip report)
July 14, 2007 (Saturday) at 3:30pm
Barnes & Noble - Worcester - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
Lincoln Plaza, 541 D Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA
July 11, 2007 (Wednesday) from 6-8pm
New York Public Library - Teen Author Reading Night (Read trip report)
Tompkins Square Branch, 331 East 10th Street (near Avenue B), New York, NY
July 6-8, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Readercon 2007 (Read trip report)
Boston Marriott Burlington, One Mall Road, Burlington, MA
- Panel - Fri July 6, 7pm - Holly Black, Michael J. Daley, Sarah Beth Durst, Sharyn November, Elizabeth Wein - "Young (and Very Young) Adult F&SF"
- Reading - Fri July 6, 9:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Autographing - Sat July 7, 1pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Kaffeeklatsch - Sat July 7, 2pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Panel - Sun July 8, 12pm - Steve Berman, Holly Black, Sarah Beth Durst, Kelly Link, Sharyn November - "After Rowling and Pullman"
June 23-25, 2007 (Saturday - Monday)
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference 2007 (Read trip report)
Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC
June 23, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-2pm
Books of Wonder - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
18 West 18th Street, New York, NY
June 21, 2007 (Thursday) at 8pm
Book Revue - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY
June 16, 2007 (Saturday) from 5-7am
Hour of the Wolf - Radio Interview (Read trip report)
WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC
Listen to archived interview/reading (streaming audio) (download mp3)
June 12, 2007 (Tuesday)
Village Elementary School - School Visit (Read trip report)
90 Convent Road, Syosset, NY
June 9, 2007 (Saturday) at 2pm
Worcester Public Library - Reading/Signing (Read trip report)
3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA
June 1-3, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
BookExpo America (BEA) 2007 (Read trip report)
Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
May 5, 2007 (Saturday) from 12-5pm
Princeton Teen Book Bash 2007 - Reading at 12:20pm (Read trip report)
Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ
March 16-18, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Lunacon 2007 (Read trip report)
Rye Town Hilton, 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY
- Panel - Fri March 16, 7pm - Keith DeCandido, Sarah Beth Durst, Elizabeth Glover, Victoria McManus - "So It's Your First Con"
- Panel - Sat March 17, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Josepha Sherman, Catherynne M. Valente - "Writing Fairy Tales"
- Panel - Sun March 18, 10am - Sarah Beth Durst, Tamora Pierce, Catherynne M. Valente - "Children's Fantasy"
- Panel - Sun March 18, 11am - Patricia Bray, Sarah Beth Durst, Amy Goldschlager, Tamora Pierce - "Danger in Children's Fantasy"
- Reading - Sun March 18, 12:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst
February 16-18, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
Boskone 2007 (Read trip report)
Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer St., Boston, MA
- Panel - Sat Feb 17, 11am - Sarah Beth Durst, Daniel Kimmel, Priscilla Olson - "Should Harry Die? Speculations on the final Harry Potter novel"
- Panel - Sat Feb 17, 1pm - Bruce Coville, Sarah Beth Durst, Kate Laity, Tamora Pierce, Jane Yolen - "The Many Genres of Young Adult Fiction"
- Kaffeklatsch - Sat Feb 17, 2pm - Sarah Beth Durst
- Reading - Sun Feb 18, 11:30am - Sarah Beth Durst
February 10-11, 2007 (Saturday - Sunday)
The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Winter Conference 2007
Hilton New York, 6th Ave. at 53rd St., New York, NY (Read trip report)
2006
November 3-5, 2006 (Friday - Sunday)
World Fantasy Convention 2006 (Read trip report: part 1, part 2)
Renaissance Austin Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Boulevard, Austin, TX
- Young Adult Reading - Sat Nov 4, 2:30-3:30pm - Sarah Beth Durst, Deborah Milletello, Tiffany Trent, and Jo Whittemore
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