Events

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

• 3-5pm Great Middle Grade Adventures with Rebecca Behrens, Sarah Beth Durst, and Lauren Magaziner

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)

• 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)

• 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?"