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I'd love to meet you. Come say "hi" at these upcoming events!

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April 19, 2023
Western Washington SCBWI
A Crash Course in Chapter Books 
ONLINE workshop via ZOOM
6:30-8pm PCT
May 19-21, 2023
Florida SCBWI Annual Conference
Keynote address PLUS
Breakout session: The Nuts and Bolts of Chapter Books
and one-on-one Critique sessions!

Register at https://florida.scbwi.org/2023-annual-regional-conference/. 
July 13-14, 2023
nErDcamp SoCal
Torrance High School
Torrance, California
Registration and further information at: ​https://sites.google.com/tusd.org/nerdcamp-socal/home

Past events:

November 12-13, 2022
The Funny Women of Kidlit Confab
​The Writing Barn
Weekend event!
​
Registration Required
https://thewritingbarn.com/class/the-funny-women-of-kidlit-confab-a-weekend-event/
September 11, 2022
12x12 Book Chat: SURVIVOR TREE
4pm ET/1pm PT
​FREE event
Registration Required
​https://juliehedlund.lpages.co/book-chat-marcie-colleen/
September 10, 2022
Special SURVIVOR TREE Story Time
Barnes & Noble Encinitas
Encinitas, California
11am Story Time followed by book signing
For more info: ​https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062151769-0
July 15-17, 2022
Write On Con
virtual writing conference
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
​www.writeoncon.org

Panel: How to Revise a Picture Book with Josh Funk, Anna Staniszewski, and Katrina Moore

Workshop: Querying a Chapter Book Series

And critiques available in Critique Boutique
January 10, 2022
Create & Conquer
A Social Audio Show with Justin Shiels

Join on Twitter: @justinmadethat
7pm CST
"How to Break into Creating Children's Books" Panel with Benson Shum, PJ Hoover, and Rajani Larocca
December 4, 2021
The New Children's Museum
San Diego, California
10am
"Reading Two-Gether Visiting Author Series"
A Special Storytime and Book Signing
​
November 6, 2021
Barnes & Noble Encinitas
Encinitas, California
11am PST
SPECIAL Extended StoryTime
Reading and signing SURVIVOR TREE (as well as other available titles)

October 20, 2021
The Writing Barn
​Virtual Craft Webinar
11am PST / 1pm CST
Light Within the Darkness: Writing Picture Books About Difficult Topics in History with Amanda Davis (30,000 STITCHES)
Registration: https://www.thewritingbarn.com/class/craft-webinar-writing-picture-books-about-difficult-topics-in-history-with-marcie-colleen-amanda-davis/
September 11, 2021
Book Launch
Run for Cover Bookstore
​Virtual Event
10am PST/1pm EST
Remembering the events of 9/11 with a very special book launch for SURVIVOR TREE.
Preorder your signed copy today and received a limited edition 11x17 poster. 
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September 4, 2021
The Writing Barn
FREE Online Educator Event
8am PST / 10am CST
​Connecting Our Past to the Present Through Art and Writing: Honoring, Remembering, & Teaching About 9/11 with Amanda Davis (30,000 STITCHES), Mindy Yuksel (IN MY MOSQUE), and Bethany Hegadus (GRANDFATHER GHANDI). 
Registration: https://www.thewritingbarn.com/class/free-webinar-connecting-our-past-to-the-present-through-art-writing-honoring-remembering-teaching-about-9-11/
August 24, 2021
Bookshop Santa Cruz
​Virtual Event
6pm PST / 9pm EST
I SURVIVED: THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 creators Lauren Tarshis and Corey Egbert in conversation with Marcie Colleen and Aaron Becker (SURVIVOR TREE).
Register at bookshopsantacruz.com. 
August 21, 2021
San Diego Festival of Books
Virtual Event
Remembering 9/11, 20 Years Later
Panel with Lauren Tarshis (I SURVIVED: THE ATTACK OF SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001) and Alan Gratz (GROUND ZERO). Moderated by Christine Paik (Poway Unified School District)
August 20, 2021
#LBYREXTRACREDIT
Virtual Discussion 
2pm PST / 5pm EST
A discussion of September 11th with author Jewell Parker Rhodes (TOWERS FALLING), illustrator Aaron Becker (SURVIVOR TREE)
July 17, 2021
North Park Book Festival
North Park Way, between 29th and Ray
San Diego, California
11:30-12pm
Storytime and Book Signing
Courtesy of The Book Catapult
June 12-13, 2021
BrickUniverse Charleston
Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
​Charleston, West Virgina
All sessions both days!
Booksigning
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear and LEGO Circle, Square, and Triangle!
August 29, 2020
San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books
Virtual Even
The Bear's Garden StoryTime
Time and more info TBD
July 25, 2020
Barnes & Noble Grossmont Center
La Mesa, California
11am The Bear's Garden StoryTime
​11-1pm Local Authors Event signing
July 16-17, 2020
nErDcamp SoCal
Virtual Event
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
July 17th 8-4pm
Information TBD
June 6, 2020
Barnes & Noble at The Grove
Los Angeles, California
​11am
​The Bear's Garden StoryTime and Signing
May 16, 2020
Mysterious Galaxy Books
Virtual Event
2pm 
​The Bear's Garden ​Storytime and Signing
on Mysterious Galaxy's Facebook Page
May 30, 2020
The Book Catapult
San Diego, California
11am
​The Bear's Garden StoryTime and Signing
May 1, 2020
Dia del Nino Bilingual Book Fest
Virtual Event
11am PDT
Penguinaut! ​Story Time
Instagram: @ninosbookfest
May 1, 2020
Everywhere Book Fest
​Virtual Event
11am EDT/8am PDT
YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
ACTIVISM IN PICTURE BOOKS panel
​with Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade (We Are Water Protectors), Mahogany Browne (Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice).
April 23, 2020
Blue Manatee Literacy Project
Virtual Event
10am EDT/7am PDT
Instagram LIVE Toddler Storytime 
The Bear's Garden​ Storytime with Miss Erin
April 22, 2020
Sing with Suzi Live Online Show
​
Virtual Event
4pm EDT/1pm PDT
Suzi Shelton's FaceBook Page
Penguinaut! ​StoryTime 
June 27, 2020
Vroman's Bookstore
​Pasadena, California
10:30am
The Bear's Garden ​StoryTime and Signing
​Canceled due to COVID-19

May 1-3, 2020
2020 New England SCBWI Conference
Springfield, Massachusetts 


REGISTRATION REQUIRED
​
"Help! I'm on Draft 39" workshop
"Crafting the Chapter Book" workshop
​Cancelled due to COVID-19


April 29, 2020
San Diego Central Library
San Diego, California
10:30am
The Bear's Garden Storytime and Signing
Books available for purchase
​courtesy of The Library Shop
​Cancelled due to COVID-19

April 25, 2020
Denver Children's Festival of Stories
McAuliffe International School
Denver, Colorado 
Cancelled due to COVID-19
April 19, 2020
Book Culture
Long Island City, New York
11:30am
The Bear's Garden ​Storytime and Signing
Cancelled due to COVID-19

April 18, 2020
Kew & Willow Books
Kew Gardens, New York
1pm EDT/4pm PDT
 LIVE The Bear's Garden ​Storytime 
On the Kew & Willow Facebook Page
April 18, 2020
Strand Book Store
New York, New York
11am
The Bear's Garden ​StoryTime and Signing
Cancelled due to COVID-19

April 11, 2020
Green Bean Books
Portland, Oregon
2:00pm
The Bear's Garden Storytime and Signing
Cancelled due to COVID-19

April 11, 2020
Powell's City of Books
Portland, Oregon
11 am
​The Bear's Garden and Penguinaut!  Storytime and Signing
Cancelled due to COVID-19

March 28, 2020
Run for Cover Books
San Diego, California
6:30pm
Double Book Launch Event, Presentation and Signing:
The Bear's Garden and Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery by Meeg Pincus, illustrated by Yes Imamura
​Cancelled due to COVID-19

March 28, 2020
Barnes & Noble Encinitas
Encinitas, California
11am
​The Bear's Garden Storytime and Signing
Cancelled due to COVID-19

February 8, 2020
Mysterious Galaxy Books
​San Diego, California
Featured Author at the Grand Opening!
10:30am Penguinaut! StoryTime
January 9, 2020
Glassless Minds Open Mic
Linksoul/HSCC
Oceanside, California
7-9:30pm
Featured Performer (20 minute set)
​Read-aloud for adults
December 7, 2019
2019 Holiday Bookstravaganza
Barnes & Noble Grossmont
San Diego, California
An open-to-the-public book fair sponsored by the Rancho San Diego PTA. 
​Special Guest with Benson Shum, author/illustrator
Reading and signings:
11:30-12 Penguinaut!
1-1:30 The Super Happy Party Bears

November 22, 2019
NCTE National Convention
Baltimore, Maryland 
2-3:15, Room 310
Roundtable Session: Eat Dessert First! How Play Inspires New Inquiry in Young Writers 
September 30-October 2, 2019
APPLE Partnership Celebration of Reading
Henderson, Nevada
Visit event website for details. Marcie will be providing school visits and public signings as the 2019 APPLE Author.
September 28, 2019
Seattle Children's Book Festival
Greenwood Elementary School 
Seattle, Washington
​
11-3pm
August 24, 2019
San Diego Festival of Books
Liberty Station
​San Diego, California
12:30-1pm reading Penguinaut! on the Children's Stage. Signing to follow.

3-4pm reading and signing Super Happy Party Bears and Penguinaut! at the Comickaze booth. 
July 20, 2019
Del Amo Barnes and Noble
Torrance, California
11-1pm A special Penguinaut!​ reading and crafts!
nErDcamp Event featuring the following authors:
​Bethany Barton, Sara Momo Romero, Andrea J. Loney, Danielle Davis, and Tara Gilboy. 
July 18-19, 2019
nErDcamp SoCal
Torrance High School
Torrance, California
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
July 18th 8-12:30pm Camp Nerdling
July 19th 8-4pm nErDcamp, book signing 4-5

June 17-22, 2019
Writers Who Run Retreat
The Dillard House
​Dillard, Georgia
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Breakout Sessions: "Tips For Creating a Satisfying Resolution" and "Creating Educational Materials to Sell More Books" and Opening Keynote: "What Training for the NYC Marathon Taught Me About Writing"
June 12, 2019
Salina Library
Mattydale, New York
11-12 Early Learners Storytime
May 4, 2019
The Book Catapult
San Diego, California
11am Penguinaut! ​Story time and Book signing
April 27, 2019
Independent Bookstore Day
Run for Cover Bookstore
​San Diego, CA
11am Story Time and Book signing
April 13, 2019
San Diego Writers Festival
San Diego Central Library
​San Diego, California
10-10:20am reading Penguinaut! 
Location: The Children's Library

11-11:50 Panel: The Traditional Path to Children's Book Publishing with Demetra Brodsky (Dive Smack), Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin), and Sally Pla (The Someday Birds). Moderated by Henry Herz.
Location: Shiley Special Events Suite
March 11-16, 2019
Kern County Young Authors' Fair
Kern County Reading Association
Bakersfield, California
Visit www.kernreadingassociation.org for more information. Marcie will be conducting school visits and public signings throughout the week.
February 9, 2019
California School Library Association Conference
Pacific Palms Resort
Los Angeles, California
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
visit website for full details.
3:45-4:45pm Session with authors Meg Lentz and Cindy Derby. "Dreaming of Picture Books: Surefire Storytime Strategies"
January 12, 2019
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
San Diego, California
2-4pm "Writing Chapter Books" session and book signing
November 9, 2018
Rocky River Public Library
Rocky River, Ohio
2-2:45pm A Super Happy Skype Session
celebrating the Super Happy Party Bears, as part of the Fall Reading Program
November 3, 2018
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
San Diego, California
2pm PictureBookStravaganza
​featuring Penguinaut! along with Sally Pla and Ken Min's Benji, the Bad Day, and Me and Susie Ghahremani's ​Balance the Birds
October 27-28, 2018
September 29-30, 2018
BrickUniverse Little Rock
Statehouse Convention Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
BrickUniverse Tulsa
Cox Business Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
10-1pm and 2-5pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear and LEGO Circle, Square, and Triangle!
10-4pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear and LEGO Circle, Square, and Triangle!
September 15-16, 2018
SCBWI Midsouth Conference
Embassy Suites Nashville South, Cool Springs
Franklin, Tennessee
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Breakout Session: "Help! I'm on Draft 39!" and Closing Keynote: Party Bear Self-Care: How to stay positive and productive on this publishing path
September 8-9, 2018
BrickUniverse Cleveland
Cleveland Convention Center
Cleveland, Ohio
​10-4pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear and LEGO Circle, Square, and Triangle!
August 25-26, 2018
BrickUniverse Knoxville
Knoxville Convention Center
​Knoxville, Tennessee
10-4pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear and LEGO Circle, Square, and Triangle!
August 18-19, 2018
BrickUniverse Dayton
Dayton Convention Center
Dayton, Ohio
10-1pm and 2-5pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
August 11-12, 2018
BrickUniverse Columbia
Columbia Metropolitan Convention center
Columbia, South Carolina
10-1pm and 2-5pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears and ​Love, Triangle
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
June 30-July 1, 2018
BrickUniverse Madison
Monona Terrace Convention Center
​Madison, Wisconsin
1-4pm Saturday and 
10-1pm/1-4pm Sunday
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
June 30, 2018
June 9, 2018
Mystery to Me Books
in conjunction with SCBWI-Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
10-11am Presentation
​"The First Steps to Finding an Agent"
Q&A and book signing to follow!
SCBWI Central/Coastal California
California Lutheran University
​Thousand Oaks, California
9:30-4:30pm
​Full Day Picture Book Workshop
Registration Required--SOLD OUT!
June 5, 2018
nErDcamp Kansas
Hesston, Kansas
7:30-5:15pm
 Author's Panel: 11-12pm
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
April 28, 2018
April 21, 2018
April 14-15, 2018
La Playa Books
San Diego, California
LA Times Festival of Books
USC Campus
Los Angeles, California
BrickUniverse Raleigh
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
2-4pm Signing Love, Triangle
Independent Bookstore Day
2pm Signing, Booth #368,
Mysterious Galaxy Books &
​4pm, Booth #732, Once Upon a Time Books
9-1pm and 1-5pm both days
​​​Signing Super Happy Party Bears
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
April 7-8, 2018
BrickUniverse Oklahoma City
Cox Convention Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10-4pm both days
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
March 18, 2018
Mysterious Galaxy Books
​San Diego, California
2pm
Signing Super Happy Party Bears #8:
Cruising for a Snoozing

February 18, 2018
Books Are Magic
225 Smith Street
Brooklyn, New York
11-12pm Love, Triangle ​Story Time and Signing
February 11, 2018
WriteOnCon
Online Writer's Conference
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
​
8pm EST
LIVE PANEL: Writing Picture Books
with Andrea Loney (Bunnybear), Gaia Cornwall (Jabari Jumps), and Heather Preusser (A Symphony of Cowbells)
February 10, 2018
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, New York
1-3pm
February Picture Book Bonanza
Presenting and Signing Love, Triangle.
​Event includes Lucy Ruth Cummins, illustrator of This is Not a Valentine.
January 20, 2018
COMICKAZE Comics, Books, and More 
​Barracks 15 - Liberty Station
San Diego, California
1-3pm
​Super Happy Party Bears ​Story Time
January 6 - 7, 2018
BrickUniverse Louisville
Kentucky Exposition Center
Louisville, Kentucky
10-4pm
​Signing Super Happy Party Bears
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
December 9, 2017
Once Upon A Storybook Bookstore
Tustin, California
11-12:30pm Love, Triangle Story Time
Reading and Signing

Friday, December 1, 2017
Blue Manatee Children's Bookstore
manaTots Story Time
Cincinnati, Ohio
10-11am Reading Love, Triangle
Signing Love, Triangle & Super Happy Party Bears after Story Time
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Indies First & Small Business Saturday
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
​San Diego, California
WNY Children's Book Expo
​
Buffalo Niagara Convention Center,
​Buffalo, New York
2-4pm
​Reading Love, Triangle and guest bookselling
10-3pm
Signing Love, Triangle and 
​Super Happy Party Bears

*12:05-12:30 Workshop Presentation:
EXPLORE Imagination Through Pretend Play
BlueCross BlueShield of WNY Main Stage
October 28 - 29, 2017
BrickUniverse Little Rock
​
Statehouse Convention Center
​Little Rock, Arkansas
10-1pm and 2-5pm both days
Signing Super Happy Party Bears
​
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
October 9 - 18, 2017
The Think Big Tour
San Jose, California
San Carlos, California
Portland, Oregon
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Boston, Massachusetts

Visiting various schools in the destination cities with fellow HarperCollins authors, Michael Hall (Little i) and Tom Sullivan (Blue vs. Yellow).
October 12, 2017
September 30 - October 1, 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Green Bean Books 
​
Portland, Oregon
BrickUniverse Cleveland
​
​Cleveland Convention Center,
​Cleveland, Ohio
Princeton Children's Book Festival
​Hinds Plaza, Princeton, NJ​
Brooklyn Book Festival 
Young Readers Stage
​
​Metrotech Commons, Brooklyn, NY

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
​Booth #12
Fall for Writing Conference
San Diego Writer's Ink
San Diego, CA
4:30pm
Storytime and Book signing with fellow HarperCollins authors, Michael Hall (Little i) and Tom Sullivan (Blue vs. Yellowas part of the Think Big tour. 
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
10-4pm
Signing Super Happy Party Bears
Meet LEGO Ziggy Bear!
11-4pm
Signing Super Happy Party Bears
11:00am
Moderating a panel on "Unforgettable Characters" featuring New York Times bestselling authors Tom Angleberger (Origami Yoda) and Booki Vivat (Frazzled #2) and debut novelist Celia C. Pérez (The First Rule of Punk) talking about what makes their middle school characters unflinchingly funny, achingly honest, and incredibly memorable.

1pm
Reading and signing Super Happy Party Bears
11-11:45am
Children's Book Panel
with authors Marcie Colleen, Margaret Dilloway, and Kali Wallace.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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