upcoming events

2013 events

ConDor
Saturday, March 9 at 10am panel
Young Adult Fiction: Writing from the viewpoint of a teen, when you’re not.
Karri Thompson, Andrew P. Mayer, Suzanne Lazear, Gretchen McNeil, Cindy Pon

11am
Signing in the Dealer’s Room

LA Times Book Festival
Saturday, April 20 at 2pm
Signing at Mysterious Galaxy Booth
Booth Location TBA

San Diego Comic Con International
July 18-21
Panel and Signing TBA

2012 events

ALA Anaheim
Saturday, June 23, 8-10am YALSA Panel

Not Another Boring Vampire Romance: Going Beyond the Norm in Young Adult Paranormal Literature: Saturday, 8:00-10:00am. In this librarian moderated panel, authors Kendare Blake, Ken Oppel, Jackson Pearce, and Cindy Pon will discuss the appeal of paranormal and fantasy fiction for young adults. Attendees will hear about how the YA paranormal genre has more to offer than they might think and have a chance to be exposed to a diverse variety of styles and contents within the genre. The author panel will give particular insight in how approaching this best-selling genre from a unique perspective as both a reader and a writer makes it even more relevant and interesting to a more diverse audience of teen readers. The panel will be open to the audience for questions and hands-on participation and contribution from attendees will be encouraged.

ALA Signing at HarperCollins Children’s Booth
Saturday, June 23, 12.30-1pm
Fury of the Phoenix signing

Teen Author Week Oceanside Library
Monday, July 23 at 4pm
Panel and book discussion with Kirsten Hubbard

Book signing at Oceanside Barnes and Noble at 6pm
following library panel

SF in SF Reading and Signing with Malinda Lo
Saturday, September 15 at 7pm
The Variety Preview Room
582 Market Street at Montgomery
(1st Floor of the Hobart Building)

Sirens Con
October 11-14
Panel and signing to be announced
http://www.sirensconference.org/

Fantastic YA Signing
Sunday, October 14 at 2pm
Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005

Panel with authors Mette Ivie Harrison, Malinda Lo,
Sarah Rees Brennan and Janni Simner with signing after.

YA in the Sun
Saturday, November 10, 2-4.30pm
Encinitas Library
540 Cornish Drive
Encinitas, CA
(760) 753-7376

A celebration of young adult fiction with twenty
Southern Californian YA authors. Games, Raffles & Fun!

Mysterious Galaxy Holiday Party
Saturday, December 1 at 3pm
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
Tel: 858.268.4747

2011 past events

ConDor
FEBRUARY 25-27, 2011
(details forthcoming)
visit their website for more info.

Screaming Phoenix
dual signing with Nancy Holder
Mysterious Galaxy Books
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 @ 2pm

LA Times Book Festival
signing at Mysterious Galaxy Booth #372
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 @ 4pm
along with Ayson Noel, Gayle Foreman and Michael Grant

Diversity Tour with Malinda Lo & other authors

San Francisco, California

Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m.
San Francisco Public Library (Main Library)
Latino-Hispanic Room
100 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

Highlighting Asian American YA books with authors Malinda Lo, Cindy Pon, Gene Luen Yang, and J.A. Yang

Presented by the Kearny St. Workshop and the SFPL Main Teen Center. Sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, with community partners Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Philippine American Writers Association. Books available for sale from Eastwind Books.

Austin, Texas

Monday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.
BookPeople
603 N. Lamar
Austin TX 78703

With authors Bethany Hegedus, Malinda Lo, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Cindy Pon, Dia Reeves, and Jo Whittemore, and moderated by Varian Johnson

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m.
Cambridge Public Library (Main Library)
Lecture Hall
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138

With authors Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Deva Fagan, Malinda Lo, Cindy Pon, and Francisco X. Stork. Books available for sale from Porter Square Books.

Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, May 10 at 5.30 p.m.
Barbara’s Bookstore
1218 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607

With authors Malinda Lo, Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, Nnedi Okorafor, and Cindy Pon

New York, New York

Friday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011

Highlighting LGBT YA books with authors Cris Beam, David Levithan, Malinda Lo, and Jacqueline Woodson. Books available for sale from TBA.

Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m.
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

With authors Matt de la Peña, Malinda Lo, Kekla Magoon, Neesha Meminger, Cindy Pon, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Jacqueline Woodson

San Diego, California

Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
San Diego County Library Poway Branch
13137 Poway Rd.
Poway, CA 92064

Highlighting fantasy and science fiction with authors Holly Black, Cinda Williams Chima, Karen Healey, Malinda Lo, Cindy Pon, and Greg van Eekhout

Book Expo America
Monday, MAY 23, 2011
SLJ Pre-BEA Day of Dialog
9.15 to 10.15 am
Diversity in YA Literature
Panelists: Paul Griffin, Malinda Lo, Cindy Pon Rita Williams-Garcia
Moderated by Amy Bowllan
Signing 5.15 to 6 pm

Tuesday, MAY 24, 2011 at 10.30am
Fury of the Phoenix signing in HarperCollins Childrens booth

YA in Bloom
Saturday, JUNE 25, 1 – 4pm
YA authors luncheon with Cindy Pon, Lisa Yee and Nancy Holder
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101

Lunch with Teen Authors
Tuesday, JULY 5, 12pm
with Barrie Summy, Kirsten Hubbard and Greg Van Eekhout
Santee Library
9225 Carlton Hills Blvd # 17
Santee, CA 92071-7902
(619) 448-1863

Comic-Con International
JULY 21-24, 2011
Saturday, JULY 23, 12.30pm panel
Diversity in Young Adult Works
with Cindy Pon, Tahereh Mafi, Kiersten White,
Dave Roman, Vera Brosgol, Gene Yang,
James Dasher, Elizabeth Bunce

SCBWI Los Angeles Conference
AUGUST 5-8, 2011

Mission Viejo Readers’ Festival
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
Panel and Signing TBA

Orange County Children’s Book Festival
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
Panel and Signing TBA

World Fantasy Con
San Diego, California
OCTOBER 27-30, 2011
Author social and signing Friday, 10/28 at 8pm

Saturday, 10/29 at noon

Pacific 1: I Believe That Children Are the Future

How do we convert YA fantasy readers into adult fantasy readers? What books will they read after Harry Potter, and how do we get them to want them? Using fantasy as an educational tool as a means of reaching more potential readers.

Cornelia Funke, Karen Healey, Marlene Perez (M), Tamora Pierce, Cindy Pon

2010 past events

chinese brush painting society’s
art show at gallery 21
spanish village in balboa park
MARCH 17- 29, 2010
11am – 4pm daily