School Visits
School visits are not listed on this page since they are not open to the public. To schedule a school visit, please
email Suzanne.
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2010
February 12
Cavalcade of Authors
Richmond, WA
March 6, 6:00 p.m.
Bellevue Regional Library (www.kclsfoundation.org)
Literary Lions Gala, A fundraiser for the King County Library System
Time TBA.
 March 25-26
PLA 2010 (Portland Library Association)
Portland, OR
Early copies of Smells Like Dog will be available.
APRIL BLOG TOUR FOR SMELLS LIKE DOG
April 1 Bookloons (Win 2 signed copies)
April 3 Grand Magazine
April 5 www.noeldevries.blogspot.com
April 8 A Patchwork of Books (Win a signed copy)
Seattle Public Library's Blog,
Cynsations (Win a signed copy)
Grand Magazine
Eva's Book Addiction
Enchanting Reviews
Flamingnet Book Reviews
The Book Moot
Little Willow
April 10-11
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators of Western WA
Marriott Redmond Town Center
Suzanne will speak on a success story panel. She will also lead two breakout sessions: I'm Sorry But I'm Not In To Take Your Call, exploring the author-agent relationship from the author's point-of-view.
How A Reincaranted Middle-aged Dwarf Became An Immortal 16-year-old And How It Almost Killed Me, exploring the revision process.
 April 14
Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX
Suzanne will speak on a panel: Fantasy for the Younger Crowd.
She will also be signing galley's for her new middle grade novel, Smells Like Dog.
April 27-29
Shakespeare Festival - Florida Virtual School
Online discussion of Saving Juliet. Go to www.flvs.net for more information.
April 28, 6:30-8:30pm
The Inside Story - Local kids authors share their new releases. Come join librarians, teachers and readers for this fun event.
Mockingbird Books, Seattle
May 23, 3pm
Launch Party for Smells Like Dog
Winners announced for writing contest and King/Queen of the Basset Hounds will be crowned.
Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island
MAY BLOG TOUR FOR SMELLS LIKE DOG
May 25, 6:30pm
Distinguished Reader Program, Central Kitsap School District
Suzanne will be keynote speaker.
PAST APPEARANCES
2009
Feb. 23: How to Write the Middle Grade Novel
Suzanne will teach this lecture and workshop class for Field's End. It will meet on 4 consecutive Mondays from 7-9pm at the Bainbridge Library.
Register at www.fieldsend.org
Feb. 26:
Suzanne will be the guest author on Book Bites For Kids.
Feb. 27 & 28: Whidbey Writer's Conference
Suzanne will present a workshop, "Wimps and Wonderkids: Heroes in the Middle Grade Novel," and a fireside chat, "Let me introduce you to the middlegrade novel."
Register at www.writeonwhidbey.com
March 6, 2:00 central: Book Bits for Kids
March 8: Book Launch Party for Fortune's Magic Farm
Join us at 3pm (it's daylight savings time so don't forget to set your clocks) at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge Island for a fun event!
Local actors will help Suzanne as she presents a chapter from her latest novel, writing contest winners will be announced, and a raffle ticket will be drawn for a basket of books.
Reserve a seat at www.eagleharborbooks.com
March 13, 6:30pm: Local Authors Night
Suzanne will join other local authors for a meet and greet with readers.
Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo
360 779-5909
March 29, 3pm: Meet the Illustator!
Suzanne and illustrator, Catia Chien, will talk about Fortune's Magic Farm and sign books.
Once Upon a Story Books, 3740 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA.
562 673-5777
April 29: The Inside Story
A twice-yearly salon, hosted by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Suzanne will join other local writers to share the "inside story" of their spring releases. Readers, librarians, booksellers and teachers welcome!
6:30-8:30pm
Island Books, Mercer Island 206 232-6920
May 3-7: International Reading Association Conference
This is Suzanne's first BIG conference so she's excited to attend. She will be signing copies of Fortune's Magic Farm at the Little, Brown booth and Coffeehouse Angel at the Walker/Bloomsbury booth. Panel Discussion: Books for Girls on the Verge of Adolescence
www.reading.org
May 12: Pacific Lutheran University
Guest speaker in the Publishing Procedures Class. Class will have read Coffeehouse Angel and will be designing an e-marketing campaign for the book. Exciting!
May 22, 7pm: Mockingbird Books
Suzanne and three other middle grade authors, Trudi Trueit, Joni Sensel, and Suzanne Williams will present their  new books for kids.
www.mockingbirdbooksgl.com
7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle
206 518-5886
June and July
Summer Blog Tour for Coffeehouse Angel:
June 21: Books By Their Cover
June 29: Enchanting Reviews (Canada)
July 1: Juiciliciouss Reviews
July 13: Book Worm Book Lovers
July 16: The Story Siren,
July 18: The bookpixie.blogspot.com
July 29: Hope's Bookshelf (and www.youtube.com/hopesbookshelf)
July 30: serenehours.blogspot.com (Vietnam)
August 1: lookatthatbook@live.com.au (Australia)
September 13, 7:00pm, Launch Party for Coffeehouse Angel
Please join Suzanne at Hot Shots Java, her favorite writing spot, to celebrate the release of her 2nd teen novel, Coffeehouse Angel.
Hots Shots is located on Front Street in Poulsbo, across from Sluy's Bakery. 360 779-2171
September 25, 7:00pm
Coffeehouse Angel Tour
Barnes and Noble
Clackamas Town Ctr Mall
12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266, 503-786-3464
October 3
Langley Library, Langley, WA
Suzanne will read from Coffeehouse Angel.
October 8, 7pm
Garfield Book Company, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
Suzanne will talk about her teen novels, Coffeehouse Angel and Saving Juliet.
October 10
Angel Event at A Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth, WA
Suzanne will join Susan Wiggs and Sheila Roberts to celebrate their "angel" books.
10:00 AM - 12:00 pm breakfast at Kristall's restaurant.
1:00 PM - 3:00 pm book signings at the store.
Please contact A Book For All Seasons for more information. 509 548-1451 or info@abookforallseasons.com
November 10, 5:30pm
Third Place Books
Suzanne will talk about Coffeehouse Angel.
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA
206-366-3333 www.thirdplacebooks.com
November 14, 3:00pm
Marysville Library
6120 Grove Street, Marysville, WA
360-658-5000
Mukilteo and Granite Falls Libraries TBA
November 22-24
NCTE Conference (National Council for Teachers of English), Philadelphia
Suzanne will join a panel discussion on "Fractured Classics."
December 3rd, 3:00pm
Granite Falls Library, WA
Suzanne will talk about writing for teens and her new book, Coffeehouse Angel
December 3rd, 7:00pm
Mukliteo Library, Mukilteo, WA
Last stop on Suzanne's WA Coffeehouse Angel Tour
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