2026 Presenting Author Schedule!

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Sat, Mar 14	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)	Books Kids Love: Read One, Get 'Em All John Patrick Green Megan McDonald R.L. Stine	Magical Worlds of Mystery & Possibility Julie Kagawa Mari Mancusi Shannon Messenger	Back to the Future: Traveling through Time Ernesto Cisneros Margaret Peterson Haddix Erin Entrada Kelly	Journey to the Lost Cities with Shannon Messenger Shannon Messenger	Middle Grade Carousel: Inviting Connection Tracey Baptiste Dusti Bowling Karina Yan Glaser Sara Goetter Margaret Peterson Haddix Julie Kagawa Mari Mancusi James Ponti Natalie Riess David A. Robertson
Education Room 349 (Seats 48)	Cartooning Rules! Workshop for Kids Ages 6 + Lars Kenseth	What's Your Superpower? Workshop for Kids Tracey Baptiste	Let's Tell a Story: Workshop for Kids Daniel Nayeri	Draw a World on Your Head: Workshop for KIds Scott Campbell	Draw an Itty Bitty Story: Workshop for Kids Micah Player
Education Room 351 (Seats 46)	Writing Middle Grade Novels for Today's Readers Erin Entrada Kelly Jasmine Warga	Researching & Writing Engaging Nonfiction Anne Broyles Cynthia Levinson Kadir Nelson John Parra	True to Self: Fit In or Stand Out? Brittany Cicchese Deborah Diesen Lars Kenseth Micah Player	Sell Your Book: How to Write Query Letters Hailey Alcaraz	Voices of Indigenous Representation & History Steph Littlebird Carole Lindstrom S.D. Nelson Pasha Westbrook
Education Room 353 (Seats 92)	The Joy & Wonder of Our Natural World Ellen Heck Deborah Marcero S.D. Nelson	WARRIORS Fans Unite for Fun and Games Sara Goetter Natalie Riess	Home Meets Heart: The Gifts of Family Steph Littlebird Cynthia Harmony Cynthia Leitich Smith Pasha Westbrook	Animal Tales of Rescue, Courage & Connection Katherine Applegate Michael Sampson Jasmine Warga	WWII: War and Resistance Erin Entrada Kelly Daniel Nayeri Sara Pennypacker
Education Room 437 (Seats 65)	Illustrator Studio: Paintings to Pixels Brittany Cicchese	Illustrator Studio: Seeing Stories Around Us Yuyi Morales	Illustrator Studio: Ink and Watercolor Deborah Marcero	Illustrator Studio: Meaning in Materials Ellen Heck	Illustrator Studio: Oil Painting and Perspective Kadir Nelson
Sat, Mar 14	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44)	Reading Globally to Build a Better World Jeanne Gilliam Fain Ruth McKoy Lowery	Honor Disability Voices in Children's Books Mary L. Fahrenbruck Leanna Lucero Angela Owens	Outstanding International Books for Children & Teens Suzii Parsons Susan Polos Junko Sakoi	Award-Winning Books for K-8 Readers Patrick Andrus Laura Hudock Osha Lynette Smith	The Power of Story to Engage Readers Megan McDonald

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Sun, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)	No event	Celebrating 100 Years of HarperCollins Katherine Applegate Raúl Third Tiffany D. Jackson Erin Entrada Kelly Cynthia Leitich Smith	Journey to the House of Shivers R.L. Stine	Laugh-Out-Loud Fun in Graphic Novels Scott Campbell John Patrick Green Brenna Thummler	On Your Mark, Get Set, Draw: Illustrator Draw-Off with Adam Rex Scott Campbell Steph Littlebird Raúl Third John Patrick Green Brenna Thummler
Education Room 349 (Seats 48)	Design a Dragon: Workshop for Kids Mari Mancusi	Drawing with InvestiGators: Workshop for Kids John Patrick Green	Fun with Riddles: Workshop for Kids Megan McDonald	Create a Luchador with Raul the Third Raúl Third	SCBWI: Local Resources for Aspiring Authors and Illustrators Lori Alexander Tanja Bauerle Karen Chow
Education Room 351 (Seats 46)	So You Want to Write a Picture Book? Monica Brown Deborah Marcero Pasha Westbrook	A Conversation with Ruchira Gupta Ruchira Gupta	Creativity in Writing Middle Grade Novels Tracey Baptiste Sara Pennypacker	Tohono O'odham Culture and Life Husi Cázares Kerri Ann Cázares Linda Laird	Alternative Routes to Publication: Tips for Authors Leia Barrett Antonio Farias Ariel Strobel Niki Tilicki
Education Room 353 (Seats 92)	High-Stake Action: Saving What Matters Tracey Baptiste James Ponti David A. Robertson	Loss and Resistance: A Call to Action Monica Brown Carole Lindstrom Yuyi Morales David A. Robertson	Facing Adversity through Courage & Connection Dusti Bowling Ernesto Cisneros Karina Yan Glaser Ruchira Gupta	Flights of Imagination and Discovery Bruce Handy Brian Lies Zeke Peña	No event
Education Room 437 (Seats 65)	Illustrator Studio: Acrylic Techniques John Parra	Illustrator Studio: Unusual Materials and Mold-making Brian Lies	Illustrator Studio: Exploring Shape & Color Zeke Peña	Illustrator Studio: Drawing Humans + Nature Steph Littlebird	No event
Sun, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44)	Award-Winning Poetry and Verse Novels Willeena Booker Junko Sakoi April Halprin Wayland Jongsun Wee	Outstanding Books about the Middle East Abby Limmer	Teaching with Award-Winning Nonfiction Caryl Crowell	Fostering Hope and Persistence through Story Rosalinda Rodriguez	No event