2025 Presenting Author Schedule!

March 15-16 was an amazing weekend. We'll leave this posted so you can remember it all, until we have our 2026 dates to share. We're already looking forward to the next TFOB. Thank you everyone!

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Sat, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)	The Spell of Dragons: Fire and Flight Scott Reintgen Adam Rex Tui T. Sutherland	The School for Good and Evil: Where Fates Collide Soman Chainani	Bad to the Bone? Mischief Makers Who Steal Our Hearts Nick Bruel Eric Lide David Shannon	Home Meets the Heart in Words & Images Matt de la Peña Rebecca Lee Kunz Loren Long Andrea Rogers	Middle Grade Carousel: Invitations to Adventure Tom Angleberger Nick Bruel Kim Bussing Karen Chow Megan E. Freeman Gale Galligan Rosanne Parry Jose Pimienta Kim Tomsic
Education Room 349 (Seats 48)	Drawing Bad Kitty: A Workshop for Children Nick Bruel	Draw Anything With Bob Shapes: Workshop for Children Bob Shea	Make Your Own Comic: Workshop for Children Eliza Kinkz	Create a Butterfly: Workshop for Children Cynthia Harmony	Cartooning Workshop for Children Eric Lide
Education Room 351 (Seats 46)	Writing Her World: Girls of Color with Complex Lives Monica Brown Karen Chow Angela Dominguez Dawn Quigley	The Process of Creating Picturebooks Beth Ferry Tom Lichtenheld	A Touch of Mystery and a Sprinkle of the Unknown Ginger Reno Jasmine Warga Justine Pucella Winans	The Ups and Downs of Life: Connections that Matter Kyle Lukoff Laura Numeroff Bob Shea	A Conversation with Jasmine Warga Jasmine Warga
Education Room 353 (Seats 92)	Belonging: Connections that Define Us Matt de la Peña Cynthia Harmony Adiba Nelson	Courage in the Wild: Animals in Action Teddi Lynn Chichester Rosanne Parry Alison Pearce Stevens	Dinos and Poets: Roaring Rhymes Workshop for Children Tom Angleberger John Schu	Dream Big: Stories that Inspire Action Monica Brown Kwame Mbalia Zachariah OHora Nikkolas Smith	Indigenous Voices and Stories of Resilience Violet Duncan Dawn Quigley Ginger Reno
Education Room 437 (Seats 65)	Illustrator Studio: Multimedia Collage Rebecca Lee Kunz	Illustrator Studio: Pencil, Charcoal, and Acrylic Loren Long	Illustrator Studio: Artivism,The Power of Art to Change the World Nikkolas Smith	Illustrator Studio: Drawing with Pencil and Pastel Guojing	Illustrator Studio: Draw with Ryan Ryan T. Higgins
Sat, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44)	Children's Dialogue about Banned Books Junko Sakoi	Notable Books for a Global Society Jeanne Gilliam Fain Ruth McKoy Lowery	Award-Winning Poetry and Verse Novels Willeena Booker Junko Sakoi April Halprin Wayland Jongsun Wee	Award-Winning Books for K-8 Readers Patrick Andrus Laura Hudock Osha Lynette Smith Fran Wilson	Speaking to Children's Hearts through Story John Schu

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Sun, Mar 16	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)	No event	Wings of Fire: Dragons, Danger & Destiny Tui T. Sutherland	Epic Quests through Mysterious Worlds Soman Chainani Tiffany Jackson Kwame Mbalia	Graphic Novels: Adventures in Pages & Panels Tom Angleberger Angela Dominguez Gale Galligan	On Your Mark, Get Set Draw: Illustrator Draw-Off Tom Angleberger Angela Dominguez Gale Galligan Eliza Kinkz Loren Long Bob Shea
Education Room 349 (Seats 48)	Drawing a Superhero: Workshop for Children Nikkolas Smith	Make a Native American Pinch Pot: Workshop for Children Rebecca Lee Kunz	Designing Animal Crossings: Workshop for Children Teddi Lynn Chichester	Draw Bruce and Penelope Rex: Workshop for Children Ryan T. Higgins	Alternative Routes to Publication: Tips for Authors Rick Ench CJ Hosack April Lesher Guy Porfirio
Education Room 351 (Seats 46)	Writing Fierce Girls who Lead the Way Kim Bussing Megan E. Freeman Ginger Reno S. J. Taylor	Big Problems Lead to Bright Ideas Beth Ferry Ryan T. Higgins Eliza Kinkz Tom Lichtenheld	Writing a Middle Grade Novel to Engage Readers Violet Duncan John Schu Kim Tomsic	No event	Creating a Writing Group as a Brave Space Juanita Havill Judi Moreillon Jennifer J. Stewart
Education Room 353 (Seats 92)	Star Wars Origami Yoda Folding Workshop for Children Tom Angleberger	A Journey of Unexpected Joy Loren Long	Hope in a Broken World Megan E. Freeman Guojing Jose Pimienta Jessica Stremer	Drawing David with David: Workshop for Children David Shannon	Resources for Aspiring Authors and Illustrators: SCBWI Lori Alexander Tanja Bauerle Sharon Skinner
Education Room 437 (Seats 65)	Illustrator Studio: Painting with Acrylics David Shannon	Illustrator Studio: Creating Odd Characters Zachariah OHora	Illustrator Studio: Digital Painting and Visual Storytelling Guy Porfirio	Illustrator Studio: Be Brave and Play as an Artist Eliza Kinkz	No event
Sun, Mar 16	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44)	Teaching with Award-Winning Nonfiction Caryl Crowell Janelle Mathis	Maps and Mapmaking in Children's Books Janine Schall	Teaching about the Middle East with Award-Winning Books Abby Limmer	Grand Canyon Award Winners for 2025 Judi Moreillon Janelle Yoder	No event