PAST APPEARANCES 2012:
ANIME NORTH
Toronto Congress Center, Toronto, ON
May 25 – 27th
STEAMPUNK!
Oshawa Library, Ontario
May 12th, 2012
ONTARIO WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
May 5th, 2012
Ajax, Ontario
AD ASTRA
Toronto, Ontario
April 13 – 15 2012
PAST APPEARANCES 2011:
SFContario
November 18th - 20th
Ramada Plaza Toronto Hotel
300 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario
FRIDAY - November 18th
Live Radio Play Reading -10pm
Ira Nayman's THE WEIGHT OF INFORMATION
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 19th
Why YA? – 2 PM, Ballroom A
Signing - 1 PM
(Adrienne Kress, Susan MacDonald, Violette Malan(M))
Short Story Reading Hour – 3 PM, Gardenview
(JM Frey, Adrienne Kress, Hayden Trenholm)
Books and Their Adaptations - 5 PM, Gardenview
Our panel will discuss the collaborative process between filmmakers and writers.
(Richard Baldwin, Jeff DeLuzio, Dan J O’Driscoll, Douglas Smith(M), Adrienne Kress)
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 20th
Steampunk W5 - 2 PM, Parkview
The Who, What, When, Where and Why of Steampunk. With a bit of a How thrown in to the mix. An introduction to one of our fastest growing genres.
(Cliff Goodman, Adrienne Kress(Moderator), Yvonne Penney, Amanda Stock)
- FanExpo Canada
Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
August 25 -28
Panels:
Steampunk 101 - Thursday August 25th, 7pm, room 707
Steampunk Author Panel: Words Driven By Steam - Saturday August 27th, Noon, room 707
Also find Adrienne at the Toronto Steampunk Society/Steampunk Canada Table (217) where she will be signing/selling copies of her books throughout the convention!
- Backspace Writers Conference
NY, NY - USA
Friday May 27th, 2011
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Children's/Young Adult Fiction Panel: A.S. King, Barb Ferrar, Jonathan Maberry, Adrienne Kress (A.S. King, panel master)
5:30 PM
Group Book Signing
12 Noon: Roundtable Guest Autograph Session, Melville
Step right up! Step right up! Get your memorabilia 10-in-1 experience right here! Yes ladies and gentlemen, you will see the finest talent the CNSE has to offer, in one place, at one time, and ready to sign autographs! Merchandise will also be available for sale.
Participants: Professor Elemental, Maureen Jennings, Adrienne Kress, and more!
3pm: Steampunk Young Adult Fiction with Adrienne Kress
The author of Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate, Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, and a contributor to Corsets and Clockwork, will share her thoughts on writing steampunk for younger readers. Plus, she will preview her upcoming new steampunk series, The Friday Society. Moderated by: Liana K
4pm: How I got into Steampunk, Beaufort West
By accident or by design? Hear how established pros in costuming and literature found their way into the theme of steam.
Panelists: Alexandra Gerlach, Adrienne Kress, J. M. Frey, Kenneth Shelley
6pm: Steampunk Literature, Beaufort West
What's good, what's not; what's required reading and what are some hidden gems you may have missed. Our panel of experts shares its reading lists from the varied perspectives of an academic, a reviewer, and a writer in the genre!
Panelists: Mike Perschon, Nancy Overbury, Adrienne Kress
- Richmond Hill Public Library Life Long Reading Event
April 19th at 1pm
Toronto, Canada
- Ad Astra
April 9 - 10th
Toronto, Canada
YOUNG ADULT WRITING
Saturday, 11am
Ballroom East
(w/ Tamora Pierce, Lesley Livingston, Rob St. Martin, Sarah Zettel)
CONSTELLATION AWARDS NOMINATIONS PANEL
Saturday, Noon
Anton's
BOOK TRAILERS
Saturday, 2pm
Salon 443
(w/ JM Frey (m), Todd McCaffrey , Matt Moore, Lesley Livingston)
A READING
Saturday 7pm
Crowne Room
w/ Lesley Livingston
WHY PROFESSIONALISM MATTERS,
Sunday, 11 am
Ballr. Centre
(w/ Matt Moore (m), Scott Edelman, Howard Tayler, Ziana de Bethune, Gregory Wilson)
GETTING FIRST NOVEL PUBLISHED
Sunday, Noon
Anton's
(w/ Caro Soles, Kent Allan Rees, Samantha Beiko, Shawna McCarthy, Derryl Murphy)
PAST APPEARANCES 2010:
JANUARY
Eglinton Jr. P.S., Toronto, ON
Associated Hebrew School, Thornhill, ON
FEBRUARY
February 25, 26:
Ontario Library Association Conference
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Feb. 25. BOOK SIGNING TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE, Scholastic Booth
MARCH
St. Clements School, Toronto, ON
Adam Beck Public School, Toronto, ON
APRIL
April 9-11:
Ad Astra Conference
Toronto Don Valley Hotel
Panel - TBA
April 21-23:
MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Conference
Ottawa, ON
Panel, workshops - TBA
London, U.K. - TBA
MAY
Vancouver, B.C. - TBA
May 27, 2010
Book Expo of America, New York City
Jacob K. Javits Center
Signing both ALEX and TIMOTHY
11:00AM - 12:00PM.
Location: Booth 4225. Perseus Books Group
JUNE
June 19, 2010
Faery Fest: Enchanted Grounds, Guelph, Ontario
12:00 PM - Critiquing open mic readings
1:00 PM - Reading and Very Safe (and very fun!) Sword Fighting Class
3:00 PM - Signing
PAST APPEARANCES 2009:
DECEMBER
Quaker Road School, workshops Welland, Ont.
McNally Robinson Book Store, Shops of Don Mills, Don Mills, Ont.
NOVEMBER
Mountain View E.S., Collingwood, Ont.
Connaught P.S., Collingwood, Ont.
Cameron P.S., Collingwood, Ont.
Nottawa E.S., Collingwood, Ont.
Admiral Collingwood E.S., Collingwood, Ont.
T.D. CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK TOUR:
Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable, Victoria, B.C.
Central Middle School, Victoria, B.C.
Cordova Bay E.S., Saanich, B.C.
Salt Spring Island Public Library, Salt Spring Island, B.C.
Torquay E.S., Victoria, B.C.
George Bonner Middle School, Mill Bay, B.C.
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.
Ecole Hammond Bay, Nanaimo, B.C.
Cilaire E.S., Nanaimo, B.C.
Ladysmith Intermediate School, Ladysmith, B.C.
Khowhemun E.S., Duncan, B.C.
Cowichan Library, Duncan, B.C.
Sidney/North Saanich Library, Saanich, B.C.
Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, Nanaimo, B.C.
Central Middle School, Victoria, B.C.
Orangeville Library, Orangeville, Ont.
Grand Valley School, Grand Valley, Ont.
OCTOBER
Northern Secondary School, Writers’ Craft Classes, Tor., Ont.
SEPTEMBER
“The Word on the Street”, Children’s Reading Tent, Queen’s Park, , Tor. Ont.
JULY
POLARIS CONVENTION – SHERATON PARKWAY HOTEL, TOR., ONT:
JULY 11 – “Writing for Children” – panel
“It Might Be Too Dark for You, But Your Kids Love It” – panel
JULY 12 - book signing
Reading Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate
MAY
Claude Watson School for the Arts, Tor. Ont.
Book Expo of America
APRIL
Armenian School, North York, Ont.
MARCH
AD ASTRA CONVENTION, CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, TOR. ONT.
Mar 28 – “Getting into Writing YA” – panel
- Reading and book signing Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate
- Young Writers Workshop
Mar. 29 - “Adding Humour to Serious Works” - panel
“YA Reading for Grownups”- panel
Oshawa/Durham Battle of the Books, Durham, Ont.
Northern Secondary School, Writers Craft Class, Tor., Ont.
Earl Haig Secondary School, Writers Craft Class, Tor. Ont.
FEBRUARY
United Synagogue Day School, (reading and book fair appearance), Tor., Ont.
JANUARY
Rosedale Heights P.S., Thornhill, Ont.
PAST APPEARANCES 2007-2008:
TD Canadian Children's Book Week
Deer Park Library
Toronto, Canada
Wednesday November 19, 2008
2:00 pm
Actor and author Adrienne Kress brings terrific energy to her presentation of this smart, funny mixture of fantasy and high adventure.
The Blank Rome Festival of Arts, Books, and Culture
Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center
New Jersey, USA
Sunday November 16, 2008
1:00pm
Family Activity Center
Jump into a world of fantasy in which 10 year old heroine Alex Morningside, finds herself on a quest to locate the infamous Wigpowder's treasure and her kidnapped sixth grade teacher, Mr. Underwood. Follow Alex as she encounters a cast of strange and magical characters. (Ages 8 – 12)
Free event!
Book Expo Canada
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
Monday June 16th, 2008
2:30pm
Signing paperback copies of Alex at the Scholastic Canada booth - #824
TYPE Bookstore Danforth
503 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
OPENING WEEKEND CELEBRATION
Saturday May 31, 2008
1:00 pm
Reading
The Writers' Circle of Durham Region Breakfast Meeting - Sports Garden Cafe Talk
Whitby, Ontario
November 10 2007
8:30am
Texas Book Festival
Austen, Texas
November 4, 2007
'Tough Girls' YA Panel - 11:30am - 12:30pm
Indigo Book Store at Yorkdale Mall
Toronto, Ontario
October 14, 2007
Reading and Signing, 2pm
The Big Read Festival
Washington University
October 6, 2007
Reading/Talk, Signing - 2pm - 3pm - 'Girl Power Hour', Kid's Stage
October 5 2007 - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Local School visits - TBA
Word on the Street
Queen's Park, Toronto Ontario
September 30, 2007
Reading and signing - 5:30pm, Children's Reading Tent
New England Independent Booksellers Association Trade Show
Providence, Rhode Island
September 28, 2007
One Sabin StreetSigning - 2:30pm
