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CALCON 2021
"A Sleuth at Work: Seeking answers and unearthing details of an old family story"
nErDcampPA
Relentless Characters in Diverse Books
Join Terry Catasus Jennings, Loriel Ryan, Rebeca Balcarcel and myself as we discuss how relentlessness helped our characters succeed.
nErDcampPA
Foreign Visions: Mining Personal Experiences to Amplify Unheard Voices
Join Maria E. Andreu and myself as we discuss how our personal experiences influenced our writings.
Indie Shindig
Workman Publishing, Sourcebooks, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Bloomsbury Publishing, Abrams Books, The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) have partnered together for the continuation of the virtual event series for indie booksellers Indie Shindig this summer!
CT Association of School Librarians
A nErDCAMP is a free literacy event. Teachers, librarians, authors and illustrators of children's books get together to discuss reading, writing, and books! EdCamps, the original “unconference”, sparked this new form of professional development. In an Edcamp, educators get together to create their conference.
Edelweiss Book Fest
Indies Introduce is all about what independent booksellers do best: discover exciting debut authors and share the best with readers across the country. The bookseller panelists who curated the Summer/Fall 2021 Kids' Indies Introduce list will share how they selected titles and many of the debut authors will be present to read a short passage and answer panelists’ questions.
Edelweiss Book Fest
It takes courage and chutzpah to listen to your heart and follow your intuition. Authors Alda P. Dobbs, Jewell Parker Rhodes, and Leslie C. Youngblood share stories about kids growing up, finding friends and family, and discovering their strength
Garfield County Libraries, Colorado
Barefoot Dreams: Mexican Refugees in Colorado during the Mexican Revolution
Southside San Antonio Book Fair
Join Alda, along with Carmen Tafolla, Nick Solis, Margarita Longoria and many other authors for the first annual Southside San Antonio Book Fair. There will be a Panel Discussion on Writing Beyond Borders, as well as book readings, signings and lots of other fun!
Texas Library Association Conference 2021
Hope of Texas: Four new books that highlight the hopes and dreams of what Texas has to offer.
Join me along with Meghan Browne, Nicholas Solis, and Candy Wellins, as we discuss how the hopes and promises of Texas influence our characters, and how the landscape, culture, and history shaped our stories. We will share ideas for incorporating our books into lessons on teaching the history of Texas.
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival (Panel 2)
Alda P. Dobbs participates in a panel on Kids, History and War: Children’s Voices Amidst the Injustices of War.
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival (Panel 1)
Alda P. Dobbs participates in a panel on Kids, History and War: Children’s Voices Amidst the Injustices of War.
Latinx Kitlit Book Festival
New Voices: Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors
Join me for a virtual discussion on helping Latinx authors represent their values and cultures in the publishing world.
Scooby Van of San Antonio
The Scooby Van of San Antonio Southside Chapter
Join me as I read a passage from my upcoming book at Coffeecionado, located in the neighborhood where I grew up! This is a great event, by a great organization dedicated to helping improve kids’ access to books.
The Three P’s to Publication: From Query Letters to Contracts
Please join me at the Houston Chapter of the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators meeting where I will be speaking about my journey from my first query letter to signing my first contract with Source books in February of 2020!