Friday, September 27, 2013

October Connecticut Children's Literature Calendar

It's a big month for children's and YA literature in Connecticut, due in part to The Barnes and Noble chain, which is hosting more authors than usual.

Tues., Oct. 1, Jason Odell Williams, Westport Public Library, Westport 7:30

Wed., Oct. 2, J.C. Phillipps, Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield 7 PM to 8 PM Presentation on writing and publishing books

Wed., Oct. 2, Christine Pakkala, Barnes and Noble, Westport 7:00

Sat., Oct. 5, Dawn Metcalf, Costco, Enfield Noon-2:00 PM Signing

Wed., Oct. 9 Brandon Mull, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Thurs., Oct. 10, Deborah Freedman, R. J. Julia Booksellers 10:30 AM

Thurs., Oct. 10, Neal Shusterman, Barnes and Noble, West Hartford 7:00 PM

Thurs., Oct. 10, Brandon Mull, Barnes and Noble, Enfield 5:30 PM

Tues., Oct. 15, Dawn Metcalf, East Granby Public Library, East Granby 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Teen Writing Workshop

Wed., Oct. 16, David Adler, Barnes and Noble, Westport 7:00 PM

Thurs., Oct. 17, Kate DiCamillo, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Mon., Oct. 21, Adam Gidwitz, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Tues., Oct. 22, Judy Schachner, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Wed., Oct. 23, Mark Tatulli, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Thurs., Oct. 24, Janet Lawler, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 10:30 AM

Thurs., Oct. 24, John Lithgow, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 4:00 PM

Sat., Oct. 26, Dawn Metcalf, Barnes and Noble, Enfield Noon-2:00 PM

Sat., Oct. 26, Sara Levine, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 3:00 PM

Sat., Oct. 26, Carol Aebersold, Barnes and Noble, Westport 2:00 PM

Sun., Oct. 27, Carol Aebersold, R. J. Julia Booksellers, Madison 3:00 PM

Sun., Oct. 27, Chanda Bell, Barnes and Noble, North Haven 1:00 PM

Tues., Oct. 29, Dawn Metcalf, Tolland Public Library, Tolland 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Writers' workshop

Wed., Oct. 30, Stacy DeKeyser and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Welles-Turner Memorial Library, Glastonbury 7 PM to 9 PM Workshop for writers submitting to the Tassy Walden Awards


5 comments:

Sweet Jenny's said...

Thanks for the list! :)

Bonnie said...

Great calendar of events!

Jessie said...

Neal Schusterman? Awesome! i loved Unwind and Unwholly.

Gail Gauthier said...

Hope you guys get an opportunity to drop in on some of these events.

Lynda Mullaly Hunt said...


Thanks a ton, Gail! You're the bomb for doing all of this :-)