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Reading and Workshop at Seven Arrows Literary Festival, Thursday, December 8, 2011. Seven Arrows Elementary School Story Improvisation for 'Tweens @ Family Fun Fair, November 13, 2011, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Giggles 'n Hugs, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., #155, Los Angeles, California 90067 Book Signing at Girltopia along with Y/A author Cecil Castellucci, Saturday, October 29, 2011, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California 90015. Girltopia is the largest girl-targeted expo ever. The event will feature an exciting expo floor, performances, special guest appearances and workshop sessions that cater to girls and families. Celebrate Aladdin M!X's Five-Year Anniversary. Enter the Sweepstakes! M!X, home of Portia's Ultra Mysterious Double Life and Portia's Exclusive and Confidential Rules of True Friendship, turns five!
Critiquenic, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 11:30am, Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills. Join my critique group along with other local Los Angeles Yound Adult and Middle Grade authors and partake in a literary picnic. Show us your pages and portfolios and be a part of this open and creative group critique. Space is limited. Book Signing at Young Oak Kim Academy Coummunity Fair, Thursday, June 2, 2011, 4:00pm to 7:00pm, 615 South Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California 90005
Pasadena's own Vroman’s Bookstore has invited some of their favorite local young adult authors to write an original holiday story. Join me along with Cecil Castellucci, Cylin Busby, Sherri L. Smith, Mark London Williams and Amy Goldman Koss as we read from this holiday collection for the very first time. Sunday, December 5th at 5:00 pm, Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101
Teen Read Week @ Exposition Park Regional Branch, Celebrate Teen Read Week with Anna Hays and Michael Reisman, of Simon Bloom fame on October 20th, 4:15pm @ Exposition Park Regional Branch, 3900 S. Western Ave. in Los Angeles. Curious minds welcome! 9th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair, Sunday, September 26th, Join Anna and fellow Y/A authors Allen Zadoff and Andrew Smith at this year's West Hollywood Book Fair, hanging out at the LAYA (Los Angeles Young Adult Authors) booth (B14 near the Teen Stage) from 3pm-4pm (West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd).
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel on 'tween literature entitled "InbeTWEENers." Join me along with Jane Smiley and Cylin Busby for a lively 'tweeny conversation. Moderated by Aaron Hartzler. Saturday, April 24th at 3pm on the YA stage. Author Visit and Presentation at Young Oak Kim Academy, Thursday, April 22nd. Author Visit and Reading at Seven Arrows Elementary Literary Festival on Thursday, April 15th.
Teen Voices Speak Out! In response to the threatening budget cuts to our young adult library programs and librarians here in Los Angeles, the Los Feliz librarian, Erika Caswell, and I staged a writing workshop at the Los Feliz Library on Tuesday, March 16th where teens wrote stories, essays, poems and created images about what the library means to them. We created a hand-bound book from their work that we presented to the City Council downtown at City Hall on March 24th at a special city budget meeting and made our voices heard! The collection is called Saved By A Hard Cover.
Los Feliz Ledger, Author Profile, November, 2009 Teen Read Week - Echo Park Library, Author Visit with Michael Reisman and Jordanna Fraiberg and as part of a citywide ceelebration for Teen Read Week. In addition to the readings, we held a writing workshop for the attendees. Library Connection@Adams in Glendale, CA. "Investigating Character," a writing workshop for 'tweens. Saturday, November 14th. LAYApalooza at the California School Library Association (CSLA). Crazy games and fun led by the Los Angeles Young Adult Authors (LAYA), testing school librarians on their 'tween and teen lit knowledge! Investigating Character Workshop at The Hammer Museum in Westwood (Los Angeles). Ages 8-14 - Sunday, October 25, 2009, 12 noon. For more details, click the link: http://hammer.ucla.edu/programs/detail/program_id/311
Investigating Character Workshop at 826LA in Echo Park (Los Angeles). Ages 8-14 - Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.For more details, click the link: http://www.826la.org/workshops/1071/investigating-character
LAYAPALOOZA Pizza Party, Saturday, June 20, 2pm at Vroman's Bookstore. Pizza, games, prizes, and a chance to mingle with your favorite Y/A authors and get your books signed. Launch Party for Portia's Exclusive and Confidential Rules on True Friendship at Silver Lake's very cool 'tween boutique Juvie. May 16, 2009, 11am - 2395 Glendale Blvd., Unit C, Los Angeles, CA 90039. (in the Rockaway Records Plaza, 1/2 block East of the intersection of Glendale Blvd. and Silver Lake Blvd.) The new Portia Avatar book Portia's Exclusive and Confidential Rules on True Friendship in stores and all around the world wide web starting May 5, 2009!
Author Voices Launched, January 2009
Announcing Portia's Exclusive and Confidential Rules on True Friendship by Anna Hays, the second book in the Portia Avatar series! Publication Date, May 5, 2009
Reading Center Dedication in Honor or Danielle Hymowitz, Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School, New City, NY, June 2008 Rockland County Journal News, Reading Center Dedicated in Danielle Hymowitz's Memory, June 2008 Rivertown, Mother/Daughter Tea Party, June 2008
Portia's Ultra Mysterious Double Life by Anna Hays, Publication Date, March 4, 2008
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