Author Events ~ 2010-2018

Photo by Paul Carby

Meeting Hogwarts Professor John Granger, 2010

Austin Book Festival, 2012

Signing at the Austin Book Festival, 2012

Me and my cover designer, Megan Dooley, at the Austin Book Festival, 2012

Me and bestselling TWCS author Suzy Duffy at the Sydney Writer's Festival opening gala, 2013

Speaking on a panel with authors S. D. Gentill and Kate Forsyth at the Sydney Writer's Festival, 2013

Hugging a Koala Bear, Sydney 2013

Boxing a Kangaroo, Sydney 2013

Speaking at the Decatur Book Festival, Atlanta, GA, August 2013

At the Taste of Pelham fundraising event, Oct. 2013

Oct. 17th, Release Party!

Entering the party...

Stay out of East Mooring!

Go to Alitheia to play games!

The crowd gathers for the party, Oct. 17th!

Hannah and her cakes!

Signing at the party, Oct. 17 2013

Me and the girls who made fan t-shirts, Oct. 17, 2013

Chatting up a festival goer, Texas Book Festival, 2013

Ready for my signing! Texas Book Festival, 2013

Nov. 7, 2013 Interview on the Talk of Alabama

Nov. 7, 2013 Interview on the Talk of Alabama

Signing at The Little Professor with Fran Amerson, 2013

School visit in Marietta, GA - first time I've been asked to sign arms!

School visit in Marietta, GA - first time I've been asked to sign arms!

Decatur Book Festival, Aug. 2014

Decatur Book Festival, Aug. 2014

Book Release Party for The Bone Whistle, Sept. 18, 2014

Book Release Party for The Bone Whistle, Sept. 18, 2014

Book Release Party for The Bone Whistle, Sept. 18, 2014

Book Release Party for The Bone Whistle, Sept. 18, 2014

"Golden Ticket" to have lunch with me, Berry Middle School 2015

Author Reception, Berry Middle School, 2015

Author Talk, Berry Middle School 2015

Author Reception, Berry Middle School 2015

Set up at the Montevallo Arts Festival, 2015

Front side of promotional fans made by Donnalee Blankenship for the Decatur Book Festival, Sept. 2015.

Back side of promotional fans made by Donnalee Blankenship for the Decatur Book Festival, Sept. 2015.

All set up at the Decatur Book Festival, Sept. 2015!

Nashville, TN, 2015.

All set up to go, day two, Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Oct. 2015.

With Megan Riley at the Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Oct. 2015.

Collage of winning 2015 CLC titles.

Montevallo Art Stalk, Oct. 31, 2015.

Fall Festival Auction of Marier the Dragon and The Scroll, Nov. 21, 2015

Fall Festival Auction of Marier the Dragon and The Scroll, Nov. 21, 2015.

Author visit at Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL. Nov. 2015.

Mid-speech at Thompson High School, Alabaster, AL. Nov. 2015.

Silver Award Certificate from Literary Classics International Book Awards. 2015.

Posing with BREEDER and the Harry Potter cast hand prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theater (Hollywood, 2016)

Giving an impromptu sidewalk interview on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2016

Receiving my YA Silver award for Science Fiction for BREEDER, 2015 (reception in LA, 2016)

Posing with my Silver Award for YA Science Fiction and BREEDER (LA, 2016)

Me and Author Amalie Jahn, winner of the Gold Medal for YA Science Fiction. Literary Classics Awards, LA (April 2, 2016)

My silver award for YA Science Fiction for BREEDER, 2015 (reception in LA, 2016)

Posing on the "red carpet" going into the after party for the Literary Classics Award Ceremony, LA, 2016

At the Literary Classics Award Ceremony after party in the Palm Restaurant, LA, 2016

Graphic from Literary Classics International Book Awards to promote the Finalist status of The Gateway Chronicles, 2016.

Decatur Book Festival, Atlanta, GA, 2016

Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN, 2016

Enjoying the Miami Book Fair, November 2016

Stage Set-up, Readers' Favorite Book Awards, 2016

Posing with fellow book award winners, Readers' Favorite Awards, Miami, 2016

In my seat, waiting to get my award at the Readers' Favorite Awards, 2016

With writer/director/producer Mark Mahon after the Readers' Favorite Awards, Miami, 2016

My Bronze award from Readers' Favorite for BREEDER, 2016

Posing before the ceremony, Readers' Favorite Awards, Miami, Nov. 2016

With Readers' Favorite president James Ventrillo after the ceremony, Readers' Favorite Awards, Nov. 2016

Author head shot, 2017 (by http://www.awphotogallery.com/)

2 Gold Awards for CRIMINAL, 2017

Alternate Author headshot, spring 2017

Book reading at the Great American Book Festival, Sept. 2017

A day out at Mt. Rushmore before the Literary Classics Award Ceremony, 2017.

Walking the red carpet at the Literary Classics Book Awards, Sept. 2017

On the red carpet, Literary Classics Awards, 2017

Posing with fellow award-winners at the Literary Classics Book Awards, Sept. 2017

My two gold awards for CRIMINAL, 2017

With fellow award-winners Danielle Vann and Patricia Reding.

Waiting to go on stage to receive my awards at the Literary Classics Book Awards, 2017

Receiving my Gold Awards for Criminal, Literary Classics Awards, 2017.

On stage at the Literary Classics Awards, 2017

Photo Op after the Literary Classics Awards, 2017

Author Visit to Berry Middle School, Hoover, AL (March 2, 2018)

Student Olivia -- self-ascribed "Biggest Fan!" -- posing by the poster she made to welcome me.

Signing books for student readers at Berry Middle School. Author Visit, March 2018.

Posing with Berry students. Author Visit, March 2018

Chatting with student readers. Author Visit, Berry Middle School. March 2018

Leading a writing workshop. Berry Middle School. Author Visit. March 2018

Leading a writing workshop. Berry Middle School. Author Visit. March 2018

More signatures! Berry Middle School. Author Visit. March 2018

Author Visit, Berry Middle School. March 2018