CONTACT US FOR INFO ABOUT VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON SCHOOL, LIBRARY, OR BOOK CLUB VISITS!
upcoming
November 8, 2023: Amber Smith celebrates the release of THE WAY I AM NOW with Brendan Kiely | Barnes & Noble – Union Square | New York, NY
- PLEASE NOTE: this is a ticketed event
November 10, 2023: Amber Smith discusses & signs THE WAY I AM NOW with Katherine Locke | Barnes & Noble – Neshaminy Mall | Bensalem, PA
November 16, 2023: THE WAY I AM NOW – Book Launch Party | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
past events
March 25, 2023 (10 am – 5 pm): LEXINGTON BOOK FESTIVAL | organized by Pig City Books | Lexington, NC (PANEL @ 1 pm: YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS, Mimi Herman, Frank Morelli, & Amber Smith)
April 29, 2023: YALLWEST | Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, CA
May 19, 2023 (6:30 – 10 pm): YORK COUNTY LIBRARYCON | York County Main Library | Rock Hill, SC (with authors, Brendan Reichs, India Hill Brown, & Amber Smith)
September 24, 2022: BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL OF BOOKS & AUTHORS | Winston-Salem, NC
June – August, 2022: SUMMER AUTHORS VISITS with AMBER SMITH & FRANK MORELLI | Forsyth County Public Libraries | Winston-Salem, NC
March 30, 2022 @ 5:30: CHARLOTTE READERS BOOK CLUB with AMBER SMITH & PAULA MARTINAC, co-hosted by CHARLOTTE READERS PODCAST & STORIED CHARLOTTE | Advent Co-Working | Charlotte, NC
January 26, 2022 (5:30 – 6:30): FACEBOOK LIVE with AMBER SMITH & PAULA MARTINAC, hosted by CHARLOTTE READERS PODCAST | virtual event
January 4, 2022 (5 – 7 pm): CODE NAME: SERENDIPITY MEET & GREET + BOOK SIGNING | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
May 13-16, 2021: GREENSBORO BOUND LITERARY FESTIVAL | virtual event
November 16, 2019 (8:00 am – 4:00 pm): 38th ANNUAL KENTUCKY BOOK FAIR | Lexington, KY
October 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: BIBLIOFEAST 2019 | Charlotte, NC
October 19 (8:00 am – 4:00 pm): ANDERSON’S 16th ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE CONFERENCE | Naperville, IL
October 10 – 13, 2019: INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE | New Orleans, LA
October 4, 2019 (5:30 pm – 7:00 pm): NC SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE | Winston-Salem, NC
September 21, 2019: YA-Hoo Festival | Chattanooga, TN
September 5 – 8, 2019: BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL OF BOOKS & AUTHORS | Winston-Salem, NC
July 27, 2019: HECK YA BOOK FEST | Main Street Books | Davidson, NC
July 24, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED, JAYE ROBIN BROWN, & AMBER SMITH | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
July 10, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION: AMBER SMITH and JANET MCNALLY | Talking Leaves Books | Buffalo, NY
June 25, 2019 @ 6:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with JENNIE LIU | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
June 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with BRENDA RUFENER | Quail Ridge Books | Raleigh, NC
June 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY with special guest GILBERT GILLESPIE | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
June 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: Amber Smith presents SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY in conversation with MASON DEAVER | Flyleaf Books | Chapel Hill, NC
June 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! | Main Street Books | Davidson, NC
May 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: MASON DEAVER PRESENTS I Wish You All The Best, IN CONVERSATION WITH AMBER SMITH | Park Road Books
| Charlotte, NC
March 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm: YA PANEL with BRENDA RUFENER & JAYE ROBIN BROWN, MODERATED BY AMBER SMITH | Quail Ridge Books | Raleigh
March 27 – 30, 2019: AWP ANNUAL CONFERENCE | Portland, OR
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Thursday, March 28th (4:30 – 5:45) A103-104, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
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PANEL – Storms: This panel explores the waves of discontent in the lives and the world of Young Adult Literature, functioning as its own form of political and social action Panelists: Pamela L. Laskin, Suzanne Weyn, Lynn DiLorio, Marilyn Nelson, and Amber Smith
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Saturday, March 30th (3:00 – 4:15) B114, Oregon Convention Center, Level 1
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PANEL – YA in the Era of #MeToo: Changing the Conversation about Sexual Assault Panelists: Mary Crockett Hill, Amy Reed, Amber Smith, Nicole Maggi, and Shaun David Hutchinson
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March 16, 2019: RosieCon BOOK FESTIVAL | Indianapolis, IN
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(12:30 – 1:30) PANEL – Reading the Rainbow
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The panel, which consists of both members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their straight allies, will discuss the place of LGBTQIA+ stories in YA literature, and the necessity to universalize diversity in books Panelists: Jay Coles, Lance Rubin, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Amber Smith, and John Corey Whaley Moderator: Saudra Mitchell
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(2:00 – 3:00) PANEL – Artistic Blend
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Writing is not these authors only talent. Panel will discuss how they are Renaissance people, and how their artistic talents influence their writing PANELISTS: Joelle Charbonneau, Emmy Laybourne, Kirsty McKay, Veronica Rossi, Amber Smith, Francesca Zappia, Jeff Zentner Moderator: Lucy Gellert
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(3:30 – 4:30)
PANEL – Where are the Parents
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Teen literature often has missing or absent parents. Panel will discuss whether this is an intentional element of the story, or just a part of YA literature Panelists: Lamar Giles, Katie McGarry, Amber Smith, Sonya Sones Moderator: Emilie Lynn
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October 20, 2018: MID-CITIES TEEN BOOK FEST | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
October 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm: OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES AUTHOR PANEL | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
September 30, 2018 @ 3:00 pm: OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES YA AUTHOR PANEL | Main Street Books | Davidson, NC 28036
August 14, 2018 @ 7:00 pm: OUR STORIES, OUR VOICES YA AUTHOR PANEL | Quail Ridge Books | Raleigh, NC
April 20 – 21, 2018: SOUTHERN KENTUCKY (SOKY) BOOK FEST | Bowling Green, KY
Friday, April 20th: Children and Teen Day (9 am – 2 pm)
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1 – 1:50 pm: PANEL – Family Feud (Regency Room) Panelists: Jenn Bishop, Jessica Burkhart, Brigid Kemmerer, Amber Smith, Mitali Perkins, and Brenda Rufener
Saturday, April 21st (9 am – 3 pm)
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9 – 9:50 pm: PANEL – Shadows and Secrets – Dark Topics and Why We Go There (Room 163A) Panelists: Amanda K. Morgan, Kim Savage, Amber Smith, Emmy Laybourne, and Brenda Rufener
April 3 – 6, 2018: TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE | Dallas, TX
March 24, 2018, 11:30 – 1:00 pm: MINT TO CHAT ABOUT THAT: READING & SIGNING | Mint Museum Randolph | Charlotte, NC
March 19, 2018 @ 6:00 pm: YA AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED & BRENDA RUFENER | Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe | Asheville, NC
March 17, 2018 @ 2:00 pm: YA AUTHOR PANEL with AMY REED & BRENDA RUFENER | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC
March 10 – 11, 2018: TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS | Tucson, AZ
Sunday, March 11th:
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11 – 11:45 am: BOOK SIGNING (Mostly Books, Booth 241)
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1 – 1:30 pm: AUTHOR CHAT (Teen Activities Tent): Teens can conference with Amber Smith about writing fiction on difficult life issues.
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2:30 – 3:30 pm: PANEL – Abuse and Deception: Breaking the Cycle (Education Room 351, The College of Education) Panelists: Laurie Halse Anderson, Amy Fellner Dominy, Amber Smith; Moderated by Hannah Gomez
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4 – 5:00 pm: PANEL – Alternate Pathways to a Writing Career (Education Room 351, The College of Education) Panelists: Stephanie Elliot, Amber Smith, Jessica Spotswood, James L. Swanson; Moderated by Susan Lowell