Events

LibraryCon Live! 2024

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Oct 3, 2024 in BOOK: Griffin's Boy, Children's Literature, Educators & Librarians, Events, Fantasy | 0 comments

Oh my sainted aunt, I am so excited to receive an invite for School Library Journal‘s LibraryCon Live! I’ll be on a fantasy panel talking about my upcoming book, The Griffin’s Boy, on November 14th.
This book was a dearly beloved manuscript that spent ten years (yes, an entire decade) in a drawer because no editor anywhere found it remotely interesting, to my bafflement–it has a baby griffin and a miniature dragon in it; how could anybody be less than enchanted? To have it finally find a home with Peachtree book is balm to my soul, and to be able to talk about it on a panel with other fantasy writers–it just makes me giddy.

Book Fair by the Sea

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Aug 22, 2024 in Educators & Librarians, Events, Promotion | 0 comments

Lovely day last Saturday for the Camden Book Fair by the Sea. So great to hang out with Amy and Stephanie next to what has to be the prettiest library on earth!

Virtual Picture Book Panel

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Aug 23, 2022 in Book: BROWN IS WARM, Educators & Librarians, Events, PIcture Books, Promotion | 0 comments

I’m so thrilled (and perhaps a touch nervous) to be sharing the news that I’ll be doing a virtual author panel for Brown Is Warm, Black Is Bright. This is the book that School Library Journal describes as:

The book makes for a beautiful read-aloud for a group setting with its detailed full-color vibrant imagery and for individual sharing. File this under Black joy, ­childhood, autumn reveries, or pair with other celebrations of Black strength and beauty.

The panel will be moderated by the fine staff at Books of Wonder in New York. If you would like to tune in, we’d be so delighted to have you. And please feel free to share this with anyone else you think might be interested.

Date: September 3, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM
How to join
(They recommend reserving a spot, so do check it out before the event starts.

The other authors on the panel will be Sophia N. Lee and Isabel Roxas (Holding On) and Thyra Heder (Sal Boat).

Signed copies of all the books will be available for order. Please come! Spread the word!

Astra International Picture Book Writing Contest

Posted by Sarah L. Thomson on Apr 2, 2021 in Events, PIcture Books | 0 comments

Open to all writers, published or unpublished, for picture book manuscripts of 1000 words or less. Contest deadline April 30, 2021. Find out more here!