UPCOMING EVENTS

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2024

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November

LosCon 50 (In-Person)

• Panelist

• Los Angeles, CA

• November 29 - December 1

 

2025

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January

Writing Away Virtual Pitch Retreat (Virtual)

• Lecturer

• January 4 - 5

 

PAST EVENTS

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2024

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October

Book, Gowns & Crowns Chapter 3 (In-Person)

• Guest Author

• Seattle, WA

• October 17 - 19

 

September

Writing Away Virtual Pitch Retreat (Virtual)

• Lecturer

• September 14 - 15

 

July

San Diego Comic-Con: Fairytale Retelling Creative Writing Workshop (In-Person)

• Presenter

• San Diego Comic-Con, CA

• July 28, 10am in Room 11

 

June​

Culver City Book Festival

• Author Signing

• Culver City, CA

• June 29 at 10am

 

ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition

• Author Signing

• San Diego, CA

• June 29 at 4pm

 

Get Creative! Writing Workshop (In-Person & Virtual)

• Lecturer

• Hollywood Fringe Festival, CA

• June 16 & 23

 

Lovesteria Ball (In-Person)

• Guest Author

• Los Angeles, CA

• June 22

 

May

Fairytale Retelling Workshop (In-Person)

• Lecturer

• Ripped Bodice, Culver City, CA

• May 5

 

March

Writing Away Virtual Pitch Retreat (Virtual)

• Lecturer

• March 2-3

 

West Coast Writers Conference (Virtual)

• Panelist

• March 23 - 24

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2023

 

November

Loscon 49 (In-Person)

• Guest Speaker

• Los Angeles, CA

• November 24-26

 

September

Pasadena Loves YA (In-Person)

• Moderator

• Pasadena, CA

• September 23, noon-4pm

 

July

Book Signing at San Diego Comicon (In-Person)

• Book signing July 21 from 3-4pm at Wannabe Press (Booth G-03)

 

June

Truly Outrageous World Premiere (In-Person & Virtual)

• Playwright/Producer

• Hollywood Fringe Festival

• June

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April

Book Signing at LA Times Festival Of Books (In-Person)

• Book signing April 22 from 2-3pm at Briarwick Candles (Booth 920)

• Book signing April 23 from 3-5pm at GLAWS (Booth 944) 

• April 22 & 23

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2022

 

December

YA Panel on Writing Teen Empowerment (In-Person)

• Panelist

• Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

• December 12 at 7:00pm

 

November

LA Library Writing Workshop (In-Person & Virtual)

• Guest Lecturer

• Teen'Scape, Floor 2, Central Library, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA

• November 16 at 4:30pm

 

National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention (In-Person)

• Panelist: Pursuing the Light of Teen Empowerment

• Anaheim, CA

• November 17

 

LosCon 48 (In-Person)

• Guest Speaker

• Los Angeles, CA

• November 26

 

October

Curse Undone Out 10/4!

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San Diego Curse Undone Signing & Fairytale Retelling Workshop (In-Person & Virtual)

• Mysterious Galaxy

  • 3555 Rosecrans St #107, San Diego, CA 92110

  • (619) 539-7137

• October 6 at 6pm

 

Los Angeles Curse Undone Signing & Tea Party (In-Person)

• The Book Jewel

  • 6259 W 87th St, Los, Angeles 90045

  • ​(424) 750-9991

• October 8 at 3pm

 

Burbank Curse Undone Signing (In-Person). Also featuring authors Jo Kaplan and Brian McAuley

• Dark Delicacies

  • 822 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA  91505

  • 818-556-6660

• October 15 at 3pm

 

September

Books Gowns & Crowns (In-Person)

• Guest Author

• Portland, OR

• September 3 & 4

 

California Independent Bookseller’s Alliance Fall Fest (In-Person)

• Guest Author

• Sacramento, CA

• September 11 at 3pm

 

Literary Costume Ball Book Signing (In-Person)

• The Book Jewel

  • 6259 W 87th St, Los, Angeles 90045

  • ​(424) 750-9991

• September 17 at 6pm

 

July

San Diego Comic-Con (In-Person)

• Guest Speaker - Getting Creative! Fairytale Retelling Workshop

• San Diego, CA

• July 22, 5:00pm, Room 11

 

June

University of Las Vegas Summit on the Research and Teaching of YA Literature (In-Person)

• Speaker

• Las Vegas, NV

• June 10 & 11

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25 Plays Per Hour (Virtual & In-Person)

• Contributing Playwright

• Hollywood Fringe Festival

• Various Dates In June

 

May

LitFest Pasadena (In-Person)

• Pasadena, CA

• YAY YA! 

  • 5/14 at 4:30pm

 

April

WonderCon (In-Person)

• Anaheim, CA

• Empowering Young People to Confront Authority

  • 4/2 at 3:30pm, Room 213AB

• Encouraging Creativity Through Fairytale Retellings

  • 4/3 at 10:30am, Room 210​

 

2021

December

79th World Science Fiction Convention (Virtual)

• Imaginary Book Club Panelist

• December 17, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET

 

November

Los Angeles Public Library: NaNoWriMo Author Interview (Virtual)

• November 10, 4 - 5pm PT

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Book Signing (In-Person)

• 10 Dollar Bookstore, Northridge, CA

• November 13, 1 - 3pm

 

LosCon 47 (In-Person)

• Speaker

• November 26 - 28

 

October

Las Vegas Book Festival (In-Person)

• I'll be signing books, teaching, and giving away book swag.

• October 23

 

Genre-LA™ Creative Writing Conference (Virtual)

• West Coast Writers Conferences

• Speaker

• October 22 - 30

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August

Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

• Speaker

• August 6 - 14

 

July

Comic-Con@Home

• Panelist, Fanbase Press: Compiling a Comics Anthology

• July 24

 

June

In-Person Gold Spun Book Signing

• Dark Delicacies (822 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA  91505)

• I'll be signing books and giving away book swag.

• June 26, 3:00pm PT

 

Gold Spun Pub Date!!

• June 8

 

Gold Spun Virtual Launch Party

• Watch Here

• Reading, questions, giveaways and more!

 

February

Creative Writers Conference

• Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

• Speaker

• February 26 - March 6

 

January

Southwest Manuscripters & SurfWriters

• Guest Speaker

• January 9th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm PT

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2020

November

Digital Author Writing Conference

• Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

• Panelist

• November 6 - 14

 

October

The Book Fest Online

• Speaker

• October 24 & 25

 

May

Nebula Conference Online

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

• Solo Presentation

• May 29 - 31

 

February 

Creative Writers Conference

• Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

• Speaker

• February 28 - March 1

 

January 

Psyche Today

• Table read for my current work-in-progress play.

 

Great Beginnings For Your Next Book

• Greater Lost Angeles Writers Society

• Reader

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2019

November

Digital Author Writing Conference

• Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

• Panelist & Hospitality Staff

• November 9 - 10

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TEDxResedaBlvd

• Volunteer Committee

• November 17

 

Loscon 46

• Convention Speaker

• November 29 - December 1

 

October

Designing Monsters: Making Truly Twisted Antagonists

• Greater Lost Angeles Writers Society

• Panelist

• October 19

 

Scary Stories Around The Campfire

• Presented by Black Château

• Reading from The Death Of Sleeping Beauty.

• October 30

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The Bite Sized Theatrical Spooktacular

• Short play Halloween event in NYC, including my play, Zombie 101.

• October 31

 

August

Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

• Conference Speaker

• August 16 - 18

 

July

San Diego Comic-Con

• Attending as staff with Shout Factory.

• July 19 - 21

 

May

YALLWEST

• A celebration of young adult and middle grade books. Attending as a volunteer.

• May 4

 

4th Annual Beach-Bound Book Bash

• Attending as a writer reading a selected work of mine.

• May 11

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Annual Conference On Creative Writing At Pacific

• Conference Speaker.

• May 17 - 19

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April

35th Writers of the Future Achievement Awards

• Honorable Mentions for my short stories The Day My Mother Left and Jane Doe / John Doe.

 

LA Times Festival Of Books

• Hospitality at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society booth.

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March

Genre-LA™ Creative Writing Conference

• Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

 

January

Project NunwayLA: Cirque Des Soeurs

• Designer for charity fashion  show hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Proceeds benefit Alliance for Housing and Healing.

• Winner: First Place Design

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2018

October

The Importance Of Being Oscar

• Oregon premiere at Readers Theatre Repertory.

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Boot Camp Xtreme Creative Writing Conference

• Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

 

July

San Diego Comic-Con

• Attending as staff with Shout Factory.

 

The Importance Of Being Oscar

• Winner: Hollywood Fringe Encore Producer Award 2018

 

June

The Importance Of Being Oscar

• World premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

 

The Most Famous Ghostwriter In The World

• Included in Live From The Hobgoblin, It's Hank! at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

• Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

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May

YALLWEST

• A celebration of young adult and middle grade books. Attending as a volunteer.

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Comedy Death Star

• Podcast exploring the dark side of comedy. Going on as a guest to discuss The Importance of Being Oscar plus other things.

• Listen here.

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April

LA Times Festival Of Books

• Hospitality at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society booth.

 

34th Writers of the Future Achievement Awards

• Attending as a member of GLAWS hospitality and marketing staff.

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24-Hour Show

• Writing a scene in Theatre Unleashed's anniversary event, where plays are written, directed and performed in 24 hours.

 

February

Genre-LA

• Speculative fiction conference. Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

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2017

November

LosCon 44

• Los Angeles' oldest running science fiction convention. Hospitality at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society booth.

 

September

A Picture Of Oscar Wilde

• Finalist in O'Shadowfest, a festival of sci-fi, fantasy and horror plays presented by The Offending Shadows Theatre Company.

 

June

Fallen Stars At The Charity Sale

• Performer in an interactive theatre experience at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

• Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

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Truly Outrageous

• Table read for my current work-in-progress play.

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April

LA Times Festival Of Books

• Hospitality at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society booth.

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Creating Adam

• Performed at Santa Monica Theatre.

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March

Big Fish

• Costume designer for Kentwood Players' production of Big Fish.

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Good Morning Princess

• Performed at the Santa Monica Theatre.

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January

Genre-LA

• Speculative fiction conference. Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

 

2016

October

The Most Famous Ghostwriter In The World

• Performed at the Actor's Nightmare, Theatre Unleashed's 24-Hour Halloween Show.

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September

Comments Section

• Performed at the Santa Monica Theatre.

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August

A Picture Of Oscar Wilde

• Performed at Theatre Unleashed as part of Passages: Classics: Remixed.

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June

Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference

• Hospitality for the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society.

 

May

Play/Time

• Performer in a serialized play series at Theatre Unleashed.

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March

Zombie 101

• Performed at Bard's Against Insanity, Theatre Unleashed's 24-Hour Show

 

November

Digital Author Writing Conference

• Greater Los Angeles Writers Society

• Panelist & Hospitality Staff

• November 9 - 10