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Upcoming Events and Appearances

Cinda's Press Kit (Bio and Photos)

Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Legacy Village, Beachwood, Ohio
Author Appearance and Signing
The Dragon Heir Debuts!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 7 p.m.

Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington Green, KY
Author Appearance and Signing
Saturday, August 16, 2008, 2 p.m.
161 Lexington Green Cir # B
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 273-2911

The Learned Owl Bookstore in Hudson, OH The Learned Owl Bookshop
Author Appearance and Signing
The Dragon Heir Debuts!!
Saturday, August 23, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
204 N. Main St., Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 653-2252
http://www.learnedowl.com/news0100.html

West Jordan Library, West Jordan, Utah
Magic on the Page: Elements of Young Adult Fantasy
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7 p.m.
1970 West 7800 South
West Jordan, Utah 84088
(801) 944-764


Past Events - 2008

Killian Middle School and Forestwood Middle School, Lewisville, TX
Author School Visit
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Cinda giving a presentation to many students in the library
The 6th grade class at Killian Middle School
Cinda giving a presentation to many students in the library
The 7th grade class at Killian Middle School
I had an enthusiastic crowd at Forrestwood Middle School.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Stonebriar Centre, Frisco, TX
Author Appearance and Signing
Wednesday, May 28, 7 p.m.

Barnes & Noble store, Frisco, TXBarnes & Noble Booksellers
Stonebriar Centre
2601 Preston Road #1204
Frisco, TX 75034

Cinda with a young woman at her book signingMySpace friend Kaity came to my signing.

Cinda with an audience at the Frisco Barnes and Nobles book store
Fans at my book signing at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers in Frisco.
Jackson Middle School and Barbara Bush Middle School San Antonio, TX
Author School Visit
Monday, May 19, 2008

Cinda with about 60 students seated in the school library.

 A boy with a life-sized drawing of Jack Swift.
I had a great crowd at Jackson Middle School. The school was decorated in a Warrior Heir theme with life-sized characters and red and white roses everywhere! Me having fun with the students at Barbara Bush Middle School.

Haltom City, TX Public Library
Book Signing/Chat
Monday, May 5, 2008, 6-8 p.m.

Birdville Independent School District, Birdville, TX
Author Visit
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Halton City Library sign, "Author Cinda Chima book signing, May 5"
This sign greeted me at the Haltom City Public Library.

 Cinda with 6 students
Student honorees at the Lone Star Luncheon held at the Birdville Fine Arts and Athletic Complex.

Cinda standing with Trevor and Conner
Trevor and Conner produced a video trailer for The Warrior Heir. Check it out at
Warrior Heir Fan Trailer

 Cinda seated at a table with Kayla
Kayla wrote the script for the video trailer.
Cinda signing books for a long line of fans at the TLA convention

Texas Library Association Annual Meeting: Books, Bytes, and Beyond
YA Fantasy Author Panel Entitled Strong Voices, Other Worlds
Tuesday-Friday April 15-18, 2008 2:00 pm
Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx.

I participated in a panel session and signed books at the Texas Library Association Meeting in Dallas, then spoke at three middle schools in Coppell, Texas: Coppell West, Coppell East, and Coppell North. It was great seeing so many readers!

Cinda at a video screen in the library. A LARGE group of students at Cinda's presentation  
Coppell Middle School West
  

Cinda speaking in a microphone to a group of students at Coppell MS East Cinda at a sign in front of Coppell MS East that says "Welcome Authors Gordon Koman and Cinda Williams Chima"
Coppell Middle School East (could you tell?)

Cinda posing with two students at Coppell MS North Cinda at a video screen in the library at Coppell MS North
Coppell Middle School North

Sign at Rocky River Public Library advertising "Fantasy Author Cinda Chima"It's so cool to see your name up in lights!

Cinda signing books in front of a Borders bannerBorders from Crocker Park in Westlake had my books for sale.

 Rocky River Public Library
Fantasy Writing Event
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 7 p.m.
1600 Hampton Rd
Rocky River, OH 44116
440-333-7610

Cinda with about 10 students in the school library

Writing workshop at Alamo Heights Junior School

Alamo Heights Junior School
San Antonio, TX
Author Visit
Monday, April 1, 2008

 

Cinda speaking to about 75 students in the library

One of three large assemblies at O. Henry Middle School

O. Henry Middle School
Austin, TX
Author Visit
Friday, March 28, 2008

About 8 students writing on notebooks on their laps

Writing workshop at O. Henry Middle School

Cinda signing books

Me signing books at O. Henry Middle School

About 12 students working on a writing project in the library

Cinda giving a PowerPoint presentation to a small group of students

Writing workshop and lecture at Crestline School

Crestline High School, Crestline, OH
Author Visit
Friday, April 4, 2008 (Rescheduled due to snow)
Cinda with the audience at the Parma Ridge library Cuyahoga County Public Library Parma-Ridge Branch
Magic on the Page: Writing and Publishing YA Fantasy
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 7-8 p.m.
5850 Ridge Road / Parma, Ohio 44129
440-888-4300
http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/
da with about 15 students at YSU Youngstown State University
Guest Lecturer, YA Fiction Class
Friday, February 29, 2008
Cinda with a large group of students in the gym.
One of the large groups of students that I spoke to at Isaac Newton Middle School.		 Isaac Newton Middle School
Author Visit
January 10, 2008
Centennial, CO

Cinda with Jennifer Menero and her daughter Katie
Jennifer Colmenero and
daughter Katie, my hosts in Denver.		 Several students writing at a table in the library
Students in my writing workshop.

Cinda with a 40 foot tall bear sculpture.
CWC with the giant blue bear at the Denver Convention Center.

Past Events - 2007

Past Events - 2006