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SCBWI Book Birthday Bash

  • Platt Park Church 1601 South Clarkson Street Denver, CO USA (map)

It's an all day birthday party! Join Second Star & the the SCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter to celebrate the unsung kidlit book birthdays of 2021!

Humans aren't the only ones who missed their big birthday bashes this year!! There are a lot of sad books all over Colorado right now, just waiting to be celebrated! Whether you can join us in person, or will be zooming in from home, we can't wait to share these books with you.

Join Second Star to the Right for an all day book-a-palooza celebrating all of the unsung book birthdays of 2020 from our very own SCBWI Rocky Mountain Chapter authors and illustrators! We'll welcome all of our local favorites in a series of 45 minute panels, including some time for Q + A! Don't let these uncelebrated stories languish another day! RSVP now and secure your spot today! One RSVP gets you access to as many panels as you'd like! Spend the day with us and celebrate them all or just pop in for your family favorite! Put on your party hat, grab some cake, and we'll Meet you there!!

PANEL TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS (noted in MST) *books available with RSVP*

10:30-11:30: Picture Books, Part One!

  • Ana Crespo PB - HELLO, TREE!

  • Haven Iverson PB - SLOW DOWN, TUMBLEWEED!

  • Michelle Schaub PB - KINDNESS IS A KITE STRING

  • Julie Hedlund PB - OVER BEAR! UNDER, WHERE?

11:45-12:45: Picture Books, Part Two!

  • Bianca Schulze PB - WHO LOVES THE DRAGON? and JUST BE YOURSELF, DRAGON!

  • Julie Rowan-Zoch PB Illustrator - I'M A HARE, SO THERE!

  • Beth ANderson PB - TAD LINCOLN'S RESTLESS WRIGGLE

1:00-2:00: MG and YA - Non-Fiction and Fantasy

  • Jolene Gutierrez MG NF - 4 BOOKS: SOFIA REYES, J BALVIN, OZUNAM, SHAKIRA

  • Jessica Speer MG NF - BFF OR NRF (NOT REALLY FRIENDS)? A GIRLS GUIDE TO HAPPY FRIENDSHIPS

  • Jason Henderson MG Fantasy – THE SERPENT'S NEST: YOUNG CAPTAIN NEMO

  • Lisa K Cobb YA Fantasy - THE NETAHS, INTO THE WILDERNESS

2:15-3:15: MG Contemporary

  • Todd Mitchell MG - THE NAMER OF SPIRITS

  • Megan Freeman MG - ALONE

  • Andrea Wang MG - THE MANY MEANINGS OF MEILAN. PB - WATERCRESS

  • Claudia Mills. MG - THE LOST LANGUAGE

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Earlier Event: November 9
Boulder Bookstore