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2011 Event
May 26 Cedar Valley Elementary, Killeen, TX
2010
May 20 Hutto Elementary School, Hutto, TX
May 6 Return to Sommer Elementary, Austin, TX
March 23 Bill Burden Elementary School, Liberty Hill, TX
Feb 23 Blanco Vista Elementary, San Marcos, TX
Feb 18 Return to Nance Elementary, Ft. Worth, TX
Feb 2 Family Night at Burden Elementary, Liberty Hill, TX
Jan 15 Nance Elementary School, Ft. Worth, TX
Jan 14 Roanoke Elementary School, Roanoke, TX
Lakeview Elementary, Trophy Club, TX
Jan 13 Lackland Elementary, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX
Jan 8 Gladys Polk Elementary, Richwood, TX
Jan 7 O.M. Roberts Elementary, Lake Jackson, TX
Jan 6 Jane Long Elementary, Freeport, TX
2009 Event
Dec 15 Asa Low Intermediate, Mansfield, TX
Nov 20 Westside Elementary, Cedar Park, TX
Oct 16 Randolph Elementary, Randolph AFB, Universal City, TX
June 10 - 12 Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) Summer Conference
Renaissance Hotel, Austin, TX Details TBA.
Apr 1 - 2 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston TX.
March 13 Newport Elementary and Drew Intermediate, Crosby, TX
March 7 Explore UT -- 1:00 pm in the Perry-Castañeda Library. (Arrive early to hear other children's
book authors and illustrators:
10 a.m. Liz Scanlon presents "A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes"
11 a.m. Chris Barton debuts "The Day-Glo Brothers"
1 p.m. Brian Anderson (that's me!) presents "Commander Zack Proton"
2 p.m. Jane Peddicord presents from "Night Wonders"
Jan 23 Golbow Elementary, Katy TX
2008
Dec 12 Hill Elementary, Austin TX
Nov 21 Deep Wood Elementary, Round Rock, TX
Nov 20 Sommer Elementary, Austin, TX
Nov 15 Spring Community Book Festival, Spring Texas.
Nov 13 SCBWI Meet and Greet at Book People -- meet some local chidlren's book authors
and get the inside scoop on what it's like to write for kids today.
Oct 24 Rucker Elementary, Prosper, TX
Oct 23 Folsom Elementary, Prosper, TX
Oct 22 Baker Elementary, McKinney, TX
July 3 "Lessons from Screenwriting," a writing workshop in the Breathing Life into Words series
at the Hampton Branch at Oak Hill of the Austin Public Library, 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
June 14 Summer Reading Party at the Parks Mall Barnes & Noble, Arlington, TX 6 - 9 pm.
May 30 Sunset Valley Elementary School, Austin, TX
May 29 Devine Intermediate at the San Pedro Crossing Barnes & Noble, San Antonio, TX
May 8 Piñata Boy visit to Naumann Elementary, Cedar Park, TX
April 26 Austin SCBWI Spring Conference
April 17-18 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX
Signing in the Simon & Schuster booth Thursday from 10 - 11 a.m.
April 1 Science Night at Fox Run Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas
March 29 Austin SCBWI Meeting, Barnes & Noble Westlake, 11 - noon
Lessons from Screenwriting
March 6 Lee Elementary, Austin, Texas
February 21 4th grade TAKS preparation writing workshop at Ridgetop Elementary, Austin, Texas
January 19 Southwest Texas SCBWI Meeting, 10 - noon
2007
Dec 18 Bess Brannen Elementary, Lake Jackson, TX
Nov 18 SCBWI Winter Book Fair, Barnes & Noble Lakeline, 1 - 4 pm
Nov 16 Patton Elementary, Austin, TX
Nov 15 Riverchase Elementary, Coppell, TX
Nov 9 Menchaca Elementary, Austin, TX
Nov 2 South Knoll Elementary School, College Station, TX
Nov 1 Forest Hills Elementary School, College Station, TX
Oct 26 Cypress Grove Intermediate School, College Station, TX
Oct 25 Oakwood Intermediate School, College Station, TX
Oct 24 Pebble Creek Elementary School, College Station, TX
Oct 20-21 Maker Faire, Travis County Expo Center, Austin, TX (Come and see an
assortment of custom pinatas, including a porcupine pufferfish, a
rainbow zebra, and an invading Warlord of Nibblecheese!)
Oct 19 Southwood Valley Elementary School, College Station, TX
Oct 18 College Hills Elementary School, College Station, TX
Oct 17 Rock Prairie Elementary School, College Station, TX
Oct 13 Educator Reception at Barnes & Noble Arboretum (north Austin) 9:30 a.m.
Sept 20 2007 Central Texas Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Teachers Book Fest,
Ruta Maya Coffee House, Austin.
Sept 8 Express-News Children's Book Workshop, San Antonio, TX
Aug 18 Storytime at Barnes & Noble Arboretum (north Austin) 11:am
July 29 Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan, WGN radio, AM 720, Chicago 7:30 - 8:am
July 14 Another Year of Writing workshop at Westlake Barnes & Noble: A Screenwriter's
Perspective on Writing Fiction 2:00 pm
July 6-8 Dallas International Book Fair, Dallas, TX
June 16 Zack Proton Intergalactic Summer Reading Party at Book People, 6th & Lamar, Austin
1:pm - 2:30 Check out the gigantic Warlord of Nibblecheese pinata!
June 9 Book signing at the San Pedro Crossing Barnes & Noble, San Antonio, TX
2:00 - 4:pm
June 8 The Idea Exchange with Jim Stowell, WBEV 1430-AM, 10:06 a.m. CT, Beaver Dam/Madison, WI
June 2 Book signing at the Northwoods Shopping Center Barnes & Noble, San Antonio, TX
2:00 - 4:pm
June 2 Book signing at The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio, TX 10:30 - 11:30 am
May 21 Tron Simpson, KCMN 1530-AM, 9:35 a.m. MT, Colorado Springs, CO
May 18 School event at the San Pedro Crossing Barnes & Noble, San Antonio, TX
May 12 Book signing at LaFrontera Barnes & Noble, Round Rock, TX 2:00 - 4:pm
May 8 Brentwood Elementary, Austin, TX
May 8 Les in the Morning, WEOL 930-AM, 7:40 a.m. ET, Elyria/Cleveland, OH
May 6 Book signing at Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble 2:00 - 4:pm
May 5 Presenter at the O. Henry Writing Club awards ceremony,
2:pm at the Barnes & Noble Westlake
May 2 Ridgetop Elementary, Austin, TX
April 28 Austin SCBWI Autograph Party (15 local authors!) at the Westlake Barnes & Noble
11:am - 1:pm
April 27 Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center
April 12-13 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio
Feb 8 Guest speaker in Introduction to Mass Communications
at Austin Community College.
Feb 7 Guest speaker in Children's Literature class
at Kealing Middle School, Austin.
2006
Dec 8 Taylor Middle School, Taylor, TX
Dec 6 Park Crest Middle School, Pflugerville, TX
Oct 27-29 Featured Author Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
Oct 14 Barnes & Noble LaFrontera (Round Rock, TX) 2:00 pm
Aug 4 Texas Christian Schools Association Conference
Austin, TX noon - 5:pm
July 15 Barnes & Noble Westlake 1:pm - 3:pm
July 14 Barnes & Noble Arboretum (north Austin)
Summer Reading Party 7:pm - 8:pm
May 1 Murchison Middle School, Austin TX Home of the Matadors!
April 5 Hill Elementary School, Austin TX Go Dillos!
