AU Writing Project Author Series

The 2022 Author Series

The Augusta University Writing Project in the College of Education, in partnership with The Book Tavern, is hosting free, interactive events with authors of the award-winning books. Authors will discuss their books, the art of storytelling, and the importance of literacy and of children's and young adult literature. The events are free and open to the public. 

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2022 Pride Month Author Series

• June 1 at 7 p.m.  - Arvin Ahmadi
  

• June 6 at 7 p.m.  - Cory McCarthy
  
• June 7 at 7 p.m.  - H.E. Edgmon
  
• June 8 at 7 p.m.  - Dahlia Adler
  
• June 13 at 7 p.m. -  Cory Silverberg
  
• June 14 at 7 p.m.  - Trung le Nguyen
  
• June 20 at 7 p.m.  - Robyn Schneider
  
• June 22 at 7 p.m.  - Adib Khorram
  
• June 27 at 7 p.m.  - Julian Winters
  
• June 29 at 7 p.m.  - Lev Rosen
  

Free to Register - https://augusta.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ivFcTva3HZlf1A

 

Past Series & Events

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Spring 2022 Author Series

• January 10 at 7 p.m.  - Candice IIoh
  

• January 24 at 7 p.m.  - A. S. King
• February 7 at 7 p.m.  - Dr. Terrence Ferguson
• February 21 at 7 p.m.  - Pablo Cartaya
• February 28 at 7 p.m. -  Joanna Ho
• March 7 at 7 p.m.  - Janay Harden
• March 14 at 7 p.m.  - Victoria Jamison
• April 11 at 7 p.m.  - Warren Binford
• April 25 at 7 p.m.  - Cory Silverberg
• May 5 at 7 p.m.  - Dr. Gary Schmidt

Fall 2021

• September 20 at 7 p.m. - Deborah Hopkinson
• September 27 at 7 p.m. - Trung Le Nguyen
• October 4 at 7 p.m. - Arvin Ahmadi
• October 18 at 7 p.m. - Brod Bagert
• November 1 at 7 p.m. - Jewell Parker Rhodes
• November 8 at 7 p.m. - Rex Ogle
• December 6 at 7 p.m. - Ellen Hopkins
• December 13 at 7 p.m. - Gayle Forman

Summer 2021

• July 12 - Katherine Marsh, author of Nowhere Boy
• July 19 at 7 p.m. - Anna Carey, author of This is Not the Jess Show
• July 26 at 7 p.m. - Brod Bagert, author of My Home in the Universe
• August 2 at 7 p.m. - Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything
• August 9 at 7 p.m. - Simran Jeet Singh, author of Fauja Singh Keeps Going
• August 17 at 7 p.m. - Jerry Craft, author of New Kid
• August 23 at 7 p.m. - Marie Bradby, author of All Aboard! The Belle of Louisville
• August 30 at 7 p.m. - Gordon Korman, author of Unplugged

Pride Month 2021

• June 1 - Lesléa Newman
• June 7 - Bill Konigsberg
• June 9 - Lev Rosen
• June 14 - Meredith Russo
• June 16 - Mark Oshiro
• June 21 - Cris Beam
• June 23 - Alex Gino
• June 28 - Susan Kuklin

Spring 2021

• Jan. 4 - John Patrick Green, author of the InvestiGators series
• Jan. 11 - Alicia D. Williams, author of Genesis Begins Again
• Jan. 25 - Bryan Bliss, author of We'll Fly Away
• Feb. 1 - Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Black Brother, Black Brother
• Feb. 22 - Susan Beth Pfeffer, author of the Moon Crash series
• March 8 - Victoria Jamieson, author of When Stars are Scattered
• March 29 - Paul Griffin, author of Saving Marty
• April 19 - Randy Ribay, author of Patron Saints of Nothing
• April 26 - Carmen Agra Deedy, author of Rita and Ralph's Rotten Day
  
• April 27 - "When Stars are Scattered: A Conversation with the Authors" - Victoria Jamieson and & Omar Mohamed
• April 30 - Nikki Grimes, author of Garvey's Choice
• May 3 - Deborah Wiles, author of Countdown and Kent State
• May 10 - Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things
• May 17 - Ann Braden, author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus

Fall 2020

• Sept. 28 - Shawn Goodwin, author of "Kindness for Weakness"
• Oct. 5 - Jerry Pallotta, author of the “Who Would Win” series
• Oct. 24 - Katie Henry, author of “Heretics Anonymous”
• Oct. 26 - Gary Schmidt, author of “Okay for Now”
• Nov. 2 - Barry Lyga, author of “Bang”
• Nov. 21 - Gary Schmidt, author of “Orbiting Jupiter”
• Dec. 5 - Jerry Pallotta, author of the “Alphabet Books” series
• Dec. 7 - Katie Henry, author of “Let’s Call it a Doomsday”