{"id":2111,"date":"2011-05-06T11:07:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2011-05-06T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-06T17:07:30","slug":"events-both-upcoming-and-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=2111","title":{"rendered":"Events, both upcoming and past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next few weeks and months will be somewhat busy with writing-related events, and for those interested, here is what I&#8217;ll be doing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, I&#8217;ll be participating in the Provo Children&#8217;s Book Festival tomorrow, Saturday May 7th, signing books and spending time with readers in my &#8220;Author&#8217;s Corner.&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great event, with lots of activities for the whole family.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.provolibrary.com\/childrens-book-festival\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Details here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On May 12th I&#8217;ll be speaking to the Granite School District Elementary Media Specialists.\u00a0 I already gave a presentation to the media specialists that work in the secondary schools, and had a wonderful time.\u00a0 They really made me feel welcome, and afterward I visited a couple of Jr. High schools (I have to admit I was a little nervous going into those visits, but they turned out to be absolutely wonderful).<\/li>\n<li>On May 13th I&#8217;ll be speaking at the annual conference of the Utah Library Association.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/conference.ula.org\/content\/authors\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Details here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At the end of May I&#8217;ll be at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookexpoamerica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BookExpo America<\/span><\/a> in New York City.\u00a0 My second novel, <em>Icefall<\/em>, has been selected for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookexpoamerica.com\/Press-and-News\/Press-Releases\/Editors-and-Titles-Are-Announced-for-BEAs-Editors-Buzz-Forums\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Middle Grade Editors&#8217; Buzz Panel<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 I&#8217;m incredibly excited and honored to be among the featured books.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not exactly sure what my BEA schedule will be, but I will likely be speaking and signing books at some point.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re at BEA, come on by and say hi!<\/li>\n<li>In June I&#8217;ll be presenting at the Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop.  This week-long workshop runs from June 13th to the 17th in Sandy, Utah.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/?p=115\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I love this conference<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 In fact, my former workshop instructor, Martine Leavitt, is back this year teaching an advanced novelist class.\u00a0 I&#8217;m really excited to see her again.\u00a0 Most classes are full now, but for registration and details, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wifyr.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">click here<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are some other events coming up later in the summer, but I don&#8217;t have all the details yet.\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Back-When-You-Were-Easier-to-Love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2124\" title=\"Back When You Were Easier to Love\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Back-When-You-Were-Easier-to-Love.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Back-When-You-Were-Easier-to-Love.jpg 318w, https:\/\/matthewjkirby.com\/kirbside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Back-When-You-Were-Easier-to-Love-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>I went to the launch of Emily Wing Smith&#8217;s latest novel, <em>Back When You Were Easier to Love<\/em>.\u00a0 (Isn&#8217;t that a great title?)\u00a0 Emily gave a reading and signing at The King&#8217;s English in Salt Lake City, and it was a wonderful event, notable for the debut performance by The Barely Manilows.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not even going to try to explain what that is.\u00a0 Instead, I&#8217;ll direct you to <a href=\"http:\/\/brodiashton.blogspot.com\/2011\/04\/debut-of-our-cover-band-barely-manilows.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Brodi Ashton&#8217;s blog<\/span><\/a> and let her do it.\u00a0 Also, book blogger Jenni Elyse posted a great write-up <a href=\"http:\/\/jennielyse.com\/a-book-launch-party-and-the-barely-manilows\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Emily&#8217;s book: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780525421993\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Indiebound<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Back-When-Were-Easier-Love\/dp\/0525421998\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1304700689&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next few weeks and months will be somewhat busy with writing-related events, and for 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