Events
You’ll often find me speaking to a group of children’s book writers or mystery writers. Two of my passions! Please contact me by email for more information about speaking to your organization, workshop, conference, or festival virtually.
Places I’m Going
Places I’ve Been
May 19, 2023
Friday, 6:00 pm CT
Book Launch Event
The American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
The Bones of Birka: Unraveling the Mystery of a female Viking Warrior. Meet the lead archaeologists on this extraordinary DNA research.
May 13, 2023
Saturday, 1:00 pm CT
Booktalk and Signing
Barnes & Noble Galleria
3230 Galleria
Edina, Minnesota 55435
May 6, 2023
Saturday, 2:00 pm
Book Launch Party
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105
Join us to hear about my new novel, The Unofficial Lola Bay Fun Club! Meet some of my kid-lit beta readers and find out what it’s like to be a beta reader.
Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday, 7:00 pm ET
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Book Birthday Zoom for
The Unofficial Lola Bay Fan Club
It’s free, but you must register.
April 18, 2023
Publication Date
The Bones of Birka:
Unraveling the Mystery of a female Viking Warrior
April 18, 2023
Publication Date
Mar 16, 2023
Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 pm CT
Minnesota 4‑H Creative Writing Project
Via Zoom, talk with 4‑H members throughout Minnesota about my experiences as an author.
Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday, 7:00 pm ET
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Book Birthday Zoom for
The Bones of Birka:
Unraveling the Mystery of a Female Viking Warrior
It’s free, but you must register.
Sep 27–29, 2019
Friday through Sunday
SCBWI Carolinas Fall Conference
Crown Plaza Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
Keynote presenter and workshop on Writing the Middle Grade Mystery
May 12, 2019
Sunday, 3:00 to 4:00 pm
“Mysterious Minnesota” at Wordplay
Target Stage
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota-nice meets murder and crime as award-winning authors Allen Eskens, David Housewright, Mindy Mejia, and I reveal the influence of the Land of 10,000 Lakes on our writing (hint: lots of places to put a body.) Moderated by Mystery Writers of America Midwest Chapter president Heather E. Ash.
Feb 4, 2019
Monday, 7:00 pm
“Jump Start Your Picture Book“
Twin Cities Picture Book Salon
Open Book
Minneapolis, Minnesota
If you’re a children’s book author or author-soon-to-be, join us for an evening of lively discussion!
Feb 2, 2019
Saturday, 8:30 am to 12:00 noon
Books for Breakfast
Rush Creek Golf Club
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Educators, librarians, and the Minnesota children’s book community gather together to celebrate with 5x5 Booktalkers and 27 children’s book authors!
Mar 25, 2018
Sunday, 3:00 pm
Malaprop’s Bookstore
Asheville, NC
Book launch for A Side of Sabotage
Mar 14–16, 2018
Wednesday through Friday
South Carolina Association
of School Librarians
Conference Book Festival
Greenville, SC
Mar 8–10, 2018
Thursday through Saturday
Southeastern YA Book Festival
Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 17, 2017
Friday, 7:00 pm
Malaprops Bookstore
Asheville, NC
Mar 11, 2017
Saturday, 1:00 pm
Spellbound Children’s Bookstore
640 Merrimon Avenue, Suite 204
Asheville, NC
Vampires on the Run book signing event
Jun 25, 2016
Afternoon
American Library Association
Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
The Maypop Kidnapping book signing event
Mar 12, 2016
Wednesday, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
Biltmore Park
Asheville, NC
The Maypop Kidnapping book signing event
Mar 1, 2016
Publication date for The Maypop Kidnapping,
my first book
On stage at 2019 Wordplay in Minneapolis with Allen Eskens, David Housewright, Mindy Mejia, and Heather E. Ash, all of us members of Mystery Writers of America Midwest Chapter
Signing books at Malice Domestic with authors Cindy Callaghan (Just Add Magic) and Anne Murphy (Winterhouse)
Speaking about picture books at the Twin Cities Picture Book Salon, February 2019
I’m pictured here with 27 authors at Books for Breakfast 2019. You’ll spot me in the back row with all the other tall people.
Cynthia supports equity and inclusivity in the world of books and beyond. She is not available for any book events that discriminate against marginalized or underrepresented people, either on the page or off.