If you would like to invite Ying to your event, please contact her at [email protected]. If she's already planning to be in your area, she's always happy to extend her trip to include additional events.
2026
February
February 12-15 San Francisco Writers Conference
September
September 4–19 Sailing on The World
2025
January
January 10 School Visit at Silicon Valley International School - Cohn Campus: 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94303.
- Session 1 (12:15 to 1:10 pm)
- Session 2 (1:10 to 2:05 pm)
- Session 3 (2:10 to 3:05 pm)
February
February 2 - 9 San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco
February 10 - 16 San Miguel Writers Conference
February 22 Writing Workshop Zoom Seminar: Staying the Course: Navigating Each Stage of Your Publishing Journey with Focus and Persistence from 11:30 AM PST- Link Here
February 27 Pre-interview with The World 12 PM PST
March
March 4 Interview with Comic Book Club Podcast 4:00 - 5:00 PM PST
March 11 Taping with NPR The World 1:30 PST
March 12 Dinner Party Podcast 3:30pm PST
March 16 - 21 New York Trip
March 21 - April 12 Iceland Trip
April
April 15- Event at Bookshop West Portal 7:00 PM PST
June
June 7th- Teaching Writers Workshop at Book Passage Corte Madera Store
-Session 1: How to Publish for Young Readers 10:30 AM -12:30 PM PST Register Here
-Session 2: How to Make a Living as a Writer 1:30 PM -3:30 PM PST- Register Here
July
July 17 – July 21 Speaking at Canyon Ranch
November
November 27 - December 1 Speaking at Canyon Ranch
February
February 12-15 San Francisco Writers Conference
September
September 4–19 Sailing on The World
2025
January
January 10 School Visit at Silicon Valley International School - Cohn Campus: 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94303.
- Session 1 (12:15 to 1:10 pm)
- Session 2 (1:10 to 2:05 pm)
- Session 3 (2:10 to 3:05 pm)
February
February 2 - 9 San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco
February 10 - 16 San Miguel Writers Conference
February 22 Writing Workshop Zoom Seminar: Staying the Course: Navigating Each Stage of Your Publishing Journey with Focus and Persistence from 11:30 AM PST- Link Here
February 27 Pre-interview with The World 12 PM PST
March
March 4 Interview with Comic Book Club Podcast 4:00 - 5:00 PM PST
March 11 Taping with NPR The World 1:30 PST
March 12 Dinner Party Podcast 3:30pm PST
March 16 - 21 New York Trip
March 21 - April 12 Iceland Trip
April
April 15- Event at Bookshop West Portal 7:00 PM PST
June
June 7th- Teaching Writers Workshop at Book Passage Corte Madera Store
-Session 1: How to Publish for Young Readers 10:30 AM -12:30 PM PST Register Here
-Session 2: How to Make a Living as a Writer 1:30 PM -3:30 PM PST- Register Here
July
July 17 – July 21 Speaking at Canyon Ranch
November
November 27 - December 1 Speaking at Canyon Ranch
2024
January
January 2 New Book Release: Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu (PB), Penguin Random House
January 7 Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Story time at Linden Tree Children's Books at 10:30AM PST
January 12 Live Zoom interview with ABC7 Bay Area at 7:45AM PST
January 13 Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Story time at Hicklebee's at 1:00PM PST
January 17 LitQuake Cocktail Party at 8:00PM PST
January 19 school visit at Duveneck Elementary School
January 21 Virtual school visit with Chatsworth International School at 5PM PST
January 24 Kansas Public Radio "Conversations" interview at 12:30PM PST
February
February 1 KALW 91.7 Bay Area radio interview at 1PM PST
February 16 speaking at San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco
- Kidlit Critiques: "First Pages" (Seacliff B - Classroom 70 from 2PM - 3PM)
- Fiction Craft Workshop: "Character Conflicts" (Bayview B - Classroom 188 from 3:15PM - 4:15PM)
- Presenter Party (Suite 1740 from 4:30PM - 6:30PM)
February 17 San Francisco Writers Conference Gala (Waterfront Rooms and Atrium from 6:00PM - 7:30PM)
March
March 9-20 UK
March 20-April 4 Portugal
April
April 13 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: How to Sell Your Book without an Agent and Find the Right Agent from 10AM-12PM
May
May 3 School visit at Carl B. Munck Elementary, 12:30PM - 2PM
Bay Area Book Festival Welcome Party at 7PM
May 4 Speaking at Bay Area Book Festival Family Day
- Celebrating AANHPI Month panel at 12:15PM in the Berkley Public Library Children’s Nonfiction Area
- Food and Culture panel at 2PM in the Berkeley Public Library Community Meeting Room
May 7 New Book Release: Growing Up under a Red Flag, Penguin Random House
May 9 Zoom interview with Bookish at 3PM PST
May 11 Growing Up Under a Red Flag Story time at Linden Tree Children's Books at 1PM
May 14 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week from 4PM-6PM
May 21 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
May 28 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
June
June 4 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
August
August 3 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: Staying the Course: Navigating Each Stage of Your Writing and Publishing Journey with Focus and Persistence class from 10AM-12PM PST
August 31 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative Career and Selling What You Write class from 10AM-12PM PST
September
September 14 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: How to Sell Your Book without an Agent and Find the Right Agent class from 10AM-12PM PST
September 21 Speaking at 7th Annual Children's Fairyland Book Festival at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
September 22-28 Speaking at Lit Jam in Lassen County
December
December 17 Chinese New Year Helper Release
December 23 Interview for Edible East Bay Magazine
January
January 2 New Book Release: Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu (PB), Penguin Random House
January 7 Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Story time at Linden Tree Children's Books at 10:30AM PST
January 12 Live Zoom interview with ABC7 Bay Area at 7:45AM PST
January 13 Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Story time at Hicklebee's at 1:00PM PST
January 17 LitQuake Cocktail Party at 8:00PM PST
January 19 school visit at Duveneck Elementary School
January 21 Virtual school visit with Chatsworth International School at 5PM PST
January 24 Kansas Public Radio "Conversations" interview at 12:30PM PST
February
February 1 KALW 91.7 Bay Area radio interview at 1PM PST
February 16 speaking at San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco
- Kidlit Critiques: "First Pages" (Seacliff B - Classroom 70 from 2PM - 3PM)
- Fiction Craft Workshop: "Character Conflicts" (Bayview B - Classroom 188 from 3:15PM - 4:15PM)
- Presenter Party (Suite 1740 from 4:30PM - 6:30PM)
February 17 San Francisco Writers Conference Gala (Waterfront Rooms and Atrium from 6:00PM - 7:30PM)
March
March 9-20 UK
March 20-April 4 Portugal
April
April 13 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: How to Sell Your Book without an Agent and Find the Right Agent from 10AM-12PM
May
May 3 School visit at Carl B. Munck Elementary, 12:30PM - 2PM
Bay Area Book Festival Welcome Party at 7PM
May 4 Speaking at Bay Area Book Festival Family Day
- Celebrating AANHPI Month panel at 12:15PM in the Berkley Public Library Children’s Nonfiction Area
- Food and Culture panel at 2PM in the Berkeley Public Library Community Meeting Room
May 7 New Book Release: Growing Up under a Red Flag, Penguin Random House
May 9 Zoom interview with Bookish at 3PM PST
May 11 Growing Up Under a Red Flag Story time at Linden Tree Children's Books at 1PM
May 14 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week from 4PM-6PM
May 21 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
May 28 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
June
June 4 Writing Workshops 4-week Zoom seminar: The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction that Sells 4-week class from 4PM-6PM
August
August 3 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: Staying the Course: Navigating Each Stage of Your Writing and Publishing Journey with Focus and Persistence class from 10AM-12PM PST
August 31 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative Career and Selling What You Write class from 10AM-12PM PST
September
September 14 Writing Workshops Zoom seminar: How to Sell Your Book without an Agent and Find the Right Agent class from 10AM-12PM PST
September 21 Speaking at 7th Annual Children's Fairyland Book Festival at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
September 22-28 Speaking at Lit Jam in Lassen County
December
December 17 Chinese New Year Helper Release
December 23 Interview for Edible East Bay Magazine
2023
JANUARY
January 7 Signing and Read-aloud for Dragon Noodle Party (PB) at Fairyland at 11:30AM PST
January 15 Speaking at a virtual picture book panel with Books of Wonder for Dragon Noodle Party at 10:00AM PST
January 15 - 17 Attending Winter Fancy Food Show
January 19 Book signing at BOOKS INC. at Laurel Village in San Francisico at 4:00PM PST
January 22 - 27 Speaking at Writing Workshops Hawaii in Kapaau, Hawaii
January 28 Speaking at a virtual picture book panel with Books of Wonder for Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon at 8:00AM HST / 1:00PM EST
January 28 - February 2 Vacation in Hawaii
FEBRUARY
February 11 Book signing and hosting a Chinese New Year Party with crafts and refreshments at Towne Center Books at 3:00PM
February 16-19 Speaking at San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
February 17 Kidlit: Finding Opportunities to Monetize your Writing at 11:30-12:30
Words and Pictures: Writing Captivating Picture Books the Industry Wants at 3:15-4:15
Publicity & Marketing: Essentials & Creative Opportunities to Connect with Readers at 4:30-5:30
Saturday 18 Representation Panel: Authenticity and Representation: What does it mean to the industry? How can authors be better advocates for their community? at 11:30-12:30
February 27 speaking at CAIS at 10:15 AM- Rescheduled
March
March 1 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 8:30AM Rescheduled
March 2 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 1:00PM Rescheduled
March 4 Speaking at Noe Valley Word Weekend at Bethany United Methodist at 3:00PM PST
March 6 Speaking at a virtual visit with Hong Kong Academy at 4:15PM PST
March 12 Speaking at a virtual Middle Grade panel with Books of Wonder for Morning Sun in Wuhan at 12:00PST / 3:00PM EST
March 15 Speaking at Escuela Bilingual International School 12:30-2:30
March 19 Book signing at BOOKS INC. at Berkeley at 3:00PM PST
April
April 30- May 3 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County Rescheduled
May
May 5- Speaking at CAIS Lower School at 12:50PM-1:35PM PST
Speaking at CAIS Upper School at 2:15PM-3:20PM PST
May 6 Presenting Dragon Noodle Party at Bay Area Book Festival from 1:00PM-3:00PM PST
May 13-21 East Coast Vacation
May 21-25 New York Trip
June
June 11 teach for Writing Workshops from 12:00PM-2:00PM PST (Sundays)
June 17 presenting a 2-hour seminar for Writing Workshops from 10:00AM-12:00PM PST
September
September 10-15 Writing Workshop in Paris
September 18-19 school visit at AIS
September 20-22 school visit at Vienna International School Primary
September 23-October 2 traveling in Europe
October
October 5 attending LitQuake's Opening Night Party
November
November 14 attending Children's Lit Happy Hour at 5:00 PM
2022
JANUARY
January 23 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Lit Agent & Author: The Essence of Successful Publishing, 4-Part Zoom Seminar
FEBRUARY
February 27 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Everything You Need to Know About Writing Books for Children, 1-Day Zoom Workshop
APRIL
April 23 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Lit Agent & Author: Opening Line & First Page Critiques 4-Part Zoom Seminar
MAY
May 7 Speaking at Bay Area Book Festival: Middle Grade: COVID and Communities
JUNE
June 18 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Writing an Effective Hook & Query Letter 4-Part Zoom Seminar
JULY
July 30 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative Career and Selling What You Write Zoom Seminar
July 30 Teaching at Writing Workshops: How to Edit Your Work Into an Award-winning Book Zoom Seminar
SEPTEMBER
September 11 Speaking at California Independent Booksellers Alliance's (CALIBA) Fall Trade Show, Fall Fest Speed Dating Lunch, Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel 11:45AM - 1:15PM
OCTOBER
October 7 - November 6 Enter a sweepstake for a chance to win a signed copy of Morning Sun in Wuhan and a Zwilling dragon carbon-steel wok!
October 22 Teaching at Writing Workshops: How to Nourish Your Creative Mind & Combat Writer’s Block
October 22 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Writing Books for Children: Everything You Need to Know
NOVEMBER
November 1 New Book Release: Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon (PB), ABRAMS Books
November 2 Panelist for Tell Me More: Around the World K-12 at 11:00PM PST
November 5 Launch Event for Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon with Fairyland at 1:30PM PST.
November 6 Last chance to enter a sweepstake for a chance to win a signed copy of Morning Sun in Wuhan and a Zwilling dragon carbon-steel wok!
November 8 New Book Release: Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG), Clarion Books
November 10 Author's Visit at Dolores Huerta Middle School in San Jose, CA 95134 at 12:50PM PST
November 10 Launch Event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Hicklebee's at 3:30PM PST
November 13 Launch Event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Book Passage Corte Madera at 12:00PM PST
DECEMBER
December 6 New Book Release: Dragon Noodle Party (PB), Holiday House
December 11 Book Meet the Author event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Flashlight Books at 3:00PM PST
2021
JUNE
Teaching Writing Workshops at Book Passage
June 19 How to Write & Sell Children’s Books - 10 am - 12:30 pm
How to Edit Your Book Into A Bestselling Book - 12:30 pm -4:00pm
Discounted Combo for both Workshops - 10 am -4:00 pm
AUGUST
August 1 Online Lecture, Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative
Career - Kauai Writers Conference, Hawaii 4PM PST
DATES TBD
Meet the Author Series for Children and Families
Sponsored by the Sonoma County Library
TBD Roseland Community Library - 10:00 am
Cloverdale Regional Library - 1:00 pm
Windsor Regional Library - 3:30 pm
2020
JANUARY
January 11 Hosting A Party for Shu Ren Friends and Supporters,
Berkeley - 7:00 pm -10:00 pm
FEBRUARY
Guest Lecturer: Semester at Sea
February 4-11 Shanghai, China to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Guest Lecturer: Holland America, Westerdam
February 16 Shanghai, China
February 18 Qingdao, China
February 20-21 Tianjin (Beijing), China
February 22 Dalian, China
February 24 Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
February 25 Busan (Pusan), South Korea
February 26 Jeju (Cheju), South Korea
February 27 Nagasaki, Japan
February 29 Shanghai, China
2019
JANUARY
January 28-31 School Visit: Cairo American College
MARCH
March 7 County Lit Jam for Grade 3 – 8 Students, Susanville, CA
MAY
Bay Area Book Festival
May 3 Bay Area Book Festival Authors Gala – 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
May 4 StoryTime Circle – D is for Dragon Dance – 12:30 PM – 12-50 PM
May 5 Hey! That’s Me! – 11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Teaching Writing Workshops at SF Creative Writing Institute
May 11 Writing & Publishing Children’s Books – 10 AM – 1 PM
Following Your Dreams – Building a Successful Creative Career – 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
JUNE
Teaching Writing Workshops at Book Passage
June 1 How to Write & Sell Children’s Books – 10 AM – 12:30 PM
AUGUST
Guest Lecturer: Silversea Cruises, Silver Wind #2923
August 11 London, UK
August 13 Fowey (Cornwall), UK
August 14 Cork, Ireland
August 15 Bantry, Ireland
August 16 Galway, Ireland
August 18 Londonderry, UK
August 19 Belfast, UK
August 20 Dublin, Ireland
August 21 Holyhead, UK
August 23 & 24 London, UK
OCTOBER
October 21-24 New York Visit
DECEMBER
December 17 School Visit: Shu Ren International School
2018
JANUARY
SF Creative Writing Institute
Jan 20th How to Write & Publish a Children’s Book - 10am - 1 pm
Building a successful creative career with a business focus - 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
FEBRUARY
Feb 17 Book launch at Book Passage-11 am – 1pm
Feb 28 Speaking at the Reading Rock Stars program in Dallas Fort Worth
APRIL – MAY
April 11 Diane Feinstein Elementary School, San Francisco
April 18 Books Bytes and Beyond events, New York
April 19 RJ Julia events, New York
April 20 Clinton Bookshop Events
April 21 Speaking at PEN World Voices Festival in New York City
Guest Lecturer: Viking Star Cruises, Mediterranean Odyssey
April 22 Barcelona, Spain
April 23 Marseille, France
April 24 Monte Carlo, Monaco
April 25 Florence/Pisa, Italy
April 26 Rome, Italy
April 27 Naples, Italy
April 28 Cruise the Ionian Sea
April 29 Corfu, Greece
April 30 Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 1 Split, Croatia
May 2 – 6 Venice, Italy
May 7 – 17 School visit tour in Europe
JUNE
June 16 Speaking at Children’s Writers’ Conference – “How to Edit Your Work into a Bestselling Book,” Book Passage, Corte Madera. - 4:00 pm
Lecture on TCS: Northern Summer, A Journey Around the World By Private Jet
June 18 Seattle, Washington
June 19 – 21 Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
June 22 – 25 Vladivostok, board the four-night Trans-Siberian train across the Siberian Taiga to Lake Baikal
June 26 – 28 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
AUGUST
Teaching at SF Creative Writing Institute
August 18 “Writing and Publishing Children’s Books II” – 10:30 a.m.
August 25 “Editors, Agents, and Contracts: The Business of Building a Creative Career Part 2″ – 10:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER
September 1 – 8 18th International Literature Festival in Berlin, Germany
September 20 Educator’s Night at Hicklebee’s in San Jose
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
October 20 Travel to Shanghai
October 23-24 Dulwich College Shanghai
October 25-26 Western International School of Shanghai
October 29 YK Pao School, Shanghai
Guest Lecturer: Holland America Line, Grand Asia Voyage
October 30 At Sea (East China Sea)
October 31 Naha, Okinawa
November 1 Ishigaki, Ishigaki
November 2 Keelung (Taipei)
November 3 At Sea (South China Sea)
November 4 Arrive in Hong Kong
November 5 School visit: Guangzhou
November 8 Arrive in Taipei
November 7-9 School Visit: Taipei American School
November 11 Travel to Taichung
November 12 School Visit: Taichung Morrison Academy
November 13 School Visit: Taipei Morrison Academy
November 14 Return to the US
DECEMBER
School Visit at Minnetonka Public Schools
December 12 Excelsior Elementary School & Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation
December 13 Scenic Heights Elementary School
2017
MARCH – APRIL
Guest Lecturer: Crystal Cruise, South Korea to Japan
Mar 25-30 School Visit Tour in China
Mar 31-Apr1 Incheon, South Korea
Apr 2 Cruising the Yellow Sea
Apr 3-5 Beijing/Xingang, China
Apr 6 Cruising the Yellow Sea
Apr 7 Fukuoka, Japan
Apr 8 Hiroshima, Japan
Apr 9 Hiroshima, Japan; Takamatsu, Japan
Apr 10 Takamatsu, Japan
Apr 11 Osaka, Japan
Apr 12 Shimizu, Japan
Apr 13-14 Tokyo, Japan
MAY – JULY
May 1 Speaking at the Santa Clara City Library
July 28-30 Keynote Speaker at Book Passage Children’s Picture Book Writer Conference
OCTOBER
Oct 15 – Oct 20 School Visit Tour in New York
NOVEMBER
Nov 19 – 31 School Visit Tour in Dubai
DECEMBER
Guest Lecturer: Silversea Spirit, Dubai to Mahe
Nov 27 – Dec 2 School Visit Tour in Dubai (Universal American Schoool)
Dec 3 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dec 4 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dec 5 Sir Bani Yas
Dec 6 Fujairah
Dec 7 Muscat, Oman
Dec 10 Mumbai, India
Dec 12 Cochin
Dec 13 Cochin
Dec 14 Maldives, Male
Dec 18 Mahe, Seychelles
JANUARY
January 7 Signing and Read-aloud for Dragon Noodle Party (PB) at Fairyland at 11:30AM PST
January 15 Speaking at a virtual picture book panel with Books of Wonder for Dragon Noodle Party at 10:00AM PST
January 15 - 17 Attending Winter Fancy Food Show
January 19 Book signing at BOOKS INC. at Laurel Village in San Francisico at 4:00PM PST
January 22 - 27 Speaking at Writing Workshops Hawaii in Kapaau, Hawaii
January 28 Speaking at a virtual picture book panel with Books of Wonder for Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon at 8:00AM HST / 1:00PM EST
January 28 - February 2 Vacation in Hawaii
FEBRUARY
February 11 Book signing and hosting a Chinese New Year Party with crafts and refreshments at Towne Center Books at 3:00PM
February 16-19 Speaking at San Francisco Writers Conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
February 17 Kidlit: Finding Opportunities to Monetize your Writing at 11:30-12:30
Words and Pictures: Writing Captivating Picture Books the Industry Wants at 3:15-4:15
Publicity & Marketing: Essentials & Creative Opportunities to Connect with Readers at 4:30-5:30
Saturday 18 Representation Panel: Authenticity and Representation: What does it mean to the industry? How can authors be better advocates for their community? at 11:30-12:30
February 27 speaking at CAIS at 10:15 AM- Rescheduled
March
March 1 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 8:30AM Rescheduled
March 2 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 1:00PM Rescheduled
March 4 Speaking at Noe Valley Word Weekend at Bethany United Methodist at 3:00PM PST
March 6 Speaking at a virtual visit with Hong Kong Academy at 4:15PM PST
March 12 Speaking at a virtual Middle Grade panel with Books of Wonder for Morning Sun in Wuhan at 12:00PST / 3:00PM EST
March 15 Speaking at Escuela Bilingual International School 12:30-2:30
March 19 Book signing at BOOKS INC. at Berkeley at 3:00PM PST
April
April 30- May 3 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County Rescheduled
May
May 5- Speaking at CAIS Lower School at 12:50PM-1:35PM PST
Speaking at CAIS Upper School at 2:15PM-3:20PM PST
May 6 Presenting Dragon Noodle Party at Bay Area Book Festival from 1:00PM-3:00PM PST
May 13-21 East Coast Vacation
May 21-25 New York Trip
June
June 11 teach for Writing Workshops from 12:00PM-2:00PM PST (Sundays)
June 17 presenting a 2-hour seminar for Writing Workshops from 10:00AM-12:00PM PST
September
September 10-15 Writing Workshop in Paris
September 18-19 school visit at AIS
September 20-22 school visit at Vienna International School Primary
September 23-October 2 traveling in Europe
October
October 5 attending LitQuake's Opening Night Party
November
November 14 attending Children's Lit Happy Hour at 5:00 PM
2022
JANUARY
January 23 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Lit Agent & Author: The Essence of Successful Publishing, 4-Part Zoom Seminar
FEBRUARY
February 27 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Everything You Need to Know About Writing Books for Children, 1-Day Zoom Workshop
APRIL
April 23 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Lit Agent & Author: Opening Line & First Page Critiques 4-Part Zoom Seminar
MAY
May 7 Speaking at Bay Area Book Festival: Middle Grade: COVID and Communities
JUNE
June 18 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Writing an Effective Hook & Query Letter 4-Part Zoom Seminar
JULY
July 30 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative Career and Selling What You Write Zoom Seminar
July 30 Teaching at Writing Workshops: How to Edit Your Work Into an Award-winning Book Zoom Seminar
SEPTEMBER
September 11 Speaking at California Independent Booksellers Alliance's (CALIBA) Fall Trade Show, Fall Fest Speed Dating Lunch, Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel 11:45AM - 1:15PM
OCTOBER
October 7 - November 6 Enter a sweepstake for a chance to win a signed copy of Morning Sun in Wuhan and a Zwilling dragon carbon-steel wok!
October 22 Teaching at Writing Workshops: How to Nourish Your Creative Mind & Combat Writer’s Block
October 22 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Writing Books for Children: Everything You Need to Know
NOVEMBER
November 1 New Book Release: Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon (PB), ABRAMS Books
November 2 Panelist for Tell Me More: Around the World K-12 at 11:00PM PST
November 5 Launch Event for Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon with Fairyland at 1:30PM PST.
November 6 Last chance to enter a sweepstake for a chance to win a signed copy of Morning Sun in Wuhan and a Zwilling dragon carbon-steel wok!
November 8 New Book Release: Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG), Clarion Books
November 10 Author's Visit at Dolores Huerta Middle School in San Jose, CA 95134 at 12:50PM PST
November 10 Launch Event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Hicklebee's at 3:30PM PST
November 13 Launch Event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Book Passage Corte Madera at 12:00PM PST
DECEMBER
December 6 New Book Release: Dragon Noodle Party (PB), Holiday House
December 11 Book Meet the Author event for Morning Sun in Wuhan (MG) at Flashlight Books at 3:00PM PST
2021
JUNE
Teaching Writing Workshops at Book Passage
June 19 How to Write & Sell Children’s Books - 10 am - 12:30 pm
How to Edit Your Book Into A Bestselling Book - 12:30 pm -4:00pm
Discounted Combo for both Workshops - 10 am -4:00 pm
AUGUST
August 1 Online Lecture, Bringing a Business Focus to a Creative
Career - Kauai Writers Conference, Hawaii 4PM PST
DATES TBD
Meet the Author Series for Children and Families
Sponsored by the Sonoma County Library
TBD Roseland Community Library - 10:00 am
Cloverdale Regional Library - 1:00 pm
Windsor Regional Library - 3:30 pm
2020
JANUARY
January 11 Hosting A Party for Shu Ren Friends and Supporters,
Berkeley - 7:00 pm -10:00 pm
FEBRUARY
Guest Lecturer: Semester at Sea
February 4-11 Shanghai, China to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Guest Lecturer: Holland America, Westerdam
February 16 Shanghai, China
February 18 Qingdao, China
February 20-21 Tianjin (Beijing), China
February 22 Dalian, China
February 24 Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan
February 25 Busan (Pusan), South Korea
February 26 Jeju (Cheju), South Korea
February 27 Nagasaki, Japan
February 29 Shanghai, China
2019
JANUARY
January 28-31 School Visit: Cairo American College
MARCH
March 7 County Lit Jam for Grade 3 – 8 Students, Susanville, CA
MAY
Bay Area Book Festival
May 3 Bay Area Book Festival Authors Gala – 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
May 4 StoryTime Circle – D is for Dragon Dance – 12:30 PM – 12-50 PM
May 5 Hey! That’s Me! – 11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Teaching Writing Workshops at SF Creative Writing Institute
May 11 Writing & Publishing Children’s Books – 10 AM – 1 PM
Following Your Dreams – Building a Successful Creative Career – 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
JUNE
Teaching Writing Workshops at Book Passage
June 1 How to Write & Sell Children’s Books – 10 AM – 12:30 PM
AUGUST
Guest Lecturer: Silversea Cruises, Silver Wind #2923
August 11 London, UK
August 13 Fowey (Cornwall), UK
August 14 Cork, Ireland
August 15 Bantry, Ireland
August 16 Galway, Ireland
August 18 Londonderry, UK
August 19 Belfast, UK
August 20 Dublin, Ireland
August 21 Holyhead, UK
August 23 & 24 London, UK
OCTOBER
October 21-24 New York Visit
DECEMBER
December 17 School Visit: Shu Ren International School
2018
JANUARY
SF Creative Writing Institute
Jan 20th How to Write & Publish a Children’s Book - 10am - 1 pm
Building a successful creative career with a business focus - 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
FEBRUARY
Feb 17 Book launch at Book Passage-11 am – 1pm
Feb 28 Speaking at the Reading Rock Stars program in Dallas Fort Worth
APRIL – MAY
April 11 Diane Feinstein Elementary School, San Francisco
April 18 Books Bytes and Beyond events, New York
April 19 RJ Julia events, New York
April 20 Clinton Bookshop Events
April 21 Speaking at PEN World Voices Festival in New York City
Guest Lecturer: Viking Star Cruises, Mediterranean Odyssey
April 22 Barcelona, Spain
April 23 Marseille, France
April 24 Monte Carlo, Monaco
April 25 Florence/Pisa, Italy
April 26 Rome, Italy
April 27 Naples, Italy
April 28 Cruise the Ionian Sea
April 29 Corfu, Greece
April 30 Dubrovnik, Croatia
May 1 Split, Croatia
May 2 – 6 Venice, Italy
May 7 – 17 School visit tour in Europe
JUNE
June 16 Speaking at Children’s Writers’ Conference – “How to Edit Your Work into a Bestselling Book,” Book Passage, Corte Madera. - 4:00 pm
Lecture on TCS: Northern Summer, A Journey Around the World By Private Jet
June 18 Seattle, Washington
June 19 – 21 Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
June 22 – 25 Vladivostok, board the four-night Trans-Siberian train across the Siberian Taiga to Lake Baikal
June 26 – 28 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
AUGUST
Teaching at SF Creative Writing Institute
August 18 “Writing and Publishing Children’s Books II” – 10:30 a.m.
August 25 “Editors, Agents, and Contracts: The Business of Building a Creative Career Part 2″ – 10:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER
September 1 – 8 18th International Literature Festival in Berlin, Germany
September 20 Educator’s Night at Hicklebee’s in San Jose
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
October 20 Travel to Shanghai
October 23-24 Dulwich College Shanghai
October 25-26 Western International School of Shanghai
October 29 YK Pao School, Shanghai
Guest Lecturer: Holland America Line, Grand Asia Voyage
October 30 At Sea (East China Sea)
October 31 Naha, Okinawa
November 1 Ishigaki, Ishigaki
November 2 Keelung (Taipei)
November 3 At Sea (South China Sea)
November 4 Arrive in Hong Kong
November 5 School visit: Guangzhou
November 8 Arrive in Taipei
November 7-9 School Visit: Taipei American School
November 11 Travel to Taichung
November 12 School Visit: Taichung Morrison Academy
November 13 School Visit: Taipei Morrison Academy
November 14 Return to the US
DECEMBER
School Visit at Minnetonka Public Schools
December 12 Excelsior Elementary School & Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation
December 13 Scenic Heights Elementary School
2017
MARCH – APRIL
Guest Lecturer: Crystal Cruise, South Korea to Japan
Mar 25-30 School Visit Tour in China
Mar 31-Apr1 Incheon, South Korea
Apr 2 Cruising the Yellow Sea
Apr 3-5 Beijing/Xingang, China
Apr 6 Cruising the Yellow Sea
Apr 7 Fukuoka, Japan
Apr 8 Hiroshima, Japan
Apr 9 Hiroshima, Japan; Takamatsu, Japan
Apr 10 Takamatsu, Japan
Apr 11 Osaka, Japan
Apr 12 Shimizu, Japan
Apr 13-14 Tokyo, Japan
MAY – JULY
May 1 Speaking at the Santa Clara City Library
July 28-30 Keynote Speaker at Book Passage Children’s Picture Book Writer Conference
OCTOBER
Oct 15 – Oct 20 School Visit Tour in New York
NOVEMBER
Nov 19 – 31 School Visit Tour in Dubai
DECEMBER
Guest Lecturer: Silversea Spirit, Dubai to Mahe
Nov 27 – Dec 2 School Visit Tour in Dubai (Universal American Schoool)
Dec 3 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dec 4 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dec 5 Sir Bani Yas
Dec 6 Fujairah
Dec 7 Muscat, Oman
Dec 10 Mumbai, India
Dec 12 Cochin
Dec 13 Cochin
Dec 14 Maldives, Male
Dec 18 Mahe, Seychelles
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