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  • Bookcase
    • Novels >
      • Morning Sun in Wuhan
      • Revolution is Not a Dinner Party >
        • A Conversation with Ying: Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
        • Why I Wrote Revolution
      • Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier >
        • New Asian Writing Interview
      • A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts >
        • On Becoming a Hungry Ghost
        • A Bird Out of the Cage
        • Ghosts to My Rescue
        • Ghosts of the Great Wall
        • True Friendship
        • Pretending to Be a Teacher
        • Every Word Counts
    • Picture Books >
      • Dragon Noodle Party
      • Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon
      • The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes
      • The Runaway Wok
      • The Real Story of Stone Soup
      • D is for Dragon Dance
      • Crouching Tiger
      • Boy Dumplings
      • The Runaway Rice Cake
      • The Story of Chopsticks
      • The Story of Kites
      • The Story of Noodles
      • The Story of Paper
    • Cookbooks
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If you would like to invite Ying to your event, please contact her at ycompestine@gmail.com. If she's already planning to be in your area, she's always happy to extend her trip to include additional events.

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 in Moscone Center, San Francisco

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- Being Rescheduled

March
March 1 Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 8:30AM Being Rescheduled

March 2  Speaking at Fine Arts Conference in Lassen County at 1:00PM Being Rescheduled

March 4 Speaking at Noe Valley Word Weekend at Bethany United Methodist at 3:00PM  PST
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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 

May
May 5- Speaking at CAIS Lower School at 1:00PM-1:40PM PST
               Speaking at CAIS Upper School at 2:00PM-3:30PM PST

​May 6-7 Presenting Dragon Noodle Party at Bay Area Book Festival 

​May 21-25 New York Trip

September 
September 10-15 Writing Workshop in Paris

September 18-22 School visit in Paris 

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2022
JANUARY
January 23 Teaching at Writing Workshops: Lit Agent & Author: The Essence of Successful Publishing, 4-Part Zoom Seminar​
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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
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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
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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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