School Visits and Appearences
One of my favorite things about being an author is connecting with young readers and writers! I offer presentations, writing workshops, and keynote speeches for schools, libraries, bookstores, and other venues. My author presentations often focus on a particular book (The Night Diary for example) and how to use our lives to create stories, how to write about identity and family history, how to use food in fiction, my writing process, and my path to getting published. I also enjoy leading smaller interactive writing workshops for both children and adults.
My school presentations are usually 45 minutes. A full day school visit includes three presentations. I also do virtual visits on Skype or other platforms. A limited number of free 20-minute Q&A Skype visits per year are available.
Testimonials:
"Veera Hiranandani captivated our students with her presentation of The Night Diary. Her presentation was a beautiful tapestry, weaving her life as a writer with the history of the partition of India, bound with a message of hope. I highly recommend her."
-Carolyn Denny, Librarian and Literacy Coach, The Keystone School, San Antonio, TX
Please email me on my contact page to discuss fees and your specific needs!
2019 PUBLIC APPEARANCES
February 1
World Read Aloud Day Event with LitWorld
The Strand, 1-3pm
New York, NY
February 10
RiverArts Author Conversation
with Sheela Chari and Sayantani DasGupta, moderated by Jimin Han.
Dobbs Ferry Library, 2pm
Dobbs Ferry, NY
www.riverarts.org
March 3
Keynote Speaker
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Manhattanville College, 2pm-4pm
March 29
2019 Walter Awards Symposium and Ceremony
The Library of Congress
Private Event/Live Webcast
May 2
Published Faculty Reading
6:30pm, The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College
45 Wrexam Road, Bronxville NY
Register Here
May 4
Hudson Children's Book Festival
10am-3pm, Hudson, NY
www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com
May 18
Author Presentation
Indian Cultural Center
Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library, 1pm
Greenwich, CT
www.iccgreenwich.com
June 21-23
2019 ALA Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.
www.ala.org
September 20-21
The Neev Literature Festival
Bangalore, India
www.neevliteraturefestival.org
October 5
Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Robert E. Bell Middle School, 10am-4pm
Chappaqua, NY
www.ccbfestival.org
October 12-13
International Literacy Association Conference
New Orleans, LA
www.literacyworldwide.org
October 19
The Indo-American Arts Council Literary Festival
In Conversation with Editor and Publisher, Namrata Tripathi, 11am
New York, NY
IAAC Festival Link
November 9
WNY Children's Book Expo, 10am-3pm
Buffalo, NY
wnycbe.com
November 16
The 2019 Madeleine L'Engle Conference--Walking on Water
New York, NY
writingforyourlife.com
November 21-23
2019 NCTE Annual Convention
Baltimore, MD
NCTE Convention Link
December 7
Galapagos Books Holiday Book Signing
James V. Harmon Community Center, 1-5pm
Hastings on Hudson, NY
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PAST 2018 APPEARANCES
April 7
Kweli Journal’s The Color of Children’s Literature Conference
New York, NY
www.kwelijournal.org/the-color-of-childrens-literature-conference/
April 20-21
North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving, TX
www.northtexasteenbookfestival.com
April 21-22
L.A. Times Festival of the Book
Los Angeles, CA
events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks
June 1
Multicultural Book Fair/Author Visit
Hastings High School
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
June 9
Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival
Maplewood, NJ
www.mapsobookfest.org
September 15
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn, NY
www.brooklynbookfestival.org
September 29
Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Chappaqua, NY
www.ccbfestival.org