DC: Politics & Prose Bookstore
Join us for the DC launch of WHAT’S EATING JACKIE OH? at the flagship Politics and Prose Bookstore in NW DC. Reserve your seat here.
NYC: The Strand Bookstore
I will be launching my new novel, WHAT’S EATING JACKIE OH? at the iconic Strand Bookstore in Manhattan. Reserve your seat here. Tickets
Pete's Reading Series (YA Version!) at Pete's Candy Store
I’ll be reading from IMPOSTER SYNDROME with these fine YA writers: Jennifer Baker, FORGIVE ME NOT; and Jordan Castle, DISAPPEARING ACT.
Eastville Comedy Club
I’ll be performing stand-up comedy. THE Janeane Garofalo will be headlining.
Discounted Tickets Here
Gotham Comedy Club
I’m taking a beginner stand-up class! Come join us for our graduation performance, featuring new and established talent. Register here.
Bronx Book Festival
“High School is…: Fun. Tough. Messy. Join these authors for a high school reunion.”
Time TBD
Newburyport Literary Festival
Check the festival site for the exact time and details! In sponsorship with Jabberwocky Books.
YA/Fiction
Saturday 1:00 PM
Old South Church
Imposter Syndrome: Caught Between High School and Home
Who doesn’t remember the trauma of trying to fit in in high school? Magnify that by 100, and you might end up with something like Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim. Patricia Park’s debut YA novel is a funny, moving book on being caught between two worlds—in this case, a “woke” high school and a diverse neighborhood in Queens, New York.
Presenter: Patricia Park
Moderator: Natalia Martinez
Barrelhouse Literary Conference
9:30am MFA Faculty Panel Discussion
10:45am YA Fiction Craft Session
Conference Registration details here.
Kweli Color of Children's Literature Conference
I’ll be on a panel discussion at Kweli’s Color of Children’s Literature Conference. Registration required. In-Person Event for members of the BIPOC community.
B. Novels / Memoir Track (YA & MG)
ON CRAFT
You Crack Me Up: Working in the Humor for Middle Grade & YA
Featuring: Donna Barba Higuera, Patricia Park and J.E. Thomas; moderated by Arely Guzman
Queens Launch with Bushra Rehman
I’ll be doing my Queens launch with my good friend and Queens sister, Bushra Rehman, author of ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION, a coming-of-age about a queer Pakistani American girl from Queens.
Off-site location TBD!
Sponsored by Kew & Willow Books
Les Bleus Literary Salon at Wild East Brewing, RSVP Required
I’ll be reading from IMPOSTER SYNDROME at Les Bleus Literary Salon! 7pm at Wild East. RSVP: Please DM @LesBleusLiterarySalon on IG for RSVP. Free to attend. https://www.instagram.com/lesbleusliterarysalon/?hl=en
AWP Conference "We're All Imposters Here" Panel
Sat, March 11, 3:20-4:35pm PT
Rooms 328-329, Summit Building, Seattle Convention Center, Level 3
S210.
We’re All Imposters Here: On Writing with Imposter Syndrome
Our panelists look at each other and see successful, brilliant people, so why don’t we see ourselves that way? Why are feelings of not belonging and not being enough so pervasive for writers? Join the hosts of Poetry Unbound and Wednesday Night Poetry, the editor of Whale Road Review, and the author of Neruda on the Park for a wide-ranging discussion about the origins of imposter syndrome and our strategies for continuing to write and work.
with: (Katie Manning, Kai Coggin, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Cleyvis Natera)
Conference Registration required
Seattle: AWP Conference, YA Panel
Panel discussion, “Crafting Voice in YA Fiction” with award-winning YA writers Jennifer De Leon, Marie Myung-ok Lee, and Erika Sanchez. We will discuss:
What is YA literature and how is the voice different from an adult novel? Or from a children's or middle-grade novel? In this session, four diverse YA novelists will discuss how they constructed the voice of their stories. We will discuss characterization, POV, language, and other craft considerations in constructing the voice of the YA novel. We'll talk about pitfalls to avoid. We will also address how a YA audience is different from other genres.
Rooms 443-444, Summit Building, Seattle Convention Center, Level 4
AWP Conference registration required.
Boston Launch: Porter Square Books
Join me for the Boston/Cambridge launch of Imposter Syndrome at Porter Square Books. I’ll be in conversation with Jennifer De Leon, author of Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, Wise Latinas, and the forthcoming Borderless.
RSVP here!
NYC Launch: The Strand Bookstore, Fri February 24, 7pm, Co-Sponsored by The Korea Society & AAWW
Join me for the NYC launch of Imposter Syndrome at the iconic Strand Bookstore! Co-sponsored by The Korea Society and The Asian American Writers Workshop.
Open to the public, but ticket registration required: Register for Tickets Here
DC Launch: Politics & Prose Bookstore
In conversation with Dolen Perkins-Valdez, bestselling author of WENCH, BALM, and most recently, TAKE MY HAND. P&P Site