Appearances:
If you’re interested in having me visit your school or book club, please fill out the contact form. I’m also happy to arrange Skype visits.
Upcoming Events
March 24, SOKY BOOK FEST
Knicely Conference Center
Teen & Children’s Day
Panel with Sharon Cameron and David Arnold
10-10.40am + Signing
March 25, SOKY BOOK FEST
Signing, 9am - 2pm
Past Events
2022
October 29, 2022. 12:00pm
KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL
Of Mediums & Magic: with Greg Howard, Elizabeth Kilcoyne, & Ashley Blooms
“Writer’s Room” inside Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Lexington, KY
October 27, 2022, 11.30am
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS
In Conversations with Alex Aster
NPL Special Collections Room
Nashville Public Library
July 27, PARNASSUS Books, 6.30pm
LAUNCH: THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS
In conversation with Nancy Werlin
Free, but RSVP: https://www.parnassusbooks.net/event/store-helene-dunbar-ya-author-promise-lost-things-conversation-nancy-werlin
March 25, SOKY BOOK FEST
Knicely Conference Center
Children’s Day
Contemporary Fiction Panel with Heather Henson
10-10.40am + Signing
March 26, SOKY BOOK FEST
Signing, 9am - 2pm
2020
March 25, Texas Library Association
Abracadabra! Magical Realism in YA Lit Panel with Anna-Maria McLemore, Echo Brown, Mark Oshiro, and Amy Tinteral 3:15-4:15
2019
November 2, YASLA. More Info to Come.
Memphis, TN
November 22-26, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN)/National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). More Info to come.
Baltimore, MD
September 6th, 2019 - 6:30pm. WE ARE LOST AND FOUND Launch. Parnassus Books
Nashville, TN.
September 13th, 2019. Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Discovery Show. More info to come.
Spartanburg, South Carolina
September 21st, 2019. YA-Hoo Festival. More info to come.
Chattanooga, TN
October 11-13, 2019, Southern Festival of Books. More info to come.
Nashville, TN
October 22, 2019, 7.30 pm: In Conversation with ACT UP NY Alum, Ron Goldberg. (Tickets are free, but registration is required. More info about Ron can be found on his website.)
HousingWorks Bookstore
New York, NY
2018
March 9th, 2018, 6:30 pm: Boomerang Launch at Parnassus Books
Nashville, TN
April 7th, 2018, 2:00 pm: Boomerang signing at Everybody Reads
East Lansing, MI
April 20-21, 2018: Southern Kentucky Book Fest (SOKY)
Bowling Green, KY
Friday: Panel Discussion at 9:00 am (Regency Room) with Courtney Stevens, Mike Mullin, Cat Jordan, and Kim Savage
Saturday: Let's Talk About Mental Health at 10:00 am (Room 163A) with Courtney Stevens, Dave Connis, and Brigid Kemmerer
Friday, October 12, 1:00 pm
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS, Nashville, TN
The Kids Are Alright: YA Novels on Teenage Resilience (NPL Teen Center) with Farrah Penn and Sarah Nicole Lemon
2017
October 7th, 2017: Welcome Home Tour!
Signing and talk with Eric Smith, C.J. Redwine, Dave Connis, & Courtney Stevens
2pm at Parnassus Books (Nashville, TN)
2016
June 10, 2016: B-Fest Teen Book Festival
3pm at the Barnes & Noble at Cool Springs, TN
March 11-12, 2016: Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival (SE-YA)
Young Adult Day at The Festival
Community Day at The Festival
Panel: 9:00-9:45am with Katie McGarry, CJ Redwine, Helene Dunbar, Bethany Griffin
Signings: 10:00-10:45 and 2:00-4:00
2015
May 11, 2015, 6:30pm: WHAT REMAINS Book launch at Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN
May 31, 2015, 1:30pm: WHAT REMAINS Reading & Signing at Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, MI
June 18, 2015, 11:00am: UtopYA 2015 - ClockWise Worldbuilding Panel w/Marissa Mayer, & Amy Bartol. Moderated by C.J. Redwine
October 11, 2015, 2:00pm: Things May Fall Apart: Navigating Complex Feelings in YA Lit, with Kathryn Holmes
2014
May 17, 2014, 6pm: Book launch at Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN
September 12, 2014, 7.30pm: SCBWI Autograph Party, Embassy Suites, Franklin, TN
October 11, 2014, 3-4.30pm: Southern Festival of Books. Panel (Finding the Strength Within: Teens Facing Tragedy) with Ellen Hopkins (RUMBLE) and Courtney Stevens (FAKING NORMAL). Main Library Branch Auditorium. Signing 4.30-5.
Interviews/Articles:
OF MEDIUMS AND MAGIC panel - Kentucky Book Festival (with Greg Howard, Elizabeth Kilcoyne & Ashley Blooms)
THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS: The Promise of a Great Story - PodCasket Interview
THE PROMISE OF LOST THINGS: Writing of Ghosts When the World is Grieving / Teen Librarian Toolkit
PRELUDE FOR LOST SOULS - Nerd Daily Interview
WE ARE LOST AND FOUND - Nerd Daily Interview
WE ARE LOST AND FOUND Interview with YASH3LF
BOOMERANG Interview with Chapter 16/TN Humanities: Sometimes You CAN Go Home Again
What was I like as a teenager? Find out at M.G. Buehrlen's YA Authors as YAs Series.
Discussing These Gentle Wounds, my favorite books, and pea balls at One Four Kid Lit.
My Dear Teen Me letter.
All about writing These Gentle Wounds at Literature & Laura.
YA Reads Debut Author Series.
A bit about my writing process and history over at YA Interrobang.