Hester Bass

Contact Hester and invite her to your event, bookstore, or school! Hester is now booking for 2012 and beyond. Email Hester to get on her calendar for school visits and appearances.

2012 Events

Friday, February 24 to Sunday, February 26, 2012 - SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle - Atlanta, Georgia - Attending conference and booksigning

Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Alabama Book Festival - Montgomery, Alabama
Time and location to be announced

Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28, 2012 - South Mississippi Literary Festival - Columbia, Mississippi School visits and festival appearance - time and location to be announced

Past 2012 Events

Sunday, January 22, 2012 - Huntsville Literary Association - Huntsville, Alabama
Sunday Salon - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Past 2011 Events

Saturday, November 19, 2011 -11 AM to 3 PM at River Gallery - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Book Signing as part of Arts Celebration including Painting Demonstration by my husband, Clayton Bass - 400 East Second Street, Chattanooga in the Bluff View Arts District (423) 265-5033, ext. 5

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - Mississippi Library Association Keynote Speaker at Noon and Recipient of Special Category Author Award at 6:00 p.m. - Jackson, Mississippi

Saturday, October 15, 2011 - SCBWI Southern Breeze Fall Conference - Birmingham, Alabama
Speaking and signing as part of the 20th Annual "wik" - Writing and Illustrating for Kids

Sunday, May 22, 2011 - Ogden Museum of Southern Art - New Orleans, Louisiana
Speaking as part of "The Dance of Nature and Spirit: Celebrating Walter Anderson and Rudolf Steiner"
Includes dance performance by Walter Anderson's daughter, Leif Anderson - Program begins at 2:00 PM; Signing to follow

Friday, May 6, 2011 - Cincinnati Public Library, Madeira Branch - Madeira, Ohio
Appearance at 10:00 AM

Tuesday, March 1 - LaGrange College - LaGrange, Georgia
Public Appearance at 11:15 AM; Speaking to Students at 1:30 PM

Friday-Sunday, February 25-27, 2011 - SCBWI-Southern Breeze Springmingle Conference - Atlanta, Georgia
Attending and Booksigning

Past 2010 Events

Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Octavia Books - New Orleans, Louisiana
Booksigning - 1 to 2 PM

Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Maple Street Book Shop - New Orleans, Louisiana
Booksigning - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Friday, December 3, 2010 - Bay Books - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Booksigning - Noon to 1 PM

Thursday, December 2, 2010 - Gulfport Barnes & Noble - Gulfport, Mississippi
Signing from 6:00 to 7:30 PM

Thursday, December 2, 2010 - Ocean Springs Public Library - Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Reading from 4:30 to 5:00 PM

December 2, 2010
Mississippi Reading Association Annual Conference
Session: 9:30 to 10:25 AM
Luncheon Keynote: 12:20 to 1:15 PM
Booksigning following presentations
Beau Rivage Ballrooms
Biloxi, Mississippi

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Main Street Books
Booksigning at 4:00 PM
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

November 29-December 1, 2010
School Visits in Mississippi

November 19-22, 2010
National Council of Teachers of English Conference
Receiving the 2010 Orbis Pictus Award! Saturday Nov. 20 Luncheon, 12:30 to 2:30 PM
Signing with E. B. Lewis, Saturday Nov. 20 in Candlewick booth, 3 to 4 PM
Speaking at CLA Workshop "Literacy and the Arts" on Monday Nov. 22, 9 AM to 3:30 PM
Orlando, Florida

Saturday and Sunday, November 6-7, 2010
Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival
Booksigning at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Saturday 11/​6: 10:00 AM-Noon and 1:00-3:00 PM
Sunday 11/​7: 1:00-4:00 PM
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Saturday, November 6, 2010
Southern Expressions Authors Conference '10
Speaking at 4:00 PM at the Mary C. O'Keefe Art & Cultural Center
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Friday-Sunday, October 15-17, 2010
SCBWI-Southern Breeze wik10 Conference
Attending and Booksigning
Birmingham, Alabama

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Academy of the Sacred Heart
School Visits, Writing Workshop, and Booksigning
New Orleans, Louisiana

Monday, October 4, 2010
Octavia Books
Stock Signing at 4:00 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana

Saturday, September 25, 2010
SIBA Conference - Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
5:30 to 7:00 PM The Writers' Block Auction: SIBA Book Award Feed-An-Author Silent Auction
Bid for dinner with the winner of the SIBA Children's Book Award...me!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Booksigning at STA booth beginning at 10:00 AM
Daytona, Florida

Friday, September 24, 2010
TN Council of Teachers of English Conference
Speaking from 8:30 - 10:00 AM, Booksigning after
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Saturday, September 18, 2010
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Opening Reception for "E. B. Lewis: Creating The Secret World of Walter Anderson"
Exhibition of the original watercolor illustrations by E. B. Lewis and original work by Walter Anderson
E. B. Lewis will also be in attendance - 6-8 PM - Get your book signed by the Author AND Illustrator!
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Friday and Saturday, August 6-7, 2010
Mississippi Writers Guild Writers Conference
Workshop Leader, Booksigning
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Friday, August 6, 2010
McCormick Book Inn
Stock signing at approximately 12:30 to 1:00 PM
Greenville, Mississippi

Friday, August 6, 2010
TurnRow Book Co.
10:00 AM Appearance and Booksigning
Greenwood, Mississippi

Thursday, August 5, 2010
Book Mart & Cafe
Family Event at 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Schmooze for Writers at 4:30 M to 5:30 PM
Starkville, Mississippi

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Summer Reading Program and Book Signing
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Auburn, Alabama

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
School visit at Jackson Academy
Jackson, Mississippi

Saturday, April 24
Barnes & Noble
Reading and Signing 2-4 PM
Gulfport, Mississippi

Saturday, April 24
Realizations (The Shop of the Family of Walter Anderson)
Book signing 11 AM - 1 PM
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Friday, April 23, 2010
Barnes & Noble
6:00-7:00 PM Booksigning
Mobile, Alabama

Friday, April 23, 2010
Barnes & Noble
2:00-4:00 PM Booksigning
Spanish Fort, Alabama

Friday, April 23, 2010
School Visits at Semmes Elementary
Semmes, Alabama

Thursday, April 22, 2010
School Visits at Plew Elementary
Also appearing at "Evening of the Arts"
Niceville, Florida

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Bayou Books
Book Signing from 2 - 4 PM
Niceville, Florida

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Square Books, Jr.
10:00 AM Storytime and Signing
Oxford, Mississippi

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Davis-Kidd Bookstore
4:00 PM Signing
Memphis, Tennessee

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
School Visit at St. George's Independent School
Germantown, Tennessee

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
TV appearance on Live@​9 from Peabody Place on WREG-TV
Between 9:00 and 9:30 AM on News Channel 3
Memphis, Tennessee

Monday, April 19, 2010
That Bookstore in Blytheville
Book Discussion/​Signing at 4 PM
Blytheville, Arkansas

Friday & Saturday, April 16-17, 2010
Southern Kentucky BookFest
Friday: Author Reception 5-7 PM
Saturday: Presentation: 10:30-11:00 AM and Booksigning: 9 AM to 4 PM
(sometimes I'll be on break - please just mosey on back!)
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Alabama Library Association Annual Convention
Southern Authors Luncheon 12:30-2:00 PM
Booksigning with Barnes & Noble 2:00-3:00 PM
Embassy Suites Hotel/​Von Braun Center South Hall
Huntsville, Alabama

Wednesday-Friday, April 7-9, 2010
Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
Wednesday - Presentation at 10:00 AM and Booksigning from 2:15 to 3:15 PM
Thursday - Booksigning from 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Friday - Booksigning from 10:00 to 11:30 AM
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Autauga County Young Authors Conference
Daniel Pratt Elementary School
Prattville, Alabama

Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, 2010
SCBWI-Southern Breeze Springmingle
Attending conference
Atlanta, Georgia

Sunday, February 28, 2010
Little Shop of Stories
Storytime at 3:00 PM
Decatur, Georgia

Friday, January 15, 2010
Beauty and the Book 10th Anniversary Weekend
2:30 PM Author Panel with Kerry Madden and Melissa Conroy
Jefferson, Texas


Past 2009 Events

Friday, December 18, 2009
Barnes & Noble, Bridge Street
Booksigning 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Huntsville, Alabama

Monday, December 14, 2009
Elkmont Elementary School
School visits all day
Elkmont, Alabama

Saturday, December 12, 2009
Guntersville Public Library
Appearance and Booksigning - 10:00 a.m.
Guntersville, Alabama

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Nicholson Elementary School
School visit in the morning
Picayune, Mississippi

Monday, November 30, 2009
Southeast International Reading Association Conference
Book Talk - The Secret World of Walter Anderson
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Salon 21/​24 - Hilton Riverside Hotel
Booksigning - Sunday, November 29 from 11:15 to 11:45 AM
and Monday,November 30 from 2:00 to 2:30 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana

Sunday, November 22, 2009
Huntsville Museum of Art
Booksigning at 3:00 P.M.
Huntsville, Alabama

Tuesday November 17, 2009
Madison Station Elementary School
School visit in the morning
Madison, Mississippi


Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Power APAC School
School visit in the morning
Jackson, Mississippi

Monday, November 16, 2009
St. Francis Xavier Elementary School
Beechwood Elementary
School visits in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Monday, November 16, 2009
Lorelei Books
Appearance and Booksigning, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Sunday, November 15, 2009
Lemuria Books
Appearance and Booksigning, 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Jackson, Mississippi

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Mississippi Museum of Art
Reading and Booksigning
11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Jackson, Mississippi

Thursday and Friday, November 12 and 13, 2009
Booksigning at B&N Booth at Christmas Jubilee
Mobile, Alabama

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Booksigning beginning at 1:00 PM
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Monday, November 9, 2009
Pecan Park Elementary School
School Visits in the morning
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2009
Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival
Appearance and Book Signing with E. B. Lewis
Walter Anderson Museum of Art - 10AM-4PM
Presentation at 2PM on Saturday, November 7
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

November 4 and 5, 2009
Alabama Reading Association Annual Conference
Featured Author - Presentation times Nov. 4 at 12:45 PM and Nov. 5 at 10:15 AM
Note: E. B. Lewis is the Luncheon Keynote Speaker on Thursday, November 5
and we'll both be signing the book from 11:00 AM until Noon
Birmingham, Alabama

Friday, November 6, 2009
Magnolia Park Elementary School
School Visits in the morning
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Friday November 6, 2009
DeLisle Elementary Book Fair at Barnes & Noble
Reading and Booksigning 6:30 to 7:30 PM with E. B. Lewis
Gulfport, Mississippi

Sunday, October 25, 2009
Huntsville Museum of Art
Presentation at 2:00 p.m. with Booksigning to follow
Huntsville, Alabama

Saturday, October 24, 2009
Bay Books
Presentation and Booksigning - Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Friday, October 23, 2009
Page & Palette Book Store
Presentation and Book Signing, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Fairhope, Alabama

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Appearance on WLOX-TV, Channel 13, 4 O'Clock Show
Biloxi, Mississippi

Saturday, October 17, 2009
SCBWI-Southern Breeze Fall Conference "Writing and Illustrating for Kids"
Featured Speaker - Workshop: "Author Visits: Let Me Entertain You" at 2:00 p.m.
Birmingham, Alabama

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Southern Festival of Books
Appearance for Adults, Room 30, 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Booksigning to follow
Appearance on the Children's Stage, 4:15-5:15 p.m. - Booksigning to follow
Nashville, Tennessee

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Georgia COMO (Council of Media Organizations)
Two Presentations:
"I Think I Can: A Librarian's Guide to Writing for Children" 2:00 to 2:50 p.m.
"Learning From Life: Picture Book Biographies Entertain, Educate, and Inspire" 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Booksigning 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
Columbus, Georgia

Sunday, September 27, 2009
SCBWI-Midsouth Annual Conference
See you there!
Nashville, Tennessee

Friday, September 25, 2009
SIBA Trade Show - Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
Children's Author Panel 4:10-5:00 pm Room 104A followed by Booksigning
We'll celebrate the selection of The Secret World of Walter Anderson as a 2009 Fall SIBA Okra Pick!
Greenville, South Carolina

Saturday, September 19, 2009
The BookStore
Reading and Signing at 11 AM
Huntsville, Alabama

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library
Storytime Reading/​Book Sale and Signing
10:30 AM and again at 1:00 PM
Huntsville, Alabama

Saturday, September 12, 2009
Square Books, Jr. Book Store
Book Signing at 3:00 p.m.
Oxford, Mississippi

Friday, September 11, 2009
Bramlett Elementary School
Author Visits in the morning
Oxford, Mississippi

Friday, September 11, 2009
Reed's Book Store
Book Signing from Noon until 1:30 p.m.
Tupelo, Mississippi

Saturday, September 5, 2009
AJC-Decatur Book Festival
Appearance with E. B. Lewis 2:00 to 2:30 pm followed by Booksigning
Decatur, Georgia

August 7-10, 2009
SCBWI Summer Conference
See you in Los Angeles!

July 11-14, 2009
ALA Annual Conference
Featured Speaker: "I Think I Can: A Librarian's Guide to Writing for Children"
Monday, July 13, 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Conference Center 23, McCormick Place West
Plus, schmoozing in the Candlewick booth all weekend! #2147
Chicago, Illinois

Wednesday, June 24
Ardmore Public Library
10:00 a.m.
Summer Reading Program Event
Ardmore, Tennessee

Saturday, June 13
Summer Book Wave at Milestone Books
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
700 Montgomery Highway, Suite 106
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
205-824-2223 or www.milestonebooks.net

Saturday, May 16
Storytime at The BookStore
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
2246 Winchester Road NE
Huntsville, Alabama
256-858-2170 or www.thebookstorehuntsville

Friday, April 17
Rainbow Elementary School
Author Visit & Book Signing
Madison, Alabama

Friday, March 6
Good Hope Primary School
Author Visit & Book Signing
Cullman, Alabama

Past 2008 Events

Tuesday, June 10
Crossville Public Library
1:00 p.m.
Summer Reading Program
Book Sale and Signing
Crossville, Alabama

Thursday, May 15
Lakewood Elementary School
Author Visit for SPACE classes
Huntsville, Alabama

Monday, May 12
Terry Heights Elementary School
Author Visit for SPACE classes
Huntsville, Alabama

Past 2007 Events

Saturday, October 27
Book Gallery
Performance, Reading, and Book Signing
1:00-2:00 p.m. and 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Parkway Place Mall, Lower Level
Huntsville, Alabama

Thursday, October 25
Alabama Reading Association
Fall Conference
2:10 - 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session Presentation:
"One Author Visit = Many Creative Lessons"
followed by Book Signing
Huntsville, Alabama
www.alabama-reading.org

Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13
Southern Festival of Books
A Celebration of the Written Word
Both Days: 1:15 to 2:00 p.m. on the Children's Stage
Nashville, Tennessee
www.tn-humanities.org/​festival/​index.php

Friday, May 4
First Fridays in Florence
An Arts Event in Historic Downtown Florence
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Florence, Alabama
www.firstfridaysflorence.com

Saturday, April 21 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Alabama Book Festival 2007
10:45 a.m. Appearance plus Q&A & Book Signing
South Block of Old Alabama Town
Montgomery, Alabama
www.alabamabookcenter.org

Saturday, April 14
Alabama Bound: Celebrating Books and Authors
Birmingham (AL) Public Library
10:45 a.m. Appearance plus Q&A & Book Signing
www.alabamabound.org

Monday, March 5
Holy Family School
Author Visit for Grades 2-3
Huntsville, Alabama
www.holy-family-school.com

Thursday, February 1
Jones Valley Elementary School
Book Signing at Scholastic Book Fair
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Huntsville, Alabama

Tuesday, January 23
Jones Valley Elementary School
Author Visit for Grades K-5
Huntsville, Alabama

Past 2006 Events

Saturday, October 21
Workshop for Children's Writers
SCBWI-Southern Breeze Fall Conference
(Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators)
Birmingham, Alabama
www.southern-breeze.org

Saturday, September 30
SCBWI-Southern Breeze Schmooze Speaker
What I Learned at the SCBWI National Conference
Madison Public Library 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Madison, Alabama

Sunday, September 17
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Program for Children and Book Signing - 1:00 p.m.
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
www.walterandersonmuseum.org

Friday, September 1 - Sunday, September 3
Decatur Book Festival
Performance & Book Signing - Sat. 9/​2 1:00-1:30 p.m. in the Little Shop of Stories Festival Tent
Program for Children - Sun. 9/​3, 2:00-2:30 p.m. with Mary Ann Rodman on the Children's Festival Stage
Decatur, Georgia
www.decaturbookfestival.com

Saturday, May 20
Program for Children "Words Paint a Picture"
Huntsville Museum of Art - 10:30 a.m.
Huntsville, Alabama

Thursday, May 18
Radio Interview
WLRH-FM 89.3, 11:30 a.m., Huntsville, AL

Tuesday, May 16
TV Interview
Noon News on WAFF-48, Huntsville, AL

Sunday, May 14
Radio Interview
Star99 FM Tennessee Valley Journal, Huntsville, AL

Wednesday, May 10
TV Interview
Midday News on WAAY-31, Huntsville, AL

Saturday, May 6
SCBWI-Southern Breeze Schmooze Speaker
Tips on the Children's Publishing Industry
Madison Public Library 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Madison, Alabama

Wednesday, April 26
Book Signing
Alabama Library Association Convention
Florence, Alabama

Tuesday, February 28
School Visit
Hampton Cove Middle School Career Day
All-Day Presentations in 8th Grade English Classes
Hampton Cove, Alabama