Hester Bass


Hester Loves
School Visits!

Hester at the Alabama Library Association.
Photo courtesy of
Helen Lee.




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Appearances

Contact Hester and invite her to your event or school!

2008 Events

Fall Events coming soon!

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


Spotlight on...

All Points Bulletin!
Big Big News!
Hester's book about Walter Anderson will be published by Candlewick Press in August 2009!
Appearances
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Fall Events Coming Soon!
Author Visits
Invite Hester Bass to your School or Library
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Children's Books
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Conference Presentations
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Let Hester Bass share her secrets of writing stories for children and getting them published.

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