A Sampling of Past Appearances:

• Palo Alto College Ozuna Library & Learning Center, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author for online family program presentation.
• SCBWI-SWTX Monthly Chapter Meeting, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author for online Presentation “When Writing Gets ‘Ruff’: Writing the A DOG’S DAY chapter book series.
• National Writing Project/National Park Service
  Online guest storyteller for “Stories Around the Campfire” Theme
• SCBWI-Austin Monthly Chapter Meeting, Austin, TX
  Online guest panel participant speaking on “Writing About Difficult Topics for Young Readers”
• The San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon, San Antonio, TX
  Guest Author and Speaker presenting the story behind WHEN A KID LIKE ME FIGHTS CANCER
• Padre Island National Seashore, Corpus Christi, TX
  Guest author and presenter for National Public Lands Day & Turtle Release
• The San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author and presenter at the “Find Your Ranger” event.
• Kids’ Ink Book Children’s Book Shop, Indianapolis, IN
  Guest author, book-signing event
• The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author at Miss Anastasia’s Twiglet Storytime
• Assistance League of San Antonio Lit ‘N Lunch, San Antonio, TX
  “A Sentimental Journey” theme, books about WWII
  Guest author/speaker
• The DoSeum Children’s Museum, San Antonio
  Guest presenter, Everyday Heroes event
• The Queen Mary Ship Hotel & Attraction, Long Beach, CA
  Guest author, book-signing event at Stacks gift shop
• The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Boston, MA
  Co-presenter of academic research on “Beyond Verbal and Visual Text: The Functions of Peritextual Features in Caldecott Winning Picture Books” with M. Martinez, Ph.D. & L. Prior, Ph.D.
• International Reading Association, University of Texas at San Antonio Chapter
  Guest presenter on “The Evolution of a Picturebook”
• San Antonio Writing Project Summer Institute
  Guest author/presenter
• Texas A&M University — San Antonio, TX
  Writing For Today’s Child: Voices From San Antonio Authors
  Guest author/presenter
• Braille Awareness Day, Barnes and Noble San Pedro, San Antonio
  Featuring If I Ran For President (Braille version) which was selected as a “Children’s Book of the Month” by the National Braille Press
• DallasKids Read! Dallas, TX
  Guest author/presenter
• The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author, book-signing event
• St. Gregory the Great Catholic School Family Literacy Night, San Antonio, TX
  Guest author/presenter
• The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington D.C.
  Guest author, book-signing event
• American Library Association Conference, Washington D.C.
  Guest author, book-signing event, Albert Whitman & Company booth
• SCBWI-NEW MEXICO, Hummingbird Retreat, NM
  Guest author and presenter at weekend conference
• Texas Library Association Conference
  San Antonio, Texas
  Guest author, book-signing event, Albert Whitman & Company booth
• Educators’ Event/SCBWI-Southwest Texas Event
  “Successful School Visits with Author Catherine Stier”
  Barnes & Noble San Pedro, San Antonio
  Guest author/presenter
• Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration
  Mount Rushmore History Association Book store, South Dakota
  Guest author, book-signing event
• Schaumburg Township District Library, Suburban Chicago
  Teen Writing Club Facilitator
• Children’s Literature Breakfast Sponsored by Anderson Bookshops, IL
  Guest author
• State of Illinois Young Authors Conference
  Illinois State University, Normal, IL
  Guest author/presenter
• International Reading Association Annual Conference
  Atlanta, GA
  Guest author, Albert Whitman & Company Booth
• Illinois Reading Council/SCBWI Author Luncheon & Autograph Session
  Springfield, IL
  Guest author
• Inside Writing & Publishing Author Series
  Presented by the North Suburban Library Systems, Illinois
  Guest author/presenter, Writing for Kids 101
• Harper College “Publishing Your First Book” Panel Discussion, Palatine, IL
  Sponsored by the Writing Studio at Harper College
  Guest author/speaker
• Art Institute of Chicago’s Festival of Children’s Books, Chicago, IL
  Art Institute of Chicago
  Guest author
• American Library Association Conference, Chicago, IL
  Chicago, IL
  “Meet the Authors” event, Albert Whitman & Company booth
• Read Across America, Target Department Store, Schaumburg, IL
  Guest author/presenter