Author Visits
I am happy to offer a limited number of in-person and online/virtual author school visit programs a year, conduct book signings or appear on author panels or at other events. A list of events that I have participated in appears below.
Please contact me for more details regarding rates and availability.

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