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SUMMARY:ThrillerFest XXI (International Thriller Writers)
DESCRIPTION:ThrillerFest is one of those conferences Terrie looks forward to every year. ITW has built something genuinely special\, a gathering that manages to feel both intimate and electric\, whether you are deep in a CraftFest session or watching a client walk up to accept a Thriller Award on Saturday night. \nThis year’s PitchFest on Thursday\, May 7 (2:00 to 5:00 PM) is a reminder of why this week matters: it is where the work meets the conversation. If you write thriller\, mystery\, or suspense\, this is where you want to be. \nAKALM is proud to be an ITW affiliate member. Our roster authors\, including Margaret Mizushima\, Dan Buzzetta\, and J. Luke Bennecke\, are very much at home in this community\, and we are honored to represent them here. \n\nAKALM Authors at ThrillerFest XXI \nFriday\, May 8 | 8:00 to 8:50 AM | Beekman\nCraftFest Workshop: First\, Third\, or Omniscient? The Power of POV\nModerator: J. Luke Bennecke \nSaturday\, May 9 | 9:00 to 10:00 AM | Trianon Ballroom\, 3rd Floor\nITW Presents: The 2026 Debut Author Class Breakfast\nIn attendance: Dan Buzzetta and Brian Tracey \nSystem of Justice\, Dan Buzzetta’s new Tom Berte legal thriller\, is available for preorder now. \nFor the full schedule\, visit thrillerfest.com/schedule.
URL:https://akalm.net/event/thrillerfest-xxi-international-thriller-writers/
LOCATION:New York Hilton Midtown\, 1335 Avenue of the Americas\, New York\, NY
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SUMMARY:Sonoran Writers Conference (Sisters in Crime – Desert Sleuths)
DESCRIPTION:Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter puts on one of the most welcoming and well-organized regional conferences in the mystery community. A full day of panels and workshops across two rooms — the kind of event where you leave genuinely energized and with a list of new books to read. \nIf you write mystery\, crime\, thriller\, or suspense and haven’t experienced a SinC conference\, this is a wonderful place to start. AKA Literary is a proud affiliate member of Sisters in Crime.
URL:https://akalm.net/event/sonoran-writers-conference-sisters-in-crime-desert-sleuths/
LOCATION:Benedictine University\, Mesa\, AZ
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SUMMARY:SCBWI New England Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:SCBWI — the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators — hosts some of the most nurturing and professionally substantive conferences in children’s publishing. The New England Spring Conference is exactly that: a gathering designed for picture book authors\, middle grade writers\, YA storytellers\, and illustrators who are serious about their craft and their careers. \nTerrie is an active SCBWI member and brings a genuine enthusiasm for this community to her work with children’s authors. If you write for young readers\, this is a conference worth your time.
URL:https://akalm.net/event/scbwi-new-england-spring-conference/
LOCATION:UConn Stamford\, Stamford\, CT
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SUMMARY:BYRON GRAVES - BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL - BERKELY\, CA
DESCRIPTION:WHO: Byron Graves \nWHAT: Book Event – In Association with the Bay Area Book Festival \nPANEL: Flourishing Out of Place: Stories of Boyhood and Coming of Age \nWHEN: Saturday\, May 30\, 2026 \nTIME: 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm  (PT) \nWHERE: Berkeley Public Library | Teen Room \nNavigating the growing pains of boyhood isn’t easy! Meet our Byron Graves\, who’ll discuss MEDICINE WHEELS\, the story of Ojibwe skateboarder Bryce\, who spends his summer learning to ride in his father’s footsteps while practicing for a skateboarding championship\, which is one part of this panel that also includes Tammika Burgess\, Rachel Meyers\, and Dr. Robert Mossi Alexander\, who’ll discuss the way our environments have a knack for cultivating change during some of the most pivotal times of our lives. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://akalm.net/event/meet-byron-graves-on-the-road-2/
LOCATION:Berkeley Public Library\, 2090 Kittredge Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Byron Graves
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SUMMARY:MEET OUR LORELAI TARLOW - BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:  \nWHO: Lorelai Tarlow \nWHAT: Appearance and Signing \nWHEN: Sunday\, May 31\, 2026 \nWHERE: Bay Area Romance Writers Table (Booth 47) \nTIME: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (PT) \nSay hello and help celebrate our Lorelai Tarlow’s first book event! She’ll have on hand AWCs of THE 12 TROPES OF CHRISTMAS (Release Date: 7/1/26)\, and she’d love to tell you all about her first novella\, RESA DROPS A STITCH. \n  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://akalm.net/event/bay-area-book-festival-lorelai-tarlow/
CATEGORIES:AKALM Authors
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SUMMARY:BYRON GRAVES - PANEL DISCUSSION - BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:WHO: Byron Graves \nWHAT: Panel Discussion – Bright Futures Ahead for Native Youth Lit \nWHEN: Sunday\, May 31\, 2026 \nTIME: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (PT) \nWHERE: Brower Center/Goldman Center \nMeet panelists Byron Graves\, Cynthia Leitich Smith\, and Brook M. Thompson\, who’ll discuss the topic\, “Bright Futures Ahead for Native Youth Lit\,” moderated by Muriel Ammon. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://akalm.net/event/byron-graves-panel-discussion-bay-area-book-festival/
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