EVENTS​

UPCOMING

 

Saturday, July 13, 1 pm

The Day Madear Voted Book Launch

East Orange Public Library

21 South Arlington Ave., East Orange, NJ 07018

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RECENT

June 28-29

Austin African American Book Festival

Austin, TX

 

June 12-14

American Booksellers Association Children's Institute

New Orleans, LA

 

May 18

Gaithersburg Book Festival

Gaithersburg, MD

 

April 27

African American Children's Book Festival

Reginald F Lewis Museum, Baltimore, MD

 

April 16-19

Texas Library Association Book Conference

April 16, 3:00 PM Poster Signing 

April 18, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Panel,; 11:00 AM Book Signing

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April 7-12

Bologna Book Fair

Bologna, Italy

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Monday, March 25, 9:00 PM 

Zoom Panel sponsored by Independent Writers of Southern California 

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Thursday, March  21

National Black Writers Conference

Interview with Renee Watson

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Monday, March 18

Backstage Stories with Marcia Pendleton, WBAI Radio 

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Saturday January 6, 2024, 1 pm
Family Success Center

132 South Harrison St., East Orange, NJ
The Reckoning book talk and signing

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December 18, 10 am  

 Atkins Elementary School Visit

Shreveport, LA.

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September 9, 2023, 11 am

Words Bookstore

Maplewood, NJ

Wade Hudson and E.B. Lewis book signing for Invincible

 

September 19, 2023, 2:00 - 3:00 pm (virtual)

Long Island Library Resources Council

Author Interview

Wade Hudson

 

September 27, 2023, 6:00 pm

The End Bookstore

Allentown, PA

In Conversation, Wade Hudson interviewed by Cheryl Hudson

Invincible book signing

 

October 1, 2023, 11:30 am

New York Historical Society

Co-sponsored by National Coalition Against Censorship

Banned Book Event

New York, NY

Wade Hudson

 

October 11, 2023, 6 pm

Children’s Book Council hosts a

Celebration for JUB’s 35th Anniversary

New York, New York 10018

(by invitation)

 

October 21 & 22, 2023 (virtual)

The BookFest 2023, Los Angeles

Honorary Achievement Award

Wade & Cheryl Hudson

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TO BOOK AN ENGAGEMENT

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I love to share my story about my work as a writer and publisher. I cover many topics including multicultural children’s literature, creating diverse curriculums, the evolution of publishing and more. I speak at schools, industry conferences, panels and other events. Here are a few of the places where I've presented: 

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• American Booksellers Association Convention

• American Library Association

• Banneker-Douglass Foundation Black Writer's Conference

• Charlemae Rollins African American Children's Literature Colloquium

• Children's Defense Fund

• C-SPAN2 BookTalk

• Highlights Foundation

• Independent Book Publishers Association

• International Reading Association

• Kweli Children of Color Conference

• Library of Congress, Daniel A. P. Murray Association

• Madison, WI School District

• NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)

• Pace University

• Smithsonian Institution Resident Association Program

• Summer Institute in Children's Literature at Simmons College

 

For more information or to request me for your organization or event, please contact: Patrick Oliver at Speak Loudly info@speakloudly.com or (501) 952-6169