Valerie O. Patterson

July 28, 2011: "The Girls of Summer: A Conversation with Authors Who Celebrate Strong Girls." A panel with Gigi Amateau, Meg Medina, Steve Watkins, and Rebecca Lauren. 6:00-8:30 at the Children's Museum of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

June 24, 2011: "The Green Land of Adolescence: Writing the Young Adult Novel." Panelist with Virginia Euwer Wolff, Amanda Cockrell, and Heath Gibson. 11:00 - 12:15. Children's Literature Association conference, Roanoke, Virginia. For more information, see http:/​/​www.childlitassn.org/​chla_conference.html

May 21, 2011: Mid-Atlantic SCBWI New Member Welcome and Regional Get-together. Reston Regional Library: 11925 Bowman Towne Dr.2:00-2:45 Meet and Greet. 2:45-3:30: Panel on "The Creative Life: Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of Writing and Illustrating for Children" along with other panelists Lezlie Evans and Jackie Urbanovic. Moderated by Ellen Braaf.


May 12, 2011: Library of Virginia. "Books on Broad" Talk and Book Signing for The Other Side of Blue. 5:30 - 7:30 pm at The Virginia Shop.

May 7, 2011: Washington County Reading Day, Valley Mall, Hagerstown, Maryland, from 10 - 3 pm.

April 30, 2011: Moderator for panel on "Town and Country: How Setting Affects Story" at Malice Domestic mystery convention. Panelists include Donald Bain, Meredith Cole, Molly MacRae, Renee Paley-Bain, and Penny Warner. Panel begins at 10:15. Book signing afterward. See www.malicedomestic.org for more details.

June 30, 2010: Guest Speaker at Hollins University. Valerie Patterson M.F.A. '08, reads and talks about the craft and the road to publication of her debut YA novel, The Other Side of Blue.
June 30, 7:30 p.m., Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library, Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia

May 1, 2010: Panel participant on "Big Truths and Mini Sleuths: Agatha Best Non-Fiction and Children's/​Young Adult Nominees." 1:30 pm. Malice Domestic 22 mystery convention, Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia. For more information on the conference, please see www.malicedomestic.org.

April 2, 2010: Barnes and Noble, Pensacola, Florida. Author appearance/​book signing from 5-7 p.m.

January 17, 2010: Barnes and Noble, Reston, Virginia. Book talk and signing beginning at 1 p.m.

November 14, 2009: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Mid-Atlantic Fall Conference, Arlington, VA

November 7, 2009: Chesapeake Chapter, Sisters in Crime event and book signing, Kensington, MD. For more information on the Chesapeake Chapter, please see http:/​/​www.chessiechapter.org/​meetings.htm.

October 2, 2009: An Overnight Success (after fifteen years of blood, sweat, tears, and workshops). Northern Virginia Writers, 2009 First Friday Events, Leesburg Town Hall, 25 Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176. 7:30 p.m.

Debut author Valerie Patterson—and Northern Virginia Writers Steering Committee member, former NVW Co-chair, Writer’s Center workshop alum, and Hollins MFA graduate—will share the stage with her agent, Sarah Davies, founder of Greenhouse Literary, a place “where writers grow,” and discuss the often circuitous path to publication.