2024 

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Connecticut Science Teaching Association, October 19

Glastonbury, Conn. 

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New England Independent Booksellers Association, September 11-12

Author's breakfast 

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Mystic Aquarium Women in Science Day, July 31 

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National Marine Educators Association, July 29 

RIDING THE WAVE FROM OCEAN SCIENCE TO OUTREACH, with Michelle Cusolito, 1:30-2:30

POSTER SESSION, 2:30-3:30 

I WAS A KID, 3:30-4:30 

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From the Mixed-Up Files blogpost, June 26 

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Cape Cod Children's Museum, June 8 ​

Mashpee, Mass. 

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BOOK LAUNCH: 

Galápagos Islands: The World's Living Laboratory, June 4

Byrds Books, Bethel, Conn. 

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Texas Library Association 

April 17

San Antonio Courtney 

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF NONFICTION CHILDREN'S BOOKS, with Pamela Courtney, M.O. Yuksel, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Susannah Richards  11:30-12:30 

April 18 

THEY INSPIRED: HOW TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THROUGH WOMEN IN STEM, 

with Jennifer Swanson and Christine Taylor-Butler 1:30 -2:30 

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NErDcampCT 

March 2

Sedgwick Middle School, West Hartford, Connecticut, 8-4

More here. 

Preorder books here. 

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American Geophysical Union Ocean Science Meeting, February 19

Loyola University, New Orleans 

poster session, 2-4

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Darwin Festival, February 12 

Salem State University, Salem, Massachusetts

SCIENCE SUPERPOWERS (webinar, 2-3)  

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WORLD READ ALOUD DAY, February 7

Contact me for your class's appointment! wrenyoung@gmail.com 

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Western Connecticut State University MFA residency, January 2 

Hotel Zero, Danbury, Connecticut 

STARTING SOMETHING (workshop 9-11:30) 

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2023

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American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December,

San Francisco

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National Science Teachers Association, October 

Kansas City, MO

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Women's Environmental Justice Leadership Summit, September 

Washington, DC 

 

Mystic Aquarium, August 

Women In Science Day 

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Cape Cod Children's Museum,  autumn 

I Was A Kid exhibit in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Insitution and the National Deep Submergence Facility 

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Society for Women in Marine Science, Feb. 16, 12 EST 

Visual Storytelling for Sharing Science 

Bring both sides of your brain! Register here. 

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Sandy Hook Elementary School, Feb. 8 

School visit to grades 2 -4. Volcanoes, polar exploration, the deep sea, Reading Raccoons, and more. 

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Byrd's Books, Bethel, CT Feb. 4, 4 pm

A conversation with Jennifer Thermes, author of The Indestructible Tom Crean,  a brand-new gorgeous book about an incredible Antarctic adventurer. Click here. 

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World Read Aloud Day Feb. 1

The Windward School, Mamaroneck, NY

Prairie Crest Elementary School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

2022

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STEPPING STONES KC 2022 KIDS' CONVENTION, October 14-15, 2022, time to come 

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NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT/WRITEOUT BROADCAST, October 11, 2022, time to come.

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WEIR FARM, NATIONAL PARKS/WRITEOUT, October 8, 2022, 11 am - noon. Click here. 

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CYRENIUS H. BOOTH LIBRARY, September 17, 2022,1-2:30 pm

Summer Reading Program: comics workshop for tweens and teens

Newtown, Connecticut 

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JOHN MUIR LAWS WILD WONDER NATURE JOURNALING CONFERENCE, September 15, 2022 

11:30-1 ET Sign up here. 

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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Anacostia Community Museum, 

Women's Environmental Leadership Lecture: I WAS A KID: Mapping Paths to STEM/STEAM

Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Education Center, SNMNH, Washington, DC, 

September 10, 2022, 11-1pm. Sign up here. 

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ALVIN SCIENCE VERIFICATION EXPEDITION, July 27 - August 19, 2022

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NATIONAL MARINE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION, July 11, 2022, 4:45 pm 

Hofstra University, virtual and in person 

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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE, June 26, 2022, 

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. 

3 - book signing for Antarctica: The Melting Continent, What on Earth? booth 

4 - book signing for Antarctica; The Melting Continent, Ingram booth 

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INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER for Antarctica: The Melting Continent, May 11, 2022, 11 am ET

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COBRA Master Class, Education and Public Outreach, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences , 

May 10, 2022 2 pm ET 

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CUTTYHUNK STEAM ACADEMY May 5,6,9 

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BOOK LAUNCH PARTY AT BYRD BOOKS May 1, 2022, 3 pm

Register here.

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BOOK LAUNCH!  April 19, 2022 

Antarctica: The Melting Continent, with illustrations by Angela Hsieh, publishing by What on Earth books.
 

Cupola Academy, April 7, 2022

Virtual Visit and Science Comics Workshop

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I WAS A KID, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

 

American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting

February 27- March 4, 2022

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Nonfiction Fest, February 2022 

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World Read Aloud Day

February 2, 2022. Contact me directly to sign up for a reading for your class. wrenyoung@gmailcom 

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I Was A Kid LAUNCH, January 15, 2022

Visit the website! 

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2021

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Climate Change and Nature Journaling: The Nature Journaling Show

November 14, 2021 

https://youtu.be/89kIT0hclsE

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Key School, Annapolis, MD

October 28, 2021

Virtual Visit and Talk about Alvin SVE

 

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, International Polar Week 

   Science Comics for Climate Change, September 20, 10 am EDT, more here

  

Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) MFA residency: 

    Moderator: Author/illustrator talk with Adria Karlsson and Linus Curci about their new book

    My Sister, Daisy, August 3 

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Connecticut Writing Project, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut 

   Visual storytelling for science, July 22 

 

National Marine Educators Association 

   Telling Science Stories Through Comics, July 16   

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NOAA Chesapeake Bay Virtual Exhibit

   #AntarcticLog science comics, June 28-July 1

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Wild Wonder Nature Journaling

   Science comic workshop, June 24

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Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) MFA residency: 

     Dealing with Demons workshop, January 2 
 

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Adequate Earth, Antarctic Artists and Writers Collective virtual exhibit, January  28 - May    22  Opening Event, January 28, 6 pm 

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#AntarcticLog Science Comic Contest winners announced, February 1

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World Read Aloud Day, February 3

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Women Mind the Water podcast, February 8 https://womenmindthewater.com/artivist-series/karen-romano

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Adequate Earth event: Tales and Pictures from Antarctica: Diving Under the Ice and Climbing Glaciers for Science Communication, SUNY Cobleskill/Antarctic Artists and Writers Collective, March 18, 12 noon 

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Penguins International,​ April 21, 2021 (Earth Day! Penguin Awareness Day!) 

Facebook Live presentation and conversation

6 pm EDT

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NerdCampCT June 12 

11-11:45 

Connecticut Authors panel with Melissa Thom, moderator 

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John Muir Laws Wild Wonder Natural Journaling Conference, June 24,

TITLE: Telling Your Science Stories Visually 

DESCRIPTION: What good are comics? Turns out they're really excellent for learning (input) AND communicating (OUTPUT). In this workshop, you'll find out why.  We'll examine science comics to demystify how they're made and experiment with stick figures, lettering, and formats. Suitable (and proven) for any age and ability. 

8:30 - 10 PDT 

https://johnmuirlaws.com/wildwonder/

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NOAA Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Conference Virtual Gallery Walk, June 30

11:45- 12:25

#AntarcticLog Comics on Parade 

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National Marine Educators Association, July 16 

3:15-3:45 

Telling Science Stories Through Comics 
 

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Western Connecticut State University MFA Virtual Residency August 3 

9-10:30

Author/illustrator talk with Adria Karlsson, author, and Linus Curci, illustrator

"My Sister Daisy" Capstone 

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American Geophysical Union annual conference, December :

SY023 Meet your JEDI Goals Through I Was a Kid: Opening Pathways for Young People to Science Work Through Visual Storytelling (Comics) about Careerists Representing Diversity, date/time tb  

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2023 

  

Galápagos: The World's Living Laboratory (What on Earth) 

 

 

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2024 

Diving for Deep-Sea Dragons  (Chronicle) 

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