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We are currently setting up a busy summer and fall schedule, so check back with us again :)
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NEXT EVENT: 11th Annual Bookstock Literary Festival
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UPCOMING EVENT: Strawbery Banke Museum presents the 5th Annual Children's Book Festival
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UPCOMING EVENT: Boston Book Festival
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PAST EVENTS
Springfield Dragon Boat Festival, Springfield, MA, June 22, 2019
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Admission: free.
The Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club and the Springfield Dragon Rays host the 7th Annual Springfield Dragon Boat Festival at North Riverfront Park. Come watch the dragon boat races and stay for a day of fun along the riverfront! We will be there with our very own tent! Saturday 9am - 4pm |
Wilbraham Peach Blossom Festival, Wilbraham, MA, June 15, 2019
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Admission: free.
Join us on the campus of Wilbraham & Monson Academy for an afternoon of fun and many activities, including a scavenger hunt!!! Look for LITTLE CENTAUR PRESS and claim your free surprise :) Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm |
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St George's Annual Greek Festival, Hartford, CT, June 1, 2019
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This year we will be at the festival for one day only: Saturday. In the usual place: at the marketplace in the lower level. Hope you can visit us there!
Saturday 11 am - 12 midnight |
Long Meddowe Days, Longmeadow, MA, May 18 -19, 2019
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Admission: free.
Two days of fun on the green, celebrating Longmeadow Day’s 40th anniversary, sponsored by The Longmeadow Historical Society. It will be our first year at this event. Look for LITTLE CENTAUR PRESS among the numerous tents on the green and come over for a chat :) ***Rain or Shine*** 01027 Saturday 10 am - 5 pm | Sunday 12 pm - 5pm |
Wilbraham Town-Wide TAG SALE, Wilbraham, MA, May 11, 2019
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The Wilbraham Children's Museum presents their annual Town-Wide Tag Sale. Look for us on their front lawn under a tent. *** Rain or Shine***
Saturday 8 am - 2 pm |
Providence Book Festival, Providence, RI, April 27, 2019
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Admission: $10 advance, $15 door, free for children under 12.
We are very excited to be attending the 1st Providence Book Festival at the Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel. There will be 75+ authors eager to provide insights into their latest work and offer readings, signings, panel discussions, workshops and much more. Saturday 10 am - 5 pm |
5th Annual Easthampton Book Fest, Easthampton, MA, April 13, 2019
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Admission: free.
Easthampton Book Fest is a city-wide festival celebrating the rich literary culture of the Pioneer Valley through a variety of forums, workshops, exhibits, and events. Look for LITTLE CENTAUR PRESS at the Literary Marketplace, Eastworks, 116 Pleasant Street. 01027 Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm |
Warwick Public Library's Author Meet & Greet, Warwick, RI, March 30, 2019
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Meet over 40 authors from the Association of Rhode Island Authors. See books on all topics and genres.
Buy a book and have it signed. Talk with the authors and ask questions. Saturday 10 am - 3 pm |
Local Author's Reading & Tea, Springfield, MA, February 24, 2019
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You are cordially invited to our very first event in 2019 on Sunday, Feb. 24th, at the Greek Cultural Center in Springfield, MA.
Join us for a fun afternoon of tea, snacks and reading. Three authors from the local community, including myself, are going to read excerpts from their latest books. All proceeds benefit the Go Red For Women of the American Heart Association. So, come over, shortly before 12:00 pm and don't forget to wear red :) |
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10th Annual Holiday Shopping Event, Longmeadow, MA, December 6, 2018
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Come and do your Xmas shopping at the Longmeadow Community House. Support your local economy this holiday season. We will be there from 4:30-8:30pm, exhibiting our books and especially Arthur the Fly-Slayer & the Forty Dragons. All books will be discounted for Xmas.
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The 6th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo, Cranston, Rhode Island, December 1, 2018
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Come join us tomorrow in Rhode Island, at Rhodes on the Pawtucket. It will be a huge event with hundreds of Rhode Island authors. For the first time this year, the Expo will host children's book readings. Arthur the Fly-Slayer & the Forty Dragons is scheduled between 11:00am and 11;30am. Hope to see you then... :)
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Bookstock in Woodstock, VT, July 27-29, 2018
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Sky Cloud City travels to Vermont for the third year in a row! Like last year, we will be exhibiting books with The Guild of Independent Children's Books, alongside other two award winning authors: Elizabeth Lorayne & Mariana LLanos.
So, come over to picturesque Woodstock for a relaxing weekend and take a stroll around the green. There will be many books to choose from for your summer holidays :) |
Woonsocket Harris Public Library, Author's Event, RI, June 9, 2018
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I am very thankful to have been included in the author's event organized by the Woonsocket Harris Public Library in Rhode Island. Thank you, Woonsocket, for a beautiful day and for the new friends we made :) |
St. George Greek Festival, Hartford, CT, June 2, 2018
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First event of summer 2018!
Join us at the St.George Greek Orthodox Cathedral for a a fabulous festival! Perhaps the most vibrant in New England :) We will be with the vendors at the lower level of the Cultural Center. Come to say "hello" and browse through a preview copy of Sky Cloud City in French and the first two chapters of our upcoming title: ARTHUR THE FLY-SLAYER & THE FORTY DRAGONS! See you there :) |
43rd Annual Greek Food and Wine Fest, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 16-18, 2018
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If you live in West Palm Beach, or if you are escaping the frigid temperatures of the North come over to the 43rd Annual Greek Food & Wine Fest on President's Day weekend.
Where? At St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church. When? Friday 16, Saturday 17, Sunday 18 of February. We will be there for one day only: Saturday the 17th. Look for us in the children's section and come over to say "hello". We love making new friends and meeting old ones. See you next week... |
5th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo in Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, RI, December 2, 2017, 10am-5pm
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Come tomorrow to this grande celebration of literacy: The Annual Rhode Island Author Expo. Meet over 135 Rhode Island authors (and a few out of state like myself!), attend workshops, listen to presentations, buy authographed books, and meet Santa!!! Sky Cloud City is having its own table at the event this year. There will be gift wrapped packages of Sky Cloud City and the accompanying Activity Book, free bookmarks and free Xmas postcards. See you there :)
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Tower Square Parade of the Big Balloons & annual Holiday Open House in Springfield, MA, November 24, 2017, 11am-2pm
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The day after Thanksgiving is perhaps the best time of the year to bring your kids and family to downtown Springfield. First the Parade of the Big Balloons along Main Street at 11am and after that the Holiday Open House inside Tower Square starting at 12pm, featuring Minions, Marionettes, Magic, Christmas Carols, a dancing Xmas tree, and much, much more! Visit Wonderland Gifts on the 1st floor to do your Xmas shopping. A beautifully wrapped up set of Sky Cloud City & the accompanying Activity Book is waiting for you to purchase, while stock lasts! Look for us outside Wonderland Gifts and claim your free bookmark and free Xmas postcard :) |
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Tower Square's Crafts & Specialty Gifts Fair in Springfield, MA, November 17, 2017, 11am-2pm
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Time to start thinking about your Christmas presents. Shop locally at Tower Square during the Crafts & Specialty Gifts Fair. Gift wrapped packages of Sky Cloud City + Activity Book will be available for purchase. Drop in at lunch break to say "hello" :) |
At the Strawbery Banke 3rd Annual Children's Author Festival !
What a warm, friendly, homely festival this is!!! It was great meeting with old friends, like Elizabeth Lorayne of The Adventures of Piratess Tilly. There was a steady flow of kids; some of them were daring, other were shy... They were all adorable :) See you again next year :)
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Strawbery Banke 3rd Annual Children's Author Festival, and St.Vasilios Greek Festival in Peabody, in Portmouth, NH & Peabody MA, November 4, 2017 |
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At the Boston Book Festival!
Thank you Boston Book Festival for a marvelous event! It truly improves every year like good wine...
We had a blast! The smile on our faces shows it all... We also had the opportunity to catch up with other fellow IPNE authors, like Irena Stanic Rasin. Hope our visitors enjoyed the festival as much as we did :)
A huge thank you to our readers for their purchases and to all future readers who stopped by for a chat :)
Looking forward to seeing you again, next year, at the 2018 Boston Book Festival :)
Boston Book Festival, October 28, 2017
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Come and visit us in Boston's premier book event of the year: the Boston Book Festival at Copley Square.
Sky Cloud City will be available for purchase at the tent of the Independent Publishers of New England. Plus, ask us about our offer: With every purchase of Sky Cloud City and/or the accompanying Activity Book you enter a raffle to win a copy of our upcoming book: Arthur the Fly-Slayer & the Forty Dragons. |
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Second Annual Local Arts Event in Oklahoma City, October 6, 2017
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If you live in Oklahoma City visit the Second Annual Local Arts Event at Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Paseo on Friday, October 6th, from 3:45pm till 9:00pm.
Look for the GUILD OF INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S BOOKS table and browse through Sky Cloud City, the accompanying Activity Book and other inspiring books by Mariana Llanos and Elizabeth Lorayne. |
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At Bookstock Literary Festival!
We had three days of amazingly good weather in Woodstock, VT, with a steady flow of visitors at the tents on the green. The Guild of Independent Children's Books attracted much attention from vacationers, fellow authors and illustrators alike.
Thank you Woodstock for organizing a very successful book festival!
Looking forward to Bookstock 2018 :)
Bookstock Literary Festival, Woodstock, VT, July 28-30, 2017
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Last year we enjoyed so much the Bookstock Literary Fetival in Woodstock, VT, that we simply had to come back in 2017 :) This year Sky Cloud City will be exhibited with THE GUILD OF INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S BOOKS alongside books by Elizabeth Lorayne and Mariana Llanos. |
Greece & Rome day at the Springfield Museums, July 21, 2017
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It is a great honor for Sky Cloud City to be available for purchase at the Springfield Museums this coming Friday, during Greece & Rome day. Look for us in the Greek Gallery at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, between 11am and 3pm There are going to be many educational activities for the kids, and I will be there, as an archaeologist, to answer any questions you may have about the Greek collection. See you soon, I hope :)
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Photo gallery of the play "THE SKY CLOUD CITY" at masslive.com
D.R.E.A.M. Studios Inc. performing The Adventures of Hope & Trusty: Sky Cloud City on stage, July 15th, Springfield, MA.
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The performance will be hosted at:
Tower Square Theater Space 2nd Fl. , 1500 Main Street, Springfield, MA., on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Doors open at 1:30pm, curtain at 2:15pm. Tickets: $10.00 (adults), $5.00 (kids). You may purchase tickets online here. |
At the Watertown Grecian Festival!
Thank you Watertown Grecian Festival for a great day!
We had such fun watching little kids staring at the Sky Cloud City maquette with google eyes and gaping mouths :)
We have made many new friends, tasted numerous Greek delicacies, sang along to popular Greek songs and watched the amazing performance of traditional Greek dances by the group "Sons and Daughters of Alexander the Great".
Watertown Grecian Festival, June 24, 2017
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We are very happy to be part of this amazing event! Come join us for a fun day at the annual summer festival of Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church in Waterbury, Boston. We will be there on Saturday, June 24, from 11:00am until 11:00pm. Look for Sky Cloud City in the vendor's area.
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Hartford Greek Festival, June 3, 2017
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Hartford CT houses perhaps the busiest., liveliest and most successful Greek festival in New England ! Join me on Saturday the 3rd of June at the St.George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford to purchase signed copies of Sky Cloud City and the accompanying Activity Book, to talk about Greece, eat well, buy Greek delicacies and perhaps take a few turns around the dance floor! |
TOWER SQUARE'S SPRING FAIR, Springfield, MA, Thursday, May 11, 2017
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Visit the Artisan and Crafters Fair at Tower Square in downtown Springfield, MA, on May 11 from 11am till 2pm Enjoy shopping with a variety of local artisans and crafters and support your local economy. Just in time for Mother's Day (& Father's Day is not far behind!). Conveniently located in the Tower Square Food Court.
Look for our booth of Sky Cloud City and ask us about Arthur the fly-slayer & the forty dragons due in Spring 2018 :) |
GO RED SUNDAY: Greek Cultural Center, Springfield, MA , Sunday, February 19, 2017
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If you live anywhere near Springfield, MA, please join us at the Greek Cultural Center for a fun afternoon on February 19th, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Myself and author/publisher Linda Cardillo are going to entertain you by reading excerpts from our latest books.
Come to support a good cause and don't forget to wear red :) |
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Springfield City Library, Literary Spotlight: Creative Readings by Local Writers, Sunday, January 8, 2017
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We are very honored to be invited to this event at the Springfield City Library. Come to the Central Library Community Room on Sunday, January 8, 2017 between 1pm and 3pm to enjoy readings by local novelists, poets and children's authors. Sky Cloud City is happily requesting your presence as we kick off the New Year with a great event at the friendliest library ever :) |
Annual Tower Square Breakfast with Santa, Springfield, MA, December 10, 2016
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The 2016 Annual Tower Square Breakfast with Santa is kids favorite event in downtown Springfield, MA.
Look for us inside WONDERLAND GIFTS on the first floor of Tower Square. If you haven't done your Xmas shopping yet, now is your chance to get your hands on our gift wrapped packages. We look forward to seeing you :) |
At the 4th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo!
A great day at the Rhode Island Author Expo!
We communicated with many readers and even made a few, new, exciting friends like Claire Gem, author of several romantic suspense novels with paranormal aspects! Check her out :)
We communicated with many readers and even made a few, new, exciting friends like Claire Gem, author of several romantic suspense novels with paranormal aspects! Check her out :)
The 4th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo, Cranston, RI, December 3, 2016
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If you live anywhere near Cranston, RI, do not miss the 4th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo organized by the Association of Rhode Island Authors on December 3, from 11:00am to 5:00pm. This is Rhode Island’s BIGGEST literary event. Over 125 authors, numerous presentations and more. Admission is free!
Look for Sky Cloud City with the Independent Publishers of New England. We will have gift wrapped packages for sale, featuring the handmade gingerbread doll ornament for the Xmas tree. |
At Tower Square during the Parade of the Big Balloons!
Tower Square was inundated with children during and after the Parade. We had tons of fun interacting with kids, talking about the book, sharing King Hoopoe puppet with the brave ones, and posing for photographs at WONDERLAND GIFTS. The pianist was a bonus and the live Xmas tree a big surprise!!! It couldn't have been a merrier morning :) Can't wait for the next event at Tower Square: Breakfast with Santa :)
The Parade of the Big Balloons, Springfield, MA, November 25, 2016
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"Come and see the variety of balloons. Main Street in downtown Springfield will be filled with people, bands, motorized contingents, huge colorful balloon characters and much more the day after Thanksgiving, as the Spirit of Springfield launches the annual Tower Square Parade of the Big Balloons."
Come and find us inside Wonderland Gifts at Tower Square for your Xmas copy of Sky Cloud City and receive a free gingerbread doll for the Xmas tree (while stock lasts!) or festive cut-outs for coloring. |
At the Strawbery Banke Museum!
That was a day to remember!
A very carefully thought out event at the Strawbery Banke Museum in historic Portsmouth, NH. The 2nd Annual Children's Author Festival was a big success! We interacted with numerous parents and young readers, mostly girls, who came by the booth, browsed through the books and some of them made a purchase. Once again, Alicja's Piotrowska puppets and our free bookmarks were a BIG HIT!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the organizers Carol Lincoln and Susan Benedict for including Sky Cloud City in the event, and to all of you who stopped by to meet us.
See you next year with more books!
A very carefully thought out event at the Strawbery Banke Museum in historic Portsmouth, NH. The 2nd Annual Children's Author Festival was a big success! We interacted with numerous parents and young readers, mostly girls, who came by the booth, browsed through the books and some of them made a purchase. Once again, Alicja's Piotrowska puppets and our free bookmarks were a BIG HIT!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to the organizers Carol Lincoln and Susan Benedict for including Sky Cloud City in the event, and to all of you who stopped by to meet us.
See you next year with more books!
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH, November 5, 2016
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If you live anywhere near Portsmouth, NH, do not miss the 2nd Annual Children's Author Festival organized by the Strawbery Banke Museum. The Children’s Author Festival welcomes 20 local children’s book authors and illustrators to read from and sign their books, available for purchase at the event. Readings, book signings, activities, prizes.
Last year's event was a big success! Come to meet us and browse through Sky Cloud City & the accompanying Activity Book. Fall and Christmas packages will be available for purchase. We will be there from 11:00am to 3:00pm. |
Harvest Festival at Big Y super market on 300 Cooley Street, Springfield, MA, October 29, 2016
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Join us this coming Saturday, October 29th, at Big Y. His Royal Highness King Hoopoe and His Majesty The King of India will be there in person to interact with our young readers and read passages from Sky Cloud City.
Don't miss four hours of fun at the newly renovated Big Y on 300 Coopley Street, in Springfield, MA. Sky Cloud City and its accompanying Activity Book will be available for purchase directly through Big Y :) We sincerely thank Big Y for embracing and supporting local authors. |
At the New England Library Association's 2016 Annual Conference, Danvers, MA, October 16-18, 2016
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If you are a librarian, and you are attending NELA's 2016 Annual Conference, please pay a visit to IPNE's booth. Sky Cloud City features among other local authors. This is a book proudly made in Massachusetts that educates and entertains young readers with the first adventure of two best friends, a girl named Hope and a boy named Trusty. Based on an ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, "The Birds".
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At the 2016 Boston Book Festival!
We had the time of our life at the Boston Book Festival.
The weather couldn't have been more inviting: warm and sunny. People were strolling up and down Copley Square, visiting different booths and purchasing books.
Many thanks to IPNE for giving us, independent publishers & authors, the opportunity to exhibit our books at Boston's largest book festival.
Alicja's Piotrowska puppets and our free bookmarks were a BIG HIT! We chatted with wonderful people who showed genuine interest in Sky Cloud City and many of them made a purchase for their kids, their grandchildren, or simply for themselves. We sincerely thank you all for stopping by to meet us and to chat with us. See you at the next Boston Book Festival!
The weather couldn't have been more inviting: warm and sunny. People were strolling up and down Copley Square, visiting different booths and purchasing books.
Many thanks to IPNE for giving us, independent publishers & authors, the opportunity to exhibit our books at Boston's largest book festival.
Alicja's Piotrowska puppets and our free bookmarks were a BIG HIT! We chatted with wonderful people who showed genuine interest in Sky Cloud City and many of them made a purchase for their kids, their grandchildren, or simply for themselves. We sincerely thank you all for stopping by to meet us and to chat with us. See you at the next Boston Book Festival!
Boston Book Festival in Copley Square, Boston, October 15, 2016
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If you are anywhere near Boston on Saturday the 15th of October come down to Copley Square. The Boston Book Festival is the biggest book event in the city. Sky Cloud City will be available for sale at the tent of the Independent Publishers of New England. Special offer for the festival: a free Activity Book with every purchase! At 3:30pm come meet me at one of IPNE's tables to have your copy signed and collect your free promotional bookmarks (very skillfully designed by Springfield artist, Mary Blaxland).
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OFFICIAL LAUNCH at Porter Square Books in Boston, September 23, 2016
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It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the official launch of Sky Cloud City, the first book in the sequel The Adventures of Hope & Trusty, at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Boston, this coming Friday, September 23rd, 2016, between 7:00pm and 8:00pm.
This is a BIG DAY for the crew of Sky Cloud City and we would love to spend it with YOU ALL! |
At the Springfield City Library!
Many sincere thanks to Matthew Vasquez Jaquith, Adult Programs & Training Librarian, who organized the Local Author Fair at the Springfield City Library. The library's support to new writers is remarkable and is very much appreciated by all of us, local, authors. It was an honor to be part of this event.! The illustrator of the Activity Book, Mary Blaxland, dropped by and lend a hand with the promotion of Sky Cloud City. We chatted with many interesting people and gave away several bookmarks and leaflets.
Springfield City Library, Local Author Fair, September 17, 2016
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Come to support your local, Springfield authors this coming Saturday, September 17, at the Central Library Rotunda, on 220 State Street, between 12:30pm and 3:30pm.
Sky Cloud City will be there with multiple copies and lots of bran new promotional material, straight from the press! |
Bookstock Literary Festival in Woodstock, VT, July 29-31, 2016
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If you are anywhere near Woodstock, VT, at the end of July visit the Bookstock Literary Festival We will be exhibiting Sky Cloud City and the accompanying Activity Book with the Independent Publishers of New England. Come to say hello and browse through numerous books on fiction, sci-fi, autobiographies, children's books, you name it, it will be there!
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New England Authors Expo in Danvers, MA, July 27, 2016
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NEW ENGLAND AUTHORS EXPO 2016 beware the birds!!! Sky Cloud City is on its way to Danvers, MA, with my publisher Charlotte Pierce. If you happen to be near by look for IPNE's booth. Visiting hours for the public are 4:00pm-9:00pm.
Special offer for today: FREE ACTIVITY BOOK with every purchase of Sky Cloud City in a beautiful gift wrap bundle. |
At the Hartford Greek Festival!
It was a long weekend with delicious Greek food, frothy frappe, loud Greek music and a lot of dancing! We met interesting people and chatted about Sky Cloud City, future books, Greece, traveling, etc. We even made a few young friends and pledged to meet again at the festival next year!
Thank you Hartford and see you again in 2017!
Thank you Hartford and see you again in 2017!
Mark the dates! Hartford Greek Festival, June 3 & 4, 2016
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Meet us at the busy, busy, busy Greek Festival in Hartford, CT ! Come to get your hands on Sky Cloud City and possibly the upcoming Activity Book. Join me and the illustrator, Aspasia Arvanitis, on Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th of June at the Hartford Greek Festival to purchase signed copies, talk about Greece, eat well, buy Greek delicacies and perhaps take a few turns around the dance floor!
Don't miss one of the liveliest and busiest Greek festivals in New England. See you there! |
DEBUT in Springfield on May 22, 2016
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The Cretan Association in Springfield, MA, have very kindly invited us to exhibit the newly published Sky Cloud City at a double event: the annual scholarship luncheon and the memorial of the 1941 Battle of Crete. It is a great honor to be part of this event! If you live in the wider Springfield area do not miss it!
The illustrator, Aspasia Arvanitis, and myself will be signing books and handing out samples from the upcoming Activity Book. |
At the Easthampton Bookfest 2016
We had such fun at the Easthampton Bookfest on April 9th, 2016! We met many nice people who gladly interacted with King Hoopoe in person. We gave away many paper masks, coloring pages and paper finger puppets. Family and friends showed up to support us and to spend time with us. Thank you all for making the first day of my first children's book a very special one!
Meet us at the Easthampton Bookfest 2016
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On April 9th, 2016 we will be at the Easthampton Bookfest from 12pm to 6pm.
Come to meet our heroes, Hope & Trusty, and the king of the birds, King Hoopoe, from our freshly published book The Adventures of Hope & Trusty: Sky Cloud City. The softcover edition will be available for purchase at $18.95. We will be giving away rack cards and free samples from our forthcoming Activity Book such as card stock paper masks, finger puppets and coloring pages. See you there! |
October 23-24, 2015
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It was wonderful meeting with young readers at the 2015 Boston Book Festival in Copley Square at the tent of the Independent Publishers of New England. The Adventures of Hope & Trusty: Sky Cloud City received a warm welcome by children and parents alike, in our 45 minute presentation of the upcoming publication. We were very happy to interact with our future readers, and give away hand-painted balloons and hand-made masks, inspired by the main characters in the book.
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