CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR
Author photo credit: Jessie Salas Photography
Now booking for 2025-26!
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Please contact me for pricing
and book me today!
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Learn more about my programs HERE.
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Speaking Engagements
Please consider me for speaking opportunities.
I am a seasoned speaker and presenter. My public speaking experience includes:
Staff enrichment speaker (schools)
Speaker/ Presenter (SCBWI)
Panel participant (SCBWI)
School Author visits
Library program presenter
Festival author presentations
Mom's group presentations
Girl Scout troop presentations
If you would like to schedule a speaking engagement, school visit, keynote or conference presentation please contact me HERE.
Put me on the calendar:
2024-25 In-Person & Virtual School Visits
Johnson County Schools, Mountain City, TN
Schole Center for Innovation, virtual
Race to Space STEAM Challenge, virtual
Newton-Lee Elementary, Ashburn, VA
Sanders Corner Elementary, Ashburn, VA
Coman Hill Elementary, Armonk, NY
Loudoun Country Day School, Leesburg, VA
Belmont Station Elementary, Ashburn, VA
Orchard Hill Elementary, Skillman, NJ
Bee Meadow School, Whippany, NJ
Old Farmers Road School, Long Valley, NJ
Triangle Elementary, Triangle, VA
Bailey's Upper Elementary, Falls Church, VA
Darnestown Elementary, Gaithersburg, MD
Bedford Elementary, Bedford, PA
Nevada Reading Week, virtual
T. Clay Wood Elementary, Nokesville, VA
Spring Ridge Elementary, Frederick, MD
Newington Forest Elementary, Springfield, VA
Streamable Learning, multiple virtual visits
Lowes Island Elementary, Sterling, VA
Greenbriar West Elementary, Fairfax, VA
Goshen Post Elementary, Aldie, VA
Lucketts Elementary, Leesburg, VA
Westridge Elementary, Woodbridge, VA
DFW Homeschoolers, virtual
Brookville Elementary, Brookville, OH
Marshall Elementary, Manassas, VA
Roessleville Elementary, Albany, NY
Garfield Elementary, Springfield, VA
Upcoming Appearances
Save the Date!
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Fairy Tale Engineering program series kickoff
Sue will read a selection of her STEM fractured fairytales. Books will be available for purchase.
3 pm, Ashburn Library, Ashburn, VA​​​​​​​​​​​
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July 31 - August 3, 2025
SCBWI Virtual Summer Conference
August 1, presenting: "Flipping the (Manu)script: How to Experiment with Your Stories--and Career with Sue Fliess"
11am-12pm PDT, 2pm-3pm EST
Virtual Conference - Register here
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October 29-31, 2025
Featured Author at 52nd Annual FAME Conference (Florida Association for Media in Education)
Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista
Orlando, FL
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November 5-7, 2025
VAASL (Virginia Association of School Librarians) Conference
November 7, presenting with SCBWI Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
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January 17, 2026
Storytime Stuffy Sleepover at Wonder in Leesburg
9:30 am
Drop off your stuffy at Birch Tree Books on 1/16, pick up on 1/17 at Wonder. Stay for a storytime with Sue and play!
16 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA
March 3, 2026
Virginia State Literacy Association Annual Conference
Speaker/Presenter, STEM
Roanoke, VA
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