Cecil Castellucci's Blog, page 10
July 30, 2012
Vermin on the Mount LA!
Attention Los Angeles! I’ll be reading this Friday night August 3rd at Vermin on the Mount in Los Angeles at 826LA at 1714 Sunset at 7PM. Hope to see you there!
July 25, 2012
San Diego this Sunday!
First off, I’ll be teaching a YA writing workshop with SD Writers Ink. You can sign up and get that kick in the butt you need for starting your YA novel!
Sunday, July 29th 10 am – 2 PM
The InkSpot /Art Center Lofts
710 13th Street, Studio 210
San Diego, CA 92101
Then Sunday night in San Diego, I’ll be reading at Vermin on the Mount!
hosted by the ever fabulous Jim Ruland – with Stacy Ardis Dyson, Andrew Printer, Carlos Kotkin, Heather Marie, Cecil Castellucci and April Ventura
7PM at 3rdSpace
4610 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92116
July 23, 2012
Letters for Kids
I think it’s long been known that I love mail. I love writing letters and receiving them. Therefore, I think you will understand when I announce with such happiness that I am the Children’s Correspondence Coordinator for the Rumpus’ new Letters For Kids!
Basically, you can subscribe your kid (or yourself) to receive two letters a month from middle grade authors. So far up on dock, we’ve got letters coming to you from people like Natalie Standiford, Lemony Snicket, Adam Rex, Rebecca Stead and more to be announced. Think of it as a way to introduce your wee ones to the joy of receiving mail. It’s $4.50 a month. You can sign up your classroom or library, too! And you can even write back!
July 16, 2012
July 5, 2012
Comic Con 2012 Schedule
Thursday, July 12
1:00-2:00 Progressive Politics in Comics— Can comics still inspire real-world change? Susie Cagle (AlterNet), Cecil Castellucci (The Year of the Beasts), Shannon Watters (Adventure Time), Stan Mack (Taxes, the Tea Party, and Those Revolting Rebels: A History in Comics of the American Revolution), and a surprise guest or two discuss the history and future of politically progressive comics with moderator Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics). Room 32AB
Friday, July 13
11:30-12:30 Remixed Fairy Tales and Superhero Lore— Between this year’s Mirror Mask and Snow White and the Huntsman and forthcoming retellings of Beauty and the Beast and Hansel and Gretel — not to mention recent reexaminations such as Soon I Shall Be Invincible and The Magicians — the mythology of fairy tales and superheroes is embedded in our popular culture. But some of the characters aren’t quite what they used to be. Discuss the enduring power of these archetypes and how they can also be reinterpreted with panelists Sarah Maas (Throne of Glass), Marissa Meyer (Cinder), Rae Carson (The Girl of Fire and Thorns), Paul Tobin (Prepare to Die), Tom King (A Once Crowded Sky), Michael Scott (The Enchantress), Tracy Hickman (Wayne of Gotham), and Cecil Castellucci (The Year of the Beasts). Moderated by David Mariotte of Mysterious Galaxy. Room 5AB
Sunday, July 15
11am Signing The Year of the Beasts w/ Nate Powell Macmillan Children’s booth 1220
12:00-1:00 Kids Draw!— How do comics get made? Find out in this interactive program where kids create their own characters that four graphic novelists will integrate into a story. With authors Zack Giallongo (Broxo), Dave Roman and John Green (Teen Boat!), and Rafael Rosado (Giants Beware!). Moderated by Cecil Castellucci (LA Review of Books). Room 11AB
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June 21, 2012
ALA Anaheim Schedule!
Hello All Librarians and Author friends!
At ALA:
I’m tabling in Artists Alley at Booth 480 all weekend! Come and say hi! I’ll have all of my books for sale, swag from my older books (Geektastic pocket protectors! Beige Bookmarks! Plain Jane/Minx posters!) and I’ll be raffling off two original limited edition prints by Nate Powell from The Year of the Beasts.
Behold the beauty of the print.
I’ll also be on the Graphic Novel stage Fri. at 5:30 PM
And Sun. I’m on a panel at 4PM (Re)telling Stories Hilton Hotel Room AvilaB with a ton of coolio people.
Also on Sunday from 1-3 pm I’ll have a special guest sitting with me at my table #480 Cylin Busby! She’ll be there signing and giving away the ARC of her new novel Blink Once.
Please come and say hello! And bring me a coffee or a juice! 
Can’t wait to see you!
Love, Cecil
May 25, 2012
The Year of the Beasts has arrived!
Hello my fine friends! It’s finally here! The Year of the Beasts written by me and illustrated by Nate Powell is finally here!
“…a poignant and entertaining mixture of storytelling and nightmare.”–VOYA
Every summer the trucks roll in, bringing the carnival and its infinite possibilities to town. This year Tessa and her younger sister Lulu are un-chaperoned and want to be first in line to experience the rides, the food . . . and the boys. Except this summer, jealousy will invade their relationship for the first time, setting in motion a course of events that can only end in tragedy, putting everyone’s love and friendship to the test. Alternating chapters of prose and comics are interwoven in this extraordinary novel that will break your heart and crack it wide open at the same time.
Cory Doctorow reviewed it over at Boing Boing
Here is a nice interview I did with blogger Els de Clerq
I also did a playlist for it over at Large Hearted Boy
I prefer if you go to your local indiebound bookstore, but you can also get it online at Amazon and B&N where it is also available as an e-book. And remember, you can always order signed copies from Skylight Books. (of this book or any of my books!)
May 9, 2012
The Year of the Beasts Give Away!
I’m doing a GIVE AWAY of 2 copies of The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell) since I received my author copies! Please draw me the picture of the mythical monster that crouches inside of you and post it in comments here. (or over at facebook or twitter @misscecil )
the book is out May 22nd. But you can always pre-order it now!
Powells B&N Amazon Indiebound
And PS. the launch party will be May 22nd at Skylight Books in Los Angeles.
May 2, 2012
TCAF / Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Hello all!
I’m going to be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) this weekend. It’s at the Toronto Public Library at 789 Yonge Street and it’s free! I’ll be at the Librarian and Educator day on Friday for the author luncheon. Then I’m tabling with Nate Powell, the illustrator of my new novel The Year of the Beasts! We’ll be on the second floor so come on by and say hello. I’ll have books for sale.
My panel is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 | The Pilot 22 Cumberland Ave.
2:00 – 3:15 – Making Comics: The Process
Creators discuss how they make comics: what’s the process of writing and drawing that they go through to create individual creative projects? When a comic varies from only writing to nonfiction journalism to fantasy, how does the process change? With Mike Dawson, Adam Warren, Cecil Castellucci, and Kagan McLeod. Moderator: Tina Coleman
April 18, 2012
LA Times Festival of Books Schedule
Saturday
Young Adult Fiction: The Fearful & the Fantastic,
Saturday, 4/21/2012, 2:00 PM
Moderator/Interviewer/Introducer
Cecil Castellucci
Panelists
Josephine Angelini
Kendare Blake
Robin LeFevers
Saturday 4PM
signing at Diesel “This is Teen” (Booth 975)
with Blake Nelson and Siobhan Vivian
Sunday
Young Adult Fiction: Humor & Hormones
Sunday, 4/22/2012, 12:00 PM
Moderator/Interviewer/Introducer
Cecil Castellucci
Panelists
Tristan Bancks
Aaron Karo
Abby McDonald
Young Adult Fiction: Future Tense,
Sunday, 4/22/2012, 3:00 PM
Panelists
Cecil Castellucci
Marie Lu
Lissa Price
