Hey Chicago! 

I’m going to be at ALA this weekend for a signing & celebration.

Can’t wait to see ya there~ 

Hey y’all! 

I’m so excited to announce that Miss Quinces has been shortlisted for Reading the West book awards for the Young Readers Category! 

Voting is open to anyone, so please cast your vote today~ 

More about the award: Reading the West was conceived to celebrate the diversity, courage, tenacity, expertise, and indie spirit of the bookstores in the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association. Our goal is to bring bookstores, books, and readers together, to promote the best of our regional authors and stories, and to feature the passionate recommendations of our booksellers.

Hey Austin, TX! I’m so excited to be a part of TLA this year especially as a featured guest for The Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading Program! SPOT helps encourage a greater understanding of what it means to be a Texan, and to develop an appreciation for the literary works of and about Texas and Texans. 

And it’s a great recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The purpose of the list is to encourage youths in grades 6-12 to explore a variety of current, quality books from Texas authors and illustrators, develop critical reading skills, and to encourage greater interaction between Texas authors and illustrators, Texas librarians, and Texas youth.

You can catch me at the following events this Thurs!

Thursday, April 20

10:00am-11:00am Spirit of Texas program

Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 15 (Level 4)

Moderated by: Lauren Scott, SPOT Chair

Authors: Francisco X. Stork, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Darcie Little Badger, Kat Fajardo, and Holly Green

2:00pm-3:00pm Scholastic Signing 

- Author Area, Aisle 8

3:00pm-4:00pm Perma-Bound Signing 

- Booth #1719

Hope to see you there! 

Hey Portland! 

Catch me in your city this Saturday for a fun panel featuring other cool cartoonists from the Scholastic Graphix family!

GRAPHIXCON: MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS

Sat, November 5th from 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm PDT

Four amazing graphic novelists on one stage! Featuring Kat Fajardo, Gale Galligan, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, and Aron Nels Steinke.

Location:

Fields Ballroom (Portland Art Museum, Mark Building, First Floor)

1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205

General Admission Pass required for entry: BUY TICKETS

Hey y’all! 

I’m so excited to be a guest at this year’s South Texas Book Festival! 

Catch me this Saturday, Oct. 29th at the McAllen Library from 1:30-2:30 (Meeting Room A) where I’ll be reading from Miss Quinces and talk about my comic-making process! Great for all ages!

More info at their site as well as the program for the festival and a reading list of all the books being featured by other incredible guests!

I’ll see you there!! 

-Kat