UPCOMING EVENTS​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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• 7/25/26 - Story Time & Crafts with author Sophia Gholz & her newest release, Truck in the Muck, at Barnes & Noble Lake Nona, FL. For more information, visit the store website, HERE.

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• 7/11/26 - Columbus Book Festival featured author, children's craft corner and book signing, Columbus, Ohio. For more information, visit the event page, HERE.

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More coming soon!​

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PREVIOUS EVENTS​​​​

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• ​6/6/26 - Broward County Library Summer Workshop, Unearthing Stories with Award-Winning Author Sophia Gholz, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, visit the event page HERE.

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• 2/27/26 - Amelia Island Authors in Schools author visit at Southside Elementary School, Fernandina, Florida. For more information, visit the event page by click HERE.

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• 2/26/26 - Amelia Island Authors in Schools author visit at Bryceville Elementary School, Bryceville, Florida. For more information, visit the event page by clicking HERE.

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• 2/21/26 - 4th Annual Lynn McKee Erwin Literary Conference. The University of Tennessee Southern. Presentations and book signing, 8:30am-4:30pm. For more information, click HERE.

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• 8/16/25 - In person book signing at The Bookmark, Neptune Beach, FL, 10:00am-11:00am. For more information, click HERE.

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• 8/2/25 - In person story time and book signing at The Lynx Bookstore in Gainesville, FL, 9:30am- 10:30am. For more information, click HERE.

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• 6/7/25 - St. Cloud Storybook Adventures 10:30a-12:00pm, Book Signing, Askew Jewelers located at 1121 New York Ave, St. Cloud, FL. For more information, visit the event page by clicking HERE.

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• 5/17/25 - Orlando Book Festival, Author Panel and Book Signing, Public Library (Downtown), Orlando, FL. For more information, visit the event page by clicking HERE.

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• 10/5/24 - Story Time and Book Signing, Story and Song Books, Amelia Island, FL.

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• 8/17/24 - Kid Crafter Fair visit featuring BEAR AT THE FAIR, St.Cloud, FL. For more information, visit the event page by clicking HERE.​

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• 3/12/24 - Author Visit with Conway Elementary School 

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• 3/7/24 - Virtual Author Visit with German International School NYC​​​

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• 3/7/24 - Author Visit with Sunset Park Elementary School

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• 2/10/24 - Story Time and Book Signing with the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County. 

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• 1/29/24 - Author Visit at Canoe Creek Elementary School

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• 1/26/24 - Author Visit at Laureate Park Elementary School

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• ​1/12/24 - Author Visit at Killarney Elementary School 

 

• 1/6/24 - SCBWI Author Talk at Orange County Public Library, award-winning children’s book author Sophia Gholz shares techniques to help your reader follow the path of your story in this hour-long workshop: Crafting Compelling Narratives. ​

 

• 11/16/23 - 2:15pm-3:00pm, Stir the Tea: Author Panel, 50th Annual FAME Conference (Orlando, FL), Nautilus Room C. CLICK HERE for more info.​

 

• 11/16/23 - 1:15pm-2:00pm, Book Signing, 50th Annual FAME Conference (Orlando, FL), Author Pavilion. CLICK HERE for more info.​​​

 

• 11/15/23 - 8:00am-11:00am, Picture Books: More than Meets the Eye half-day workshop, 50th Annual FAME Conference (Orlando, FL), Harbor RM-C 2nd Floor. CLICK HERE for more info.

 

• 10/20/23 - AASL National Conference in Tampa, FL: Book Signing at Sleeping Bear Booth from 12:00pm-1:00pm and A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words panel featuring authors Sophia Gholz and Cindy Ticknor 3:20pm -4:10pm. CLICK HERE for more info. ​

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• 9/27/23 - Pine Crest Elementary School (virtual visit) featuring Bug on the Rug

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• 7/8/23 - Storybook Adventures Book Signing featuring A History of Toilet Paper (And Other Potty Tools), Saturday, June 11th from 10:30am–12:00pm at Pops Waffles & Ice Cream in St. Cloud, Fl. Click HERE for more information.

 

• 3/21/23 - Mill Creek Elementary School Visit

 

• 2/17/23 - Author School Visit, Amelia Island Book Festival, Authors In Schools Program​. For more, visit: https://www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org/authors-in-schools

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• 11/12/22 - Story time and art event featuring This is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross at Osceola Public Library, St. Cloud, Fl at 1:30pm (ET).

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• 9/10/22 - Story Time, Craft & Book Signing, Tombolo Books, St.Petersburg, FL 10:30am (ET). CLICK HERE fore more information.

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• 7/31/22 - Book Signing & Craft, Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC 2:00pm (ET). CLICK HERE fore more information.

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• 8/4/22 - Story Time & Book Signing, Solid State Books, Washington, DC 11:00am (ET). CLICK HERE fore more information.

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• 7/10/22 - Book Signing, Story Time & Crafts, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO 1:00pm (MT). CLICK HERE fore more information.

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• 6/11/22 - St. Cloud Presents the March To Your Own Story Event & Book Signing featuring Bug on The Rug, Saturday, June 11th from 10:30am–12:00pm at 3 Beez Honey located at 1114 New York Ave, St. Cloud, Florida. FREE signed copy of Bug On The Rug for the first 20 people! Click HERE for more information.

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• 5/13/22-5/15/22 - Faculty Presenter: Maximize Your Marketing, Florida SCBWI Regional Conference, Orlando, FL 

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• 5/7/22 - Story Time and Book Signing, 9:00am, The Bookmark, Neptune Beach, FL ​

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• 5/5/22 - Author School Visit at Deep Creek Elementary, Punta Gorda, FL 

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• 5/5/22 - Book Signing & Crafts, 4:00-5:00pm, Copperfish Books, Punta Gorda, FL. Click HERE for more information. 

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• 4/20/22 - Author School Visit, Sexton Elementary, St.Petersburg, FL  

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• 4/6/22 - Panel Presenter: Everything You Wanted to Know About Back Matter, Virtual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, view the schedule HERE

 

• 4/2/22 - Panel Presenter: How Love In Picture Books Impact Social Emotional Development, Virtual NJASL Spring MiniCon, for more information CLICK HERE.​

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• 3/21/22 - Author School Visit with George Long Upper Elementary School, Grass Lake, MI

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• 3/19/22 - Guest Presenter: From a Dream to a Bookshelf, Florida SCBWI Local Meeting, San Pablo Library, Jacksonville, FL 

 

• 3/1/22 - Virtual Author Visit for Read Across America, K-2nd Charleston Public Schools, Charleston, SC

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• 2/18/22 - Author School Visit, Amelia Island Book Festival, Authors In Schools Program​. For more, visit: https://www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org/post/a-novel-experience-with-authors-in-schools

 

• 2/5/22 - Story Time and Book Signing, Fable Books, 1:30p-3:00p, Venice, FL

 

• 2/2/22 - Sophia will be participating in World Read Aloud Day online. For more, visit: https://www.litworld.org/learn-more-about-wrad

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• 1/27/22 - Author School Visit, Laureate Park Elementary School, Orlando, FL 

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• 1/26/22 - Virtual Story Time, J. Allen Axson Elementary School, Jacksonville, FL

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• 6/25/21 - Book Signing, 5:00-6:30pm at Z & Q Children's Boutique, 1037 New York Ave, St Cloud, FL 34769. Click here for more: https://www.stcloudmainstreet.org/general-7

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• ​5/16/20 - *This event has been cancelled due to Covid19 closures* Children's Picture Books Author Panel, 11:00am-1:00pm at The Pablo Creek Library, Jacksonville, Florida. For more information, click here:  http://events.jaxpubliclibrary.org/event/3698509

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• 4/4/20 - *This event has been cancelled due to Covid19 closures* Word of South Literature and Music Festival, Tallahassee, Florida.  For more information, click here: https://wordofsouthfestival.com/schedule/

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• 1/31/20 - Author School Visit, Christ Church Academy, Jacksonville, Florida.

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• 7/11/19 - Book Signing and Author Q&A, 4:00-5:00pm at BookBar, 4280 Tennyson Street, Denver, Colorado. For more information, click here: www.bookbardenver.com/event/happier-hour-sophia-gholz

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• 7/11/19 - Book Signing and Author Q&A, 6:00pm-7:00pm at Second Star to the Right, 1545 South Pearl Street, Denver, Colorado.

 

• 7/3/19 - Book Signing, Story Time, Crafts, 6:00-8:00pm at Old Firehouse Books, 232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, Colorado *This event is co-hosted by Trees, Water, People (TWP). For more about TWP, please visit their website at: www.treeswaterpeople.org.

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• 3/16/19 - The Boy Who Grew A Forest official book launch event! Join the author as she shares the true story of Jadav Payeng. This event will include activities for children and a book signing. Location: Jacksonville, Florida at Barnes & Noble Town Center, from 2:00-4:00pm.

 

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To view event photos, visit Sophia Gholz on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/sophiagholzauthor/

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