the divine miss pixie woods Cecil Castellucci
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New York Comic Con Schedule
I’ll be at the NY Comic Con this weekend. Here are my panels. Please come and say hello!
Saturday, October 13 1:30-2:30pm
HOCUS POCUS: MAGIC & MONSTERS IN SCI FI AND FANTASY. , followed by a signing by all participating authors. With: Andrea Cremer, Cecil Castellucci, Jacqueline Carey, Jocelynn Drake, Kim Harrison, Max Gladstone, Richard Kadrey, Victoria Schwab.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 4:00 – 5:00PM
Getting Graphic with Girls: Empowering Girls and Addressing Issues through Paneled Pictures, with Cecil Castellucci, Colleen Venable, and Lucy Knisley (Room 1A01)
Come and say HI!!!
Comic Con 2012 Schedule
Oh my lovely people who are also going to the Nerd Prom that is Comic Con! Won’t you come and say hello?
Thursday, July 12
Friday, July 13
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
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
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!)
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.
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
ARC giveaway The Year of the Beasts
Have just received a few ARCs of my new hybrid graphic novel The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell.) Am going to give two away. Enter here, my blog or on twitter. Post your name in the comments (or at reply me @misscecil ) and Friday I will choose a winner at random.
