Kell Andrews is available for school and library visits, as well as Skype, bookstore appearances, book events, and book fairs. Popular topics include “Kids Forecast the Future: Weather for Kids,” “Seeing Differently: Where ideas come from” and “Stories found and made: The difference between fiction and nonfiction.” Contact her at kellyandrews92@yahoo.com. A full listing of Author School Visits State by State on Kim Norman’s blog.
Events (in reverse chronological order!)
Children’s Book World Author Night
Haverford, PA, November 5, 2022
Penn Alumni Author Event
Philadelphia, PA, October 19, 2022
Children’s Book World Author Night
Haverford, PA, November 4, 2021
ALA Midwinter Meeting – SCBWI Booth #2020
Philadelphia, PA, January 25-26, 2020
New Jersey School Library Association Conference
East Brunswick, NJ, December 9 & 10, 2019
Children’s Book World Author Night
Haverford, PA, November 1, 2019
Franklin Institute Educators’ Night Signing
Philadelphia, PA, October 30, 2019
Franklin Institute Community Day Story Time
Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 2019
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ, October 6, 2019
NJ Council of Teachers of English
Tabernacle, NJ, September 21, 2019
Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival
Maplewood, NJ, June 7, 2019
nErDcampNJ
Chatham, NJ, May 18, 2019
Small Business Saturday Story Time
Main Point Books
Wayne, PA, November 24, 2018
New Jersey School Library Association Conference
Long Branch, NJ, December 4, 2018
Collingswood Book Festival
Collingswood, NJ, October 6, 2018
Innovation Fair STEM Storytime
West Windsor, NJ, May 19, 2018
nErDcampNJ
Chatham, NJ, April 20, 2018
BooksNJ 2017, Paramus Public Library
New Jersey book fair in Paramus, NJ, June 11, 2017
nErDcampNJ
Chatham, NJ, May 20, 2017
Open Book, Middle Grade Celebration
Elkins Park, PA, November 5, 2016
Unity Charter School, For the Love of Reading
Morris Township, NJ, September 28, 2016
Barnes and Noble National Storytime
August, 20, 2016
Pajama Story Time
Penn Wynne Library, Wynnewood, PA, Thursday, July 14, 2016
Book Launch: Mira Forecasts the Future
BookTowne, Manasquan, NJ, Saturday, July 2, 2016, 11 am.
Book Launch: Mira Forecasts the Future
Children’s Book World, Haverford, PA, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 4:30 pm.
Presentation: Kids Forecast the Future: Weather for Kids
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 721 in Penn Wynne, December 3, 2015.
Book Event: Ludington Library Local Authors Book Fair
Book fair in Bryn Mawr, PA, Saturday, November 15, 2014.
Book Event: The School in Rose Valley
Book fair in Rose Valley, PA, November 9, 2014, 1-4.
Book Event: Jabberwocky Book Fair
Penn Wynne Elementary, in Wynnewood, PA, Monday October 20, 2014, 6-8 PM.
Presentation: Penn Wynne Library
Speaking to young readers and writers in Wynnewood, PA, at August 19, 2014, 6:30 PM
Book Event: Book Expo America
Kell signed copies of Deadwood at BEA in New York City on May 29, 2014.
Presentation: Baldwin School
Kell spoke with upper school writers and readers in Bryn Mawr, PA, on December 9, 2013.
Presentation: Friends School Haverford
Kell spoke about where writing ideas come from with writers and readers at the Friends School Haverford in Haverford, PA, on April 11, 2013.
Presentation: Welsh Valley Middle School
Kell talked with seventh graders in the Challenge and Waterbound programs at Welsh Valley Middle School in Penn Valley, PA, on March 12, 2013.
Book Event: Penn Wynne Earth Day
Mike Weilbacher, executive director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, wrote about the first Penn Wynne Earth Day celebration, where Kell appeared to talk about DEADWOOD.
Presentation: Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr
Kell visited Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, PA, in October 2012 to talk about reading and writing fantasy. Here’s the pretty flyer from the Lower Merion School District bulletin.
Resources for Media, Teachers, and Librarians
High-res photo of Kell Andrews
Kell Andrews at Friends School Haverford
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