Shawntelle Madison

Rainy Day Signing (CANCELLED)
2024-09-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!
Hopefully, Shawntelle can return to Kansas City another time.

Magers and Quinn Booksigning
2024-09-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Magers and Quinn Bookstore, 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408, United States
Join Shawntelle Madison at Magers and Quinn to celebrate the launch of her historical fiction debut, The Fallen Fruit, in-store at Magers and Quinn. She will be in conversation with author Megan Giddings. The event is free, but registration is required.

Left Bank Books Signing
2024-09-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Left Bank Books, 399 N. EUCLID AVE, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Join us as we welcome bestselling St. Louis author Shawntelle Madison to discuss the highly anticipated sweeping multi-generational epic The Fallen Fruit. With high praise from numerous bestselling authors and book reviews, we are thrilled to celebrate her new book.
“A mesmerizing tale of a family bound by an extraordinary curse–an uncontrollable ability to fall backwards in time. Spanning generations, their saga weaves a rich tapestry of American history, from the Revolutionary War to the brink of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. I loved this book. I wish I could go back in time to read it again for the first time.” — Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Madison will personalize and sign copies after the presentation! Personalized and signed copies will be available to be mailed anywhere in the country. For personalized copies, please order before noon on September 18th.

St Louis Public Library Carondelet Library Author Breakfast
2024-09-21 09:00 - 12:00 | St. Louis Public Library Carondelet Branch, 6800 Michigan Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63111, United States
Join six local authors including Gabe Montesanti author of Brace for Impact; Michelle Collins Anderson, author of The Flower Sisters; newly published Nigerian author Chukwuebuka Ibeh, author of Blessings; speculative fiction author Shawntelle Madison; Meredith Tate, author of several teen books including The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly; and Emily Bain Murphy whose debut adult novel is Enchanted Hill for a speed dating style event. Left Bank Books is on hand to purchase copies of the authors’ books. Registration limited to 50, so sign up today!

Saratoga Book Festival 2024
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-06 | MN
Be sure to save the date for the Saratoga Book Festival. Come see Shawntelle and all the other amazing authors in Saratoga Springs, NY on October 4-7! Shawntelle is so excited to be a part of SBF’s weekend celebration of books!
The festival will be packed with author conversations, meet-and-greets, readings, and the Literary Marketplace! Visit https://saratogabookfestival.org/ for more details.
Here are Shawntelle’s panels. She will be signing THE FALLEN FRUIT right after each panel. Hope to see you there!
Black Into the Future: An Examination of Black and African American Sci-Fi Fantasy Writing with J. Austin Williams & Shawntelle Madison
Saturday, October 5 at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Saratoga Springs Public Library, Dutcher Room, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA
Heritage-Inspired Fiction with Ann Dávila Cardinal, Elizabeth Gonzalez James & Shawntelle Madison
Sunday, October 6 at 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, USA

Southern Festival of Books 2024
2024-10-26 - 2024-10-27 | Southern Festival of Books, 615 Main St, Nashville, TN, 37206, United States
Be sure to save the date for the Southern Book Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. Come see me and all the other amazing authors on October 26-27th!
Here are my panels. I will be signing THE FALLEN FRUIT right after each panel. Hope to see you there!
Shawntelle’s Class with Porch Writer’s Collective
Kick off your Southern Festival of Books weekend with The Porch on Friday, where you’ll have a unique opportunity to learn from celebrated authors as they pass through Nashville before the festival officially begins! Stick around for the rest of the day to take more writing classes with Ann Powers, Darnell Arnoult, and Justin Taylor.
Elevate the emotional impact of your writing by mastering how to unpack scenes at the sentence level. In this class, New York Times bestselling author Shawntelle Madison will guide you through the delicate balance of building tension, heightening conflict, and evoking deep emotional responses. Learn when to “zoom in the camera” for richly detailed moments and when to pull back, letting the story breathe with minimal description. Through pre- and post-edit breakdowns of a published romance chapter, you’ll discover powerful strategies for making each scene resonate, whether in romance, thriller, horror, or women’s fiction. You’ll leave with practical tools, including a handout, to refine your own work and keep readers emotionally invested from beginning to end. Perfect for romance writers, but applicable to any genre where emotion is key to a compelling story.
Friday, October 25th from 9AM – 10:30AM
Tennessee State Museum, Smart Classroom, 1st Floor
$51/Members
$60/Non-Members
Learn more and register here.
Panel with Leslye Penelope and Shawntelle Madison
Saturday, October 26th from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Caney Fork Room, 1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219

Lit Lovers' Night Out
2024-10-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Doc’s on the Fox, 232 N Milwaukee St, Waterford, 53185, United States
Join us at Doc’s on the Fox in Waterford on Tuesday, October 29 for this very special panel discussion with three literary fiction authors: Shawntelle Madison, Kimberly Brock and Caroline Woods! Our authors will be traveling from three different states for this event! Doc’s will once again be creating some themed cocktails just for this special evening. Our authors will share about their most recent novels, answer questions and sign books. Tickets are $40 and include ONE HARDCOVER BOOK by one of our guest authors (your choice) and one cocktail (or mocktail)! Tickets now available while they last. Limited to 50 participants.
*IMPORTANT*
When you place your order, PLEASE INDICATE IN THE NOTES SECTION WHICH BOOK YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED WITH YOUR TICKET. PRE-PAYMENT IS REQUIRED for this event. Extra copies of all three books (plus some of the authors’ previous titles) will be available at the event if you wish to purchase additional books to be signed (while supplies last) or you may reserve copies separately if you would like to be certain you receive a copy. ANY BOOKS NOT PICKED UP BY THE DAY OF THE EVENT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE EVENT AND YOU CAN PICK THEM UP THERE.
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO EXPECT THIS EVENT TO SELL OUT. ORDER YOUR TICKET NOW.

Virginia Festival of the Book 2025
2025-03-20 14:00 - 15:00 | MN
Save the date for the Virginia Festival of the Book. Come see Shawntelle and all the other amazing authors in Charlottesville, VA on March 20-23rd! Shawntelle is so excited to be a part of the Sunday brunch hosted by Charlottesville Chapter of the Links! More details about that coming soon.
The festival will be packed with author conversations, meet-and-greets, readings, and more!
Here are Shawntelle’s panels. THE FALLEN FRUIT will be available.
Black Fantastical with Esme Addison, P. Djèlí Clark & Shawntelle Madison
Saturday, March 22nd at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

MSBLF - St. Louis Author Showcase
2025-03-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Third Wheel Brewing, 4008 I-70 North Outer Rd, St. Peters, MO, 63376, United States
Main Street Books and Third Wheel Brewing present the St. Louis Author Showcase!
Join them on Saturday, March 29th for an afternoon and evening filled with books, authors, and readers! The St. Louis Author Showcase features over thirty authors from across the St. Louis area all in one place- Third Wheel Brewing in St. Peters. These authors have written a wide variety of books- from historical fiction to sports non-fiction, from picture books to YA novels, from history to middle grade.
There will be two different time slots for this event. 21 authors will be appearing from 3pm to 4:30pm, and another 15 authors will appear from 6:30pm to 8pm.
Tickets to this event are $25 and include a beverage from Third Wheel Brewing (beer, soda, or NA beer) and one book from the available selection of your choice, signed by the author! A $25 ticket admits you to one session. A $40 ticket is available for both sessions, and includes two books from the available selection of your choice as well as a beverage.
A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale will benefit the Main Street Books Literacy Foundation.
The Main Street Books Literacy Foundation’s vision is to encourage literacy and an appreciation of books in the children of St. Charles County, Missouri. Our mission is to provide free books, opportunities to meet authors, and literary experiences for students in under-resourced schools in St. Charles County.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Authors appearing at 3:00pm:
Ann Hazelwood, Quilters of the Door, For the Love of Quilts
Catherine Bakewell, Flowerheart, Where Shadows Bloom
Tori Ross, Contact High
Michelle Collins Anderson, The Flower Sisters
Pat Wahler, The Rose of Washington Square
Diane How, Spark to Flame
Jeremy Pratte, Five
Nicki Jacobsmeyer, Kentucky’s Packhorse Librarians
Jan Jacobi, Lincoln and Douglas
Sarah Angleton, Paradise on the Pike
Paige Hulsey, Little Tree in a Big Forest
Mary Piazza, Heartsee
Brad Cook, Steamtree, Geartree
Emma Vogt, Crime Show
Sherry Cerrano, Cursed by Athena
Ciara Horton McElroy, Atomic Family
Kelley Lamm, Oh Olive!
S.D. Paine, Retaliation
Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
Rich Gould, There’s a Snake Down There
Michelle I. Mason, My Second Impression of You
Authors appearing at 6:30pm:
Valerie Battle Kienzle, Main Street St. Charles: A Walk Through History
Stephanie Bearce, The Secret of Moonrise Manor
Doan Phuong Nguyen, A Two-Placed Heart
Jessica Mathews, Lazy Monster Party
Shawntelle Madison, The Fallen Fruit
Ed Wheatley, St. Louis Sports Memories
Dan Dillon, Ultimate St. Louis Trivia Quiz
Stephen Walker, Lemp: A Haunting History
Brian Katcher, Almost Perfect
Scarlett Hoffman, The Adventures of Wren D’Laire

Heartland Book Festival 2025
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-11 | MN
Join Shawntelle Madison at the Heartland Book Festival in Kansas City, MO.
Panel: Oct. 11, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Central Library Helzberg Auditorium
Book signing: Oct. 11, 12:15 – 12:30 p.m., Central Library Helzberg Auditorium Lobby

West Des Moines Library - In the Stacks
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:00 | West Des Moines Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50265, United States
The Library is very happy to welcome author Shawntelle Madison! Bestselling author Shawntelle Madison has written over 15 science fiction, fantasy, and romance titles, most notably the urban fantasy series Coveted. She earned her undergraduate degree in Math from Iowa State University and her MFA in Writing from Lindenwood University. Originally from Iowa, she currently lives in Missouri with her family, where she works as a web developer while writing more novels. Her debut historical fiction book, The Fallen Fruit, was an instant USA Today bestseller and has received critical acclaim, including being named one of Christian Science Monitor’s Best Books of 2024, an LA Times’ Most Anticipated Fall 2024 Book, an Essence Magazine’s Top 20 Fall 2024 Read, and a Washington Post Noteworthy Book for September 2024.
Books will be for sale following the program, courtesy of Beaverdale Books

Spring Fling Writers Conference 2026
2026-04-16 - 2026-04-18 | MN
More details coming soon about this Chicago, IL based event.
