Lindenwood Virtual Visiting Writer
2025-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Lindenwood University’s MFA program will hold its first spring Craft Talk on February 11th. It will feature two MFA in Writing alums: Shawntelle Madison and Marissa Eller. Please join them as they discuss the writing life after Lindenwood.

STL Writers Guild Publication Workshops
2025-03-01 10:00 - 12:00
More details coming soon.

Finer Women Read
2025-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Midwest Wine Bar, 252 S Florissant Rd, Ferguson, 63135, United States
Join the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Xi Zeta Chapter on March 8th at the Midwest Wine Bar for one of their Finer Womanhood Month events: Finer Women Read. The group will be discussing The Fallen Fruit and the public is welcome to join in!

Virginia Festival of the Book 2025
2025-03-20 14:00 - 15:00
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

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books 2025
2025-05-31
Where In Time?: Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror
Room: North Wing Music Room, 2nd Floor | Moderator: Charlotte Johnson | 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
After the presentation, attendees are welcome to purchase a book and/or get their book signed by the author in the Research & Information room on the 2nd floor of the library.
Pre-registration is extremely helpful for planning purposes, but is not required. Pre-registered attendees will get priority seating in the event of limited seating. Walk-ins are welcome if capacity allows.
Description
Go on a journey with authors Shawntelle Madison and Desideria Mesa as they discuss writing fiction with fantastical elements. Take a dive into the past with these engaging releases.

Historical Novel Society Conference
2025-06-28

Heartland Book Festival 2025
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-11
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

Books By the Banks 2025
2025-11-15

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

Coastal Magic 2026
2026-02-19 - 2026-02-22

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

Des Moines Book Festival 2026
2026-05-02 08:00 - 17:00
More information to come
