Children's writing events

Older events

More archived events featuring Hollis’ work ‘in action’:

Sat
29
Mar
2025

Reading and author event at the French bookstore in Amsterdam, Le Temps Retrouvé

Le Temps Retrouvé
https://www.letempsretrouve.nl/

Keizersgracht 529
1017 DP Amsterdam
Sat
21
Dec
2024

Pre-Christmas Storytime with Hollis at Barnes & Noble bookstore, Bridgehampton (NY)
11:00 AM ET
Barnes & Noble Bridgehampton
Bridgehampton Commons
2044 Montauk Highway Space # 6
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Sun
11
Aug
2024

Save the Date! East Hampton Library Children’s Fair
2pm to 5:30pm
Herrick Park
East Hampton, NY
USA
Fri
14
Jun
2024

Young Authors Fiction Festival (YAFF) - Celebration Event

American Library in Paris
10, rue du Général Camou
75007 Paris
Mon
29
Apr
2024

Teach for Lebanon virtual reading

Online virtual event
Sat
09
Mar
2024

The American Library in Paris: Counting Kindness with Hollis Kurman (ages 0–12)
11.00-12.00 CET
10, rue du Général Camou
75007 Paris
France
Thu
16
Nov
2023

Counting in Green reading for Henderson Mill Elementary School Kindergarten class

Henderson Mill Elementary School
Atlanta, Georgia - USA
Sun
13
Aug
2023

East Hampton Library Children’s Fair
2:00 – 5:30 pm (EDT)
159 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
USA
Sun
06
Aug
2023

Author Visit - Storytime at John Jermain Memorial Library (NY)
11.00 - 11.30 am (EDT)
John Jermain Memorial Library
201 Main Street
Sag Harbor, New York 11963 | (631) 725-0049
Wed
14
Jun
2023

14 June – Live & giveaway: bilingual (English-French) Green event on Instagram
18:00 GMT+1
More details here: blog.penpals4kids.net/ or on Margot's Instagram.
Sun
11
Jun
2023

Book reading of Counting in Green at Paper Moon Books (Utrecht, Netherlands)
2.00 pm (CEST)
Paper Moon Books
Oudegracht 254
3511 NV Utrecht
Website
Wed
31
May
2023

Virtual classroom reading

Riverside School, Princeton, NJ
Sun
14
Aug
2022

Author's visit to Children's Fair at the East Hampton Library
2.00-5.30 PM
159 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
USA
Mon
20
Jun
2022

Instagram takeover for Refugee Week
whole day
Instagram online: Otter-Barry Books Instagram account
Thu
31
Mar
2022

Author Visit at St. Mary's Church of England Primary School

https://www.st-marys.trafford.sch.uk/
Sat
26
Mar
2022

Book reading of Hello!/Counting Kindness on Bromley Libraries Facebook page (UK)
11.00 am (GMT)
https://www.facebook.com/BromleyLibraries
Wed
02
Mar
2022

Virtual visit to Worthington Primary School (UK)

Online
Wed
17
Nov
2021

Interview event with lessons.books4kids
13.40 - 14.15 (CET)
Instagram online: lessons.books4kids
Thu
20
May
2021

Counting Kindness with Barroux
10.00 AM
ILFDublin online: https://ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festival/
Wed
27
Jan
2021

SCBWI Event with Hollis: An Interview on Two Paths to Publishing
7:30 - 9.00 PM (CET)
An Interview on Two Paths to Publishing

Online Meetup (Zoom)
Thu
24
Dec
2020

Hollis' Storytime reading of Counting Kindness on IGTV
10:00 MT / 12:00 EST / 18:00 GMT+1
IGTV, https://www.instagram.com/secondstartotherightbooks/

from Second Star to the Right (Denver, CO)
Sun
13
Dec
2020

University of Pennsylvania Alumni event: Book Discussion with Hollis Kurman and Rich Tola
12:00 PM (ET)
Online event (Zoom)
Sat
05
Dec
2020

Storytime, reading Counting Kindness online
10:30 AM (MT)
Second Star to the Right (Denver, CO)
Sat
21
Nov
2020

Live Virtual Story Time - Belmont Books, Boston
11.00 AM (EST)
Belmont Books (Boston, MA)
Wed
14
Oct
2020
Thu
15
Oct
2020

International School of Amsterdam Book Week

ISA, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Upcoming events

Moderating discussion “Ada Limón: A New National Anthem”

Twenty-Fourth Poet Laureate of the United States at John Adams Institute

Judging Young Authors Fiction Festival (YAFF)

Hollis will again be judging this year’s YAFF at the American Library in Paris.

2026 East Hampton Library Children’s Fair

With carnival rides and games, a book fair with children’s book authors, delicious treats and more.

Recent events

Amsterdam Quarterly 2025 Yearbook Launch Party & Reading

Hollis will be reading her poems from the Amsterdam Quarterly 2025 and others

The Bridge For Leaders – private dinner

Talk and reading of selected poems from ‘Unlikely Skylight’

The Power of Poetry/De Kracht van Poëzie

Talk and Reading for Rotary Club Amsterdam West

Virtual Book Talk for Penn Alumni

Hollis Kurman and Betsy Andrews will discuss their new books, Unlikely Skylight & Coastal:130 Recipes from a California Road Trip.

Launch event for Unlikely Skylight at ABC Amsterdam

An Afternoon with Hollis Kurman: Unlikely Skylight book presentation

Event for Unlikely Skylight at Unnameable Books, Brooklyn NYC

Launch event for Unlikely Skylight at Barnes & Noble Bridgehampton

Join us for the launch of Hollis Kurman's new poetry book Unlikely Skylight

East Hampton Library Children’s Fair

With carnival rides and games, a book fair with children’s book authors, delicious treats and more.

Bridgehampton Library reading / author event

for Counting Kindness/A Contar Amabilidad

Bridgehampton special storytime at Barnes & Noble

reading Counting in Green

Older events

Hollis Kurman and Betsy Andrews will discuss their new books,  Unlikely Skylight & Coastal:130 Recipes from a California Road Trip. 