Laura Atkins is an author, teacher, and independent children’s book editor with over twenty years of editorial experience. She worked at Children’s Book Press, Orchard Books, and Lee and Low Books, helping to produce winners of the Coretta Scott King Award and American Library Association Notable Book selections, among others. She taught creative writing at the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature (NCRCL) in London, where she also received her M.A. in children’s literature, and she completed her M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2016. In addition to cowriting Fred Korematsu Speaks Up, Laura is the author of the lighthearted picture book Sled Dog Dachshund (Minted Prose Press). Passionate about diversity and equity in children’s books, Laura is based in Berkeley, California, where she lives with her daughter. Find out more at www.lauraatkins.com.
Laura Atkins
Upcoming Events
Thursday Apr 18 2019
6:30 PM
San Ramon Library
100 Montgomery St, San Ramon, CA map
Saturday May 04 2019
, Berkeley, CA map
Tuesday May 21 2019
6:00 PM
California Historical Society
678 Mission St, San Francisco, CA map
Past Events
Saturday Apr 13 2019
2:00 PM
California African American Museum
600 State Dr, Los Angeles, CA map
Saturday Feb 16 2019
3:30 PM
Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch
1901 Russell St, Berkeley, CA map
Sunday Jan 27 2019
12:00 PM
Futures Without Violence
100 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Jan 12 2019
2:00 PM
African American Museum and Library
659 14th St, Oakland, CA map
Saturday Dec 08 2018
10:00 AM
Destiny Arts Center
970 Grace Ave, Oakland, CA map
Thursday Oct 11 2018
6:00 PM
Mrs. Dalloway's
2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA map
Friday May 18 2018
6:00 PM
Asian American/Asian Research Institute - CUNY
25 W 43rd St, Rm 1000, New York, NY map
Saturday Mar 03 2018
11:00 AM
South San Francisco Public Library
840 W Orange Ave, South San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Sep 30 2017
10:30 AM
Yolo County Library - Davis Branch
315 E 14th St, Davis, CA map
Saturday Sep 30 2017
2:00 PM
Sierra 2 Center
2791 24th St, Sacramento, CA map
Friday Sep 29 2017
6:30 PM
Laurel Book Store
1423 Broadway, Oakland, CA map
Thursday Sep 28 2017
7:30 PM
Kepler's Literary Foundation
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA map
Wednesday Sep 27 2017
7:00 PM
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
535 N 5th St, San Jose, CA map
Thursday Jun 29 2017
6:00 PM
California Historical Society
678 Mission St, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Jun 03 2017
5:00 PM
Hotel Shattuck Plaza - Boiler Room
2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA map
Saturday May 13 2017
4:00 PM
BookSmart Morgan Hill
1295 E Dunne Ave Ste 120, Morgan Hill, CA map
Saturday Apr 29 2017
11:00 AM
West Portal Library Branch
190 Lenox Way, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Apr 29 2017
3:00 PM
Western Addition Library Branch
1550 Scott Street, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Apr 01 2017
11:00 AM
MIS Historic Learning Center, Building 640
640 Old Mason St Presidio of San Francisco , San Francisco , CA map
Sunday Mar 19 2017
12:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
1140 Cowper Street , Palo Alto, CA map
Saturday Mar 18 2017
12:00 PM
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 9th St, Oakland, CA map
Saturday Mar 18 2017
5:00 PM
Mrs. Dalloways
2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA map
Saturday Mar 04 2017
Old Mint
88 5th St, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Feb 11 2017
2:00 PM
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
1145 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles, CA map
Wednesday Feb 08 2017
7:30 PM
Pegasus Books
2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley , CA map
Monday Feb 06 2017
7:00 PM
The Green Arcade
1680 Market St, San Francisco, CA map
Saturday Feb 04 2017
2:00 PM
J-SEI
1285 66th St , Emeryville, CA map
