Check out local authors and amazingly geeky vendors at this year’s Gastonia ComicCon! More details coming soon with accurate times (currently listed times are placeholders until I have details).
The Front Paige Media book fair at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in the spring was HUGE! There were tons of local authors, vendors, and more. Come out and check out all the new goodies at the fall book fair!
The Geekery Market is a festival of geeky artisans of ALL fandoms. Whoever you are, whatever your geekdom: you are welcome and included and part of the Geekery. It’s a place where you can buy handmade items that you might not find anywhere else – certainly not at those big box-type stores. In addition, you can enjoy fun and geeky music and activities. Most importantly, your participation helps a wonderful charity meet the nutritional needs within our local community. Come check out over 100 unique artisans selling their sci fi, fantasy and nerdy wares!
I’ll have my books AND crafts at this particular event! This includes earrings, handmade clay dragons, holographic dragon eyes, and more.
This pop-up shop will feature local vendors at Got Books in Shelby, NC. Got Books is an adorable book store and coffee shop with crystals, records, movies, and more!
The week leading up to May 2nd, visit any one of the participating coffee shops in the Boiling Springs and Shelby, NC, area for a Coffee Crawl passport! Visit each participating coffee shop to get your passport filled out. Each piece of the passport is worth more raffle tickets for a chance to win a prize at the book signing on May 2nd!
More information coming soon.
Come celebrate the release of Portals & Doorways with all the authors involved! Portals & Doorways is a short story fantasy anthology by Charlotte-local authors. We’ll have a tent at Old Mecklenburg Brewery where you can come meet the authors, purchase a copy, and get it signed!
You’ve heard of the annual Charlotte Book Crawl, right? It starts in the spring and includes tons of indie bookstores in the area!
But….
Before you can crawl, you scoot!
That’s Novel Books in Camp Northend is hosting a Book Scoot, where local authors will partner with businesses around Camp Northend. You’ll collect stamps from each place and turn them in for a chance to win a prize. And along the way, you’ll learn about some great books from local authors and about some amazing businesses in the area!
Do you remember getting a break from class and taking the cash your parents gave you to go pick out a treat at the school book fair?
This is like that, but for adults! (And kids)
The Charlotte Book Fair is going to be a collection of local authors AND local bookish vendors with all kinds of amazing goodies. Plus, it’s at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, which means you can sip a beer AND shop. It truly doesn’t get better than that!
Join me and two other authors (plus Trope Book Shop!) for a pop-up signing at the Brass Bird in Pineville, NC!
Come get a good drink and your next read!
I’ll be at Primal Brewery Huntersville with all of my books and book boxes to help you with your Christmas shopping. Signed books make great gifts!
From the event hosts: The Geekery Market is a festival of geeky artisans of ALL fandoms. Whoever you are, whatever your geekdom: you are welcome and included and part of the Geekery. It’s a place where you can buy handmade items that you might not find anywhere else – certainly not at those big box-type stores. In addition, you can enjoy fun and geeky music and activities. Most importantly, your participation helps a wonderful charity meet the nutritional needs within our local community. Come check out over 80 unique artisans selling their sci fi, fantasy and nerdy wares!
This event is SUCH a great time! It’s full of so many geeky artisans and authors so you can shop to your heart’s content. You’ll find some truly unique things here!
Join readers and book-lovers at Brakeman’s Coffee in Matthews for dedicated time to read and discuss books! Bring whatever you’d like to read and enjoy some uninterrupted time to yourself. There will be some dedicated time for chatting about books, including talking to me and another local author, Ashley Manley. We’ll have our books available for purchase (and we can sign them) and we’ll have a brief Q&A.
I’ll be sharing a table with author SL Harby at the Gaston County Comic Con! Come meet us (we’ll have books for sale, we can sign them, and we can answer questions!), dress as your favorite character from books/TV/movies/etc., and shop other great local vendors!
Join us at Got Books in Shelby, NC, for an exclusive book signing event. Don't miss this opportunity to get your copy signed and chat with me in person! Not only is Got Books an adorable indie book store, but they also have a coffee shop, records, crystals, and more. Mark your calendars!
Come out and meet some Gardner-Webb University alumni authors! We’re going to speak in a panel and answer your questions about writing, navigating life as a writer and student, and more.
More information to come!
TICKETS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT (all ticket purchases include refreshments and a copy of my book, Deathriser of Darkwood: From the Ashes)
Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-author-jen-guberman-tickets-868413065857
At this event, I’ll be reading from my YA fantasy novel, Deathriser of Darkwood: From the Ashes. I’ll also answer any audience questions and sign your copy of my book! Tickets include a copy of Deathriser of Darkwood: From the Ashes, as well as light refreshments. Tickets are limited, so don’t wait!
Come meet YA authors Jen Guberman, Amalie Jahn, Jordon Greene, F.T. Lukens, and Halli Gomez! Editions will have books available from all these great authors, and the authors will gladly sign your copy and answer your questions about their books, writing process, and more. This is a great way to kickstart the Greater Charlotte Book Crawl, supporting independent bookstores across the greater Charlotte, NC, area!
Crazy Cool Collectibles is having a $1 sidewalk sale, Vivian’s Rockin Concessions, Ghostface Brewing AND a bunch of other local vendors are setting up outside in the parking lot. We’re going to rock Downtown Mooresville!
I’ll be sharing a tent with Red & Co Creative LLC, a graphic design pro who’s coming with some of her print goods!
Come out to Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC, to meet Jen and get your copy of Deathriser of Darkwood: From the Ashes. Jen will be signing copies of her new book (as well as all her others!) and answering questions about the books and her writing process.
Come support a small business and local authors for a local author symposium on Small Business Saturday at South Main Book Company!
Meet local indie authors Jen Guberman, SL Harby, Marissa Serrao, and Claire Kohler! We’ll be talking about our writing processes and our books, and you’ll have the opportunity to buy books and have them signed by the authors themselves.
(Taken from https://charlottegeeks.com/the-geekery-market/ )
Rain or Shine
Site: Cabarrus Arena & Events Center – 4751 NC Highway 49 (Event Center B)
Cost: FREE (canned goods or $2 donation recommended – proceeds for Second Harvest Metrolina)
Parking: $8 per car (credit/debit only)
The Geekery Market is a festival of geeky artisans of ALL fandoms. It’s a place where you can buy handmade items that you might not find anywhere else – certainly not at those big box-type stores. Come check out over 80 unique artisans selling their sci fi, fantasy and nerdy wares!
Post 401 is having its 1st Annual Craft Fair!
They hope to bring the community together to support local businesses and raise money to help veterans. Come out and support them in their first annual craft fair and shop local!
I’ll have my books and crafts available for purchase in my tent - I’ve got something for everyone. Come say hi!
Lake Norman Charter High School is hosting a Silverbration, including several different activities throughout the weekend. I’ll be there during the pop-up market with my own booth to sell my books and crafts!
Editions Coffee and Books is hosting the Dog Days of Spring vendor fair! There’ll be local vendors with booths set up, a waffle-on-a-stick vendor, and more. Not to mention delicious coffee inside Editions itself! I’ll have my books and my crafts available for purchase.
I’ll be out at South Main Book Company in Salisbury with some other local authors. Come out to say hi, show your support for local writers, and buy some great (signed!) books!
The Carolina Renaissance Festival is 25 acres of renaissance themed shopping, shows, and activities. I’ll be joining about a dozen other authors at a big book stand, where we’ll be answering questions, meeting fans, and selling (and signing!) books.
ConCarolinas is the Carolinas’ longest running multi-fandom convention. It’s a weekend full of entertainment, gaming, costumes, authors, films, discussion panels and workshops with professionals in the entertainment and creative community. Come celebrate geekdom and meet some of the region’s most creative minds.
Visit Jen in Author Alley to buy your copies of Thieves of Joy, Eos, Fortitude, and Dawn! Check in closer to the event to see the schedule of panels to see when Jen is speaking on different topics.
Come get your copy of Thieves of Joy (or any of the books in the Eos Dawn Series) and have them signed by Jen!
Free stickers and bookmarks!
Meet Jen, buy your copy of Thieves of Joy (or any of the Eos Dawn Series books) and get them signed, and taste a limited edition Grandma Hug Latte (based on the drink in Thieves of Joy)! While you’re there, enter for your chance to win a giveaway.
Come out and support Jen at her favorite local book and coffee shop: Editions! Visit one of her favorite places to write (and where she wrote a lot for Thieves of Joy!).
Enter a giveaway, get your copies of Jen’s books (signed, of course!), and enjoy a delicious coffee in the cutest bookshop around!
See you there! <3
South Main Book Company is hosting “Women in Business” with the Rowan Chamber of Commerce, and they’ll be highlighting local female authors. Come out and support women in your community!
