Sheryl Scarborough

2023 One Book, One School Nomination & Author Visit
2023-04-19 | Bristol, New Hampshire, Bristol, New Hampshire
Sheryl to Visit New Hampshire Schools as One Book, One School Nominee
Exciting news! Sheryl Scarborough’s young adult forensic mystery To Catch a Killer (Erin Blake series, #1) was nominated by the school community for their prestigious One School, One Book programming at Newfound Regional High School and Newfound Memorial Middle School in New Hampshire.
Sheryl’s nomination will be celebrated with an interactive school visit to Newfound Regional High School that includes a forensic science demonstration and a writing lecture on Archetypes in Writing to over 500 students! Sheryl’s instructional segments can be presented in the form of a lecture or as part of an interactive workshop piece. The beauty of these lectures is they are equally effective for both teen writers and adults wishing to write for teens. They are designed to get participants actually writing within 15 minutes.

Archetype Not Stereotype Writing Lecture
Character Casting: Hollywood uses archetypes to quickly and succinctly set characters in motion. Master the archetypal relationship between the 2-character, 3-character and 5-character set-ups, as well as the different levels of classic villainy and evil.
To learn more about author site visits and school programming offered, please visit this page.

Meet the Authors: Kalama Book Festival
2022-10-08 14:00 - 18:00 UTC | Kalama Community Building, 216 Elm Street, Kalama, CA, 98625, United States
You’re invited to the Kalama Book Festival!
Meet 20 acclaimed authors of middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction at the free Meet the Authors event, sponsored by Write on the River in partnership with the Kalama Public Library. There will be giveaways, author panels, games, and the opportunity for all authors to sign your books.
Books by the authors will be available for purchase on-site from Vault Books and Brew, from Castle Rock, WA.
Author Stage Schedule:
10 am Storytime (Great for ages 2-10)

Beth Bacon reads “The Panda Cub Swap”
Rosanne Parry reads “Big Truck Day”
Suma Subramaniam reads “Namaste is a Greeting”

2:30 pm – 3 pm | Middle Grade Author Panel
3:30 pm – 4 pm | Young Adult Author Panel
4:30 pm – 5 pm | Adult Author Panel and Whodunit Game

Authors in Attendance:
Host and MC: Sheryl Scarborough
Picture Book Authors:
Beth Bacon, Rosanne Parry, Suma Subramaniam
Middle Grade Authors:
Roseanne Parry, Tessa Roehl
Young Adult Authors:
Sheryl Scarborough, Tina Connolly, Tara Godjen, Estelle Laure, Nova McBee, Luisa Perkins, Bonnie Pipkin, Ingrid Sunberg
Adult Authors:
Bill Cameron, Emmeline Duncan, Mary Kelikoa, H.R. Mason, P.J. Peterson, Heather Redmon, Carolyn Rose, Jennifer Wolfe

Write on the River Retreat 2022
2022-10-06 - 2022-10-09 | Kalama, WA
Write on the River Retreat
Write on the River is a writer’s retreat in southwest Washington in October 2022. The event promotes writing, community, and publishing opportunities. The event hosts 15-20 authors annually and hosts acclaimed authors and a literary agent in residence.
Kalama is a beautiful city on the Columbia River, located only 30 miles from Portland, OR.
For more information on this annual event, please contact Sheryl Scarborough.

3-Act Structure, It's Not All Greek, I Promise
2018-10-20 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont Street, Portland, 97215, United States
SCBWI Next Level — Master Class
3-Act Structure. ALL the pro writing teachers thump it like a one-size-fits-all, universal drum. John Truby, Martha Alderson, The Plot Whisperer, Save The Cat’s Blake Snyder. 3-Act structure is the cornerstone of their instruction. Why? Because it’s one of the few parts of writing that can be quantified AND it works! Given that it’s the brainchild of Aristotle, you could even say it has withstood the test of time.
But, where these writing pros leave off, Scarborough keeps going. By delving into which part of your story belongs in which act Scarborough simplifies this powerful, story-telling technique. 3-Act structure will provide a spine for your story while also establishing pace. It’s as useful for first drafting as it is for revisions.
Want to know what happens next in your story? Check your plot.
Need to cut 20K words? Structure can tell you where.
Want to know the best place for a flashback? See structure. Also, structure sells books.
We’ll examine the structure of some of YA best sellers to clearly see what they did right (or is it did write!)

Meet Your Local Authors
2018-06-22 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Three Brother’s Winery & Vineyard, 2411 NE 244th ST, Ridgefield, WA, 98642

SCBWI Biannual Spring Conference
2018-05-19 08:00 - 2018-05-20 17:00 UTC | Holiday Inn Portland South (Wilsonville)
One-on-One critiquer — I look forward to reading what my local writer-friends are cooking up! Deadline to submit manuscript is March 19th.

YA Panel--Longview Library
2018-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | New Hampshire
I will be on a panel with the most fabulous Paula Stokes and Tina Connelly!

YA Panel BookBin, Salem, OR
2018-03-03 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | New Hampshire
Exciting local author panel will include: Bill Cameron, Carly West, Paula Stokes, Sheryl Scarborough, Virginia Boecker and April Henry!!! Plus, it’s like the To Right The Wrongs launch party!

TO RIGHT THE WRONGS--Launch!
2018-02-27 | New Hampshire
To Right The Wrongs, the sequel to To Catch A Killer comes out in the world today — available from all book sellers.
For personalized and/or signed copies contact https://www.vintage-books.net

Webinar: Master Class on Plot + 3-Act Structure (It's not all Greek, I promise!)
2018-02-22 19:30 - 21:00 (America/North_Dakota/Center) | New Hampshire
3-Act Structure. ALL the pro writing teachers thump it like a one-size-fits-all, universal drum. John Truby, Martha Alderson, The Plot Whisperer, Save The Cat’s Blake Snyder. 3-Act structure is the cornerstone of their instruction. Why? Because it’s one of the few parts of writing that can be quantified AND it works! Given that it’s the brainchild of Aristotle, you could even say it has withstood the test of time.
But, where these writing pros leave off, Scarborough keeps going. By delving into which part of your story belongs in which act Scarborough simplifies this powerful, story-telling technique. 3-Act structure will provide a spine for your story while also establishing pace. It’s as useful for first drafting as it is for revisions.

ALA Mid-winter, Denver, CO
2018-02-10 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | Colorado Convention Center
Tor Books Booth #1746 — I’ll be signing the very first copies of To Right The Wrongs (sequel to To Catch A Killer)

Writer's Day, Colorado Academy
2018-02-08 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | New Hampshire
Very exciting school visit and workshop with 15 other children’s book authors

SCBWI (Portland) Great Critique
2018-01-27 09:00 - 12:30 UTC | Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont Street, Portland, 97215, United States
I will be leading a table critique for YA authors.

Small Business Saturday at Vintage Books
2017-11-25 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | Vintage Bookshop, 6613 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
I’ll be with Brian Tashima helping to sell YA and other children’s books. We’re going to be giving away FREE school author visits, fingerprint kits and other cool stuff. Stop by and say HI!
