Book an Event!
I love to meet with students, book clubs, and more! In my visits, I blend my role as a writing professor with my experience in undergraduate admissions academic advising to help students set big goals for their stories and lives.
Sample workshop topics:
Writing process + fiction craft
Creative writing as a tool for challenging our world
Conquering the personal statement
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Past Events
April 17, 2026 - Book club guest, Collegiate School of Health Professions
September 15, 2023 - Headline speaker, University of Pittsburgh Honors College
July 11, 2023 - Speaker, Writers Week at Sarah Lawrence College
July 11, 2023 - Writer’s Week x Angela Velez, Sarah Lawrence College, closed event
May 30, 2023 - The Ellis School, closed event.
May 4, 2023 - Epilogue Books Presents: Jonny Garza Villa in conversation with Angela Velez, virtual event
March 23, 2023 - Western Carolina Spring Literary Festival, in person
March 10, 2023 - “Intergenerational Echoes: Stories That Defy Expectations and Empower Young Lives, featuring Tracey T. Flores, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Alessandra Narváez Varela, and Angela Velez,” at Association of Writers & Writing Programs, in person
December 10, 2022 - Capstone Guest Speaker - Appalachian State University, in person
October 14, 2022 - “Finding Your Voice: Teen Writing Studio,” 2021 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, virtual
September 22, 2022 - “Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month: Virtual YA Author Chat” at the Schaumburg Library, virtual
September 10, 2022 - PA Reads YA x Bridges & Books x Write Pittsburgh, virtual
August 2, 2022 - Amanda Quain and Angela Velez at Riverstone Books, in person
June 22, 2022 - Radical Monarchs Fundraiser, closed event
June 9-12, 2022 - The Bronx Book Festival, in person.
April 28, 2022 - “Epic Reads Presents: Elise Bryant, Angela Velez, Abigail Hing Wen, Ashley Woodfolk, and Kristin Dwyer,” virtual
March 31, 2022 - Youth Arts Council Guest Speaker, The Andy Warhol Museum, closed event
March 4-5, 2022 - North Texas Teen Book Festival, in person
February 24, 2022 - Politics and Prose Live! Conversation with Crystal Maldonado and Angela Velez, virtual
February 8, 2022 - Launch Event: Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez, with Bridges & Books Podcast at White Whale Bookstore, in person
February 7, 2022 - “Dialogues: Homecoming! A reading with Adriana Ramirez, Malcolm Friend, and Angela Velez,” Chatham University & City of Asylum, virtual
December 10, 2021 - “Growing Pains: Coming of Age and Emotional Storytelling,” Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
November 12, 2021 - “Exclusive Librarian & Bookseller Event: Shake Up Your Shelves Winter Showcase,” HarperCollins Children’s Books, closed event
October 27, 2021 - “An Evening with YA Author Angela Velez, Hosted by The English Society,” University of Iowa, closed event
July 15, 2021 - “Ethical Strategies for Exploring the Latinx Experience Through Young Adult Novels,” nErD Camp PA, virtual