Events & Career Timeline 2012-Present
2017
January-May 
-Working on various projects to be announced in Fall 2017.
June
-New position as Marketing & Operations Manager (a.k.a. “The Queen of How-to”) at Sticky Steps in Shanghai, China!
-Guest speaker at Oxford International Kindergarten in Zhangjiagang, China, speaking about making English-learning fun and happy for young children
July
-Guest speaker at the Julu Lu Indie Book Festival in Shanghai, China: Workshop on Trends in DIY Publishing
September
-Guest speaker at M&Y LifeSkills4Me event. Topic: How to Support Your Body through Seasonal Change.
October
-Headed to Ubud, Indonesia for the Ubud Writers Festival!
For more details about events, or to book a speaking or signing event with Tamar Hela, please contact: events@tamarhela.com.
2016
January-February
-Working on several writing projects
March
-Headed to NorWes Con in Seattle!
-Featured on “Reader’s Life” Magazine. Click HERE to read the March issue.
May
-Interviewed on “By the Fireplace” at: http://tobtr.com/s/8818405 (click to listen)
June-October
-Moving to Shanghai, China, to teach EFL!
-Working on finishing several projects
November-December
-Guest blogger on JamiGold.com
-Participating in NaNoWriMo 2016
-Finishing various projects
2015
January-March
-Finishing a secret project!
-Contract signed with Cosby Media Productions for the Spirit Lake Series!
April
– Release of Spirit Lake (formerly titled Feast Island) from Cosby Media Productions (eBook)
May
– Writing book three of the Spirit Lake Series: Freak Show
June
-Release of The Wrong Fairy Tale from Cosby Media Productions (eBook)
July
-Paperback release of Spirit Lake & The Wrong Fairy Tale from Cosby Media Productions
November
-Participating in NaNoWriMo
December
-Release of The Teen Reader’s Journal
2014
January-March 
-Finishing writing/editing The Wrong Fairy Tale (Book #2 in the Spirit Lake Series)
April-August
-Beta Readers reading through The Wrong Fairy Tale/Intensive editing
September
-Release of The Wrong Fairy Tale: SEPTEMBER 9TH!
November
-Participating in NaNoWriMo, writing a new secret project
2013
January-February
-Continuing to write The Wrong Fairytale (Book #2 in the Spirit Lake series)
March-May
-Guest author & judge for Valley Christian Elementary School’s “Authors All Around” Event
June-August
-Working on edits for Feast Island, 2nd Edition
September
–Feast Island, 2nd Edition in edits and final publishing details
October-November
-Working on The Wrong Fairytale, book 2 of the Spirit Lake Series
December
–Feast Island re-released December 3rd!
2012
June
-Private Book Launch Party at Rootstock Wine Bar (6/5)
July
-Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in San Jose, CA (Westgate store) (7/29)
-Private speaking event with a local Young People’s Book Club/Group (7/30)
September
-No events; working on The Wrong Fairytale
October
-Event with the Brookline Public Library, Wednesday, October 3rd at 6:45 p.m.
Find information and details here: http://on.fb.me/QhvomE here: http://brkteenlib.tumblr.com/newvoices and here: http://bit.ly/VRywtq
-Event with Hanover High School in New Hampshire, Thursday, October 4th all day
-Event with Snowden International High School, Friday, October 5th at 9:30 a.m.
-Event with the Boston Public Library, Friday, October 5th at 3:00 p.m.
-Event with the Santa Clara Library, October 20th, 2:00 p.m. Click here for details.
November
Tamar is taking an event hiatus in order to participate in NaNoWriMo!
December
Writing book two.
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