Author Study with Kwame Alexander, plus Jasmine Warga & Alicia D. Williams

Join us when Kwame welcomes Alicia D. Williams and Jasmine Warga to Author Study on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT.

This 45-minute virtual livestream session is a unique opportunity to engage with and learn from THREE beloved, award-winning authors!

To celebrate National Poetry Month, Kwame will read a selection from one of his novels in verse and speak with Alicia D and Jasmine about their writing processes, their favorite books, and all the details that make their work special. Kwame also will teach mini-craft lesson and answer students’ questions LIVE.

This National Poetry Month celebration is recommended for all ages and grade levels. This event will run 45 minutes (1:00-1:45pm ET / 10:00 - 10:45am PT) and will include an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter.

In order to give participants a unique and more personalized experience, space for this virtual livestream event is limited. Please see FAQs below for additional details.

Classrooms & Libraries General Registration:
$375 for one registration, or two registration bundle for $650
Title I & Homeschoolers Registration:
$250 for one registration, or two registration bundle for $400
Two-Registration Bundle

The Two-Registration Bundle is automatically set up to apply the two registrations to the same event. If you would like to leverage the Two-Registration Bundle, but use your second registration for a different Author Study event, please FIRST contact [email protected] and we'll follow up with instructions.

View the full schedule of 2024-25 events at AuthorStudy.com.

Registration Access

Each registration provides access through a unique URL and passcode as a single login to the virtual livestream, which can be used from one device for viewing in an individual library. The login cannot be used on multiple devices concurrently.

Group Discounts

For organizations interested in five or more registrations, please contact [email protected] for information on group discounts.

Pay by Check / ACH

For libraries needing to pay by check or ACH, please complete this form and we'll be in touch regarding next steps.
Additional Details & FAQ

This event is intended for all grades and will run 45 minutes (1:00-1:45pm ET / 10:00 - 10:45am PT). Please see FAQs below for additional details. For other questions about this event, contact [email protected].

Author Study with Kwame Alexander is a Big Sea Entertainment initiative.

Jasmine Warga is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of A Rover's Story, The Shape of Thunder, and Other Words for Home. Her books have won numerous awards, including a John Newbery Honor. Her next middle grade novel, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, will be published on September 10th, 2024. She currently lives in the Chicago area with her family.

Alicia D. Williams is the award-winning author of Genesis Begins Again, which received the Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, a William C. Morris finalist, and won the Coretta Scott King--John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Alicia D also debuted a picture book biography, Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston and followed up with Jane Addams Peace Award winning Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress. Her latest picture book, The Talk, won both Coretta Scott King and Golden Kite Honors. Alicia now celebrates her new novel-in-verse, Mid-Air.

Event Venue

Online