OCT. 10, 2024 | 6-8 P.M.
Join us in a special conversation with celebrated authors Anne Marie Belair Pace ’87, P ’22 and Kathryn Dobbs Erskine ’80 at James Monroe’s Highland. They will discuss the importance of girls as central characters in children’s literature. Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from these visionary storytellers and celebrate the role of literature in empowering young women. Tickets cost $20 ($15 for Young Guarde, $10 for current students) and include beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Bluebird Bookstop will be on-site with a selection of books from both authors, offering the perfect chance to purchase their works and get them signed.
This event is part of the Road to Women’s Weekend, a series leading up to W&M Women’s Weekend 2025. Across the country and online, hear from women leading the way in areas from entrepreneurship to conservation. Check out the full list of planned events and learn at womensweekend.wm.edu. We hope you will join us on the journey to Women’s Weekend!
This event is sponsored by the Society of 1918.
Join us at James Monroe's Highland
2050 James Monroe Pkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Learn more about the alumnae authors below.
Anne Marie Pace ’87, P’22
Pace is a picture book author whose works include “Groundhug Day,” “Pigloo,” the four books of the Vampirina Ballerina series (which has been adapted into the hit Disney Junior animated series “Vampirina”) and many more. A lifelong resident of Virginia, Anne Marie lives with her husband, two dogs and three cats and cherishes visits from her four young adult children.
Kathryn Dobbs Erskine ’80
Erskine is the author of 10 acclaimed books for young readers, including “Mockingbird,” which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 2010. Her goal is to write books that give readers, both young and old, a chance to think, laugh and realize that they have the power to achieve their dreams.