Green Ember LIVE | S. D. Smith Author Event
Hi friends,
On July 15 & 16th I will be in Phoenix, Arizona at the 38th Annual AFHE Home Education Convention presenting a new unreleased Green Ember story LIVE! Join me for a sing-along time thatβs a mini storytelling concert. New art from the illustrator, Zach Franzen, will also be featured.
Tickets may only be purchased by AFHE Convention attendees through the registration process. See theΒ registrationΒ page for details.

At the convention, you can come and meet me, buy some Green Ember merch & books and get them signed! Along with Green Ember LIVE, I will be hosting two workshops:
- How to Coach Your Creative Child
- Christian Storytelling: An Escape into Reality
How to Coach Your Creative Child
βYour creative child needs encouragement, but also needs guidance and discipline. Join Green Ember author S. D. Smith as he discusses how to help kids gifted in and keen on music, writing, and the arts to say βyesβ to their gifting and βnoβ to the destructive and selfish behaviors associated with artists.β
Christian Storytelling: An Escape into Reality
βStorytelling is everywhere, from Netflix and Disney+ to advertising and politics. Should Christian families be ignorant of the how and why of storytelling? In this talk, bestselling author S. D. Smith shares insights on how Christian parents can wisely think about the challenges and opportunities of storytelling. Christians should be at home with storytelling. After all, we follow a storytelling God.β

For more information about the conference, including on-site registration info,Β visit here.
Event FAQ: I want to see the Green Ember LIVE! Will you stream the event, publish the new, unreleased story Sam is reading? For now, future in-person events are the only places this story will be shared.
Host S. D. Smith
Sam enjoys meeting readers, firing imaginations, and encouraging kids to live out a great life story.
βWhenever I have the opportunity to hear S. D. βSamβ Smith speak, I always come away thinking and smiling. Sam has a unique ability to connect with his audience, whether with children or adultsβhe is personal, relational, knowledgeable, and engaging. But even more than that, he is motivatedβhe cannot hide his own enthusiasm for what he has to share. His connection with children is never just an act, but a genuine extension of his own life at home with four children. Sam is that rare combination of being a successful childrenβs author who also loves and naturally connects with kids, and that will make them want to connect with books and stories. He makes them think and smile.β
Clay Clarkson, Monument, CO
If you would like to host an author event with S. D. Smith, such as Green Ember Live or a conference presentation, fill outΒ this form here or email josiah@sdsmith.com with questions or proposals.
We look forward to seeing you at a live event!
Weβre on your side,
Sam & Team

Wow this looks like so much fun !!