The Elephant in the Room is Cancer. Tea is the Relief Conversation Provides.

January, 18th 2025: Join us for food, drinks, dancing, and author sharing — all to support our mission. Learn more here!

Elephants and Tea invites you to join us in celebration of the newest magazine release!

Our Magazine Release Events are in-person gatherings that take place across the country to celebrate the release of our magazine while meeting others in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community.

Our goals for these events are:

  • Using storytelling to build a sense of community, so people feel less alone in facing cancer
  • Amplifying the regional and national resources available to the AYA cancer community
  • Showcasing the new Elephants and Tea magazine while celebrating the vulnerability and relatability of the authors’ words


Happening quarterly, and partnered with a local organization or hospital that serves the cancer community, celebrate with us and connect with others in the AYA cancer community in a fun and meaningful way!

Each Event is a Combination of the Following:

Daytime Activities:
1. Elephants and Tea Healing Through Writing Workshop
2. Two additional workshops ranging from survivorship workshops to wellness activities

A Night Out:
1. Storytelling Soiree – an evening out with Elephants and Tea to celebrate the magazine release, hear from some of our authors, and spend time with others in the community

Upcoming Event:

Magazine Theme: “Does Everything Happen for a Reason?”

June 7, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA
Powered by: Servier
Regional Partner: Young Adult Survivors United


Schedule of Events:

Healing Through Writing Workshop (12:00-2:10pm)
Mindfulness Workshop Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (2:30-3:30pm)
Mindful Mail Creative Art Workshop (3:50-4:50pm)
Storytelling Soiree (6:30-9:00pm)

Daytime workshops will be held at:
Young Adult Survivors United Offices
1000 Brooktree Rd. Suite 105
Wexford, PA 15090


The Storytelling Soiree will be held at:

Dive Bar & Grille (North Hills)
3385 Babcock Blvd
McKnight, PA 15237

Room block / Hotel information Coming Soon

Where We Are Headed in 2025:


Magazine Theme: “Does Everything Happen For a Reason?”

June 7, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA
Powered by: Servier
Regional Partner: Young Adult Survivors United

Magazine Theme: “Struggles of Survivorship”
September 20, 2025 – Chicago, IL
Powered by: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Regional Partner: Walgreens

Magazine Theme: “The Emotions of Cancer”
January 17, 2026 – Cleveland, OH
Powered by: Syndax
Regional Partner: The Gathering Place

Magazine Release Event Scholarships:

Elephants and Tea provides scholarships to our selected featured writers from the corresponding magazine to join us at each regional location.
Interested in donating to help provide a scholarship? Donate here.

*Be sure to leave a comment stating that your donation is for the magazine release event scholarship.

A Huge Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors:

Past Events:

2025 Events –

Spring Magazine Event:
“My Identity After Cancer”
March 1, 2025 – Orange County, CA
Powered by: I’m Not Done Yet Foundation
Regional Partner: Children’s Hospital of Orange County (part of Rady Children’s Health)


2024 Events –

Spring Magazine Event
: “Friendships” 
March 2, 2024 – North Carolina
Regional Partners – Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest AYA Programs

Summer Magazine Event: “Dear Cancer”
June 1, 2024 – Stanford, CA
Regional Partners – 
Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Stanford Health Library

Fall Magazine Event: “The Ghosts of Cancer”
September 21, 2024 – Buffalo, NY
Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winter Magazine Event: “Expectations”
January 18, 2025 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place

2023 Events –

Spring Magazine Event: “The Unseen Challenges of Survivorship
March 4th, 2023 – Houston, TX – Powered by Walgreens
Regional Partner – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Summer Magazine Release EventDear Cancer
May 20th, 2023 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place

Fall Magazine Release Event
“Words Matter”
September 23rd, 2023 – Boston, MA – Powered by Servier
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Winter Magazine Release Event: “Rediscovering Yourself After Cancer”
January 20th, 2024 – Dallas, TX
Regional Partner – Dallas Young Adult Support Program at UT Southwestern