UPCOMING EVENTS

 

 

January 14-16 2012

Kauai and Oahu, Hawaii

Pacific Writers' Connection Hanalei Writers Retreat

Featured Instructor

Pacific Writers' Connection

 

March 2, 2012

Chicago, IL

Associated Writing Programs annual conference

Hilton Hotel Chicago, Wiliford C room, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

"Barefoot, Pregnant, and at the Writer's Desk: Managing Motherhood and the Writing Life"

Panel with authors Kate St. Vincent Vogl, Jill McCorkle, Kate Hopper, and Katy Read.

 

 

May 18-20, 2012

Ashland, Ohio

River Teeth Nonfiction Conference

Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio

Further details to come

 

July 15-20, 2012

Iowa City, IA

Iowa Summer Writing Festival

One-week workshop on "Starting the Memoir: From Idea to First Ten Pages"

for writers of all levels.

Registration begins in mid-February 2012.

 

October 1-7, 2012

Paris, France

Paris Writers' Retreat through Global Writing Adventures

A week of memoir instruction in the heart of Paris. Half days of writing, half days of touring.

Click here for more info

 

 

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

 

December 5, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Reading at the Geffen Playhouse with Marcos Villatoro and Ellen Meeropol.

10886 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 7:30 p.m.

310-208-5454

Further details available here.

 

 

November 11-13

Ojai Writer's Conference: Fall Fiesta

Three days of workshops and events in beautiful Ojai, CA.

Limited to 100 participants.

Online shedule and registration information available here.

 

 

October 2, 2011

West Hollywood Book Fair

Panel with authors Samantha Dunn, Jamie Rose, and others.

Full schedule and details to be posted online soon.

 

September 11, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Spark Off Rose storytelling series

Please join me and six other authors for an outdoor evening of stories and laughs

Mark Taper Foundation Ampitheater, 7:30 p.m.

Coldwater Canyon

Mulholland Drive

$15, advance reservations required. Call (818) 613-4877 to reserve

 

 

June 3-5, 2011

Ojai Writer's Conference

Ojai, CA

"Writing the Personal Essay" workshop Friday June 3, 1 to 4 p.m. ($99)

VIP Luncheon Speech Saturday, June 4 at noon

($149 for all Sat. conference events)

"Creative Nonfiction: Memoir and the Personal Essay" talk Satuday, June 4, 3 to 4 p.m.

Conference is limited to 100 but as of 5/28 there are still spaces left!

Held at Ojai's World University

107 N. Ventura St.

Ojai, CA

To register, click here

 

 

May 22, 2011

Idylwild Author's Series
In conversation with author Eduardo Santiago (Tomorrow They Will Kiss)

B's Mountain of Books
54385 N. Circle Dr.
Idlywild, CA

951-659-5018
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May 13-15, 2011

Santa Monica, CA

Leading a three-day Intro to Nonfiction workshop at the historic Georgian Hotel.

Spaces still available!

For more information, click here.

 

April 26, 2011

Santa Monica/Brentwood, CA

Diesel Bookstore, 7 p.m.

225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA

310-576-9960

"Family Matters" memoir panel with authors Jennifer Lauck (Found and Blackbird) and Dinah Lenney (Larger Than Life)

 

April 21, 2011

San Francisco, CA

Hotel Rex authors event with Katie Arnoldi, Tony DuShane, Stephen Elliott and also McSweeney's, Bookforum, and Rare Bird Literary PR.

Details still to come

 

April 10, 2011

Sherman Oaks, CA

Save Stich House Concert and Author Reading

Performances by Troy and Hollye Dexter

Readings by Hope and Monica Holloway (Cowboy and Wills)

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

To purchase tickets and for more details, click here

 

April 9, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Medill Club of Southern California

Authors' panel with Neal Pollock, Candy Deemer, Caitlin Rother and Thomas Greanias

Truxton's American Bistro

8611 Truxton Ave, Los Angeles

$15 for Club members;  $25 for non-members and guests; cash only

RSVP to:  medillsocal@gmail.com; provide your name, degree/year, and number of guests

 

February 3, 2010

Washington, DC

AWP 2011 Annual Writing Conference & Bookfair

Panel: "Delinquents, Desperadoes, and Drama Queens: Managing Unusual Personalities and Unexpected Situations in the Creative Writing Classroom"

with authors Amy Friedman, Deborah Lott, Michele Murano and Amy Wallen

Harding Room, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs

 

November 6, 2010

Los Angeles, CA

Published, Produced, or On Their Way reading series

Borders Books Westwood, 7 p.m.

1360 Westwood Blvd.

 

September 26, 2010

West Hollywood, CA

West Hollywood Book Fair

647 N. San Vicente Blvd.

Open Book Pavilion, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

"I Have a Tale to Tell: Writing the Memoir"

with authors Peter Birkenhead, Meghan Daum, and Lac Su, Kara Hoppe moderating

Free and open to the public

 

September 28, 2010

Monrovia, CA

Women Who Write, 11 a.m.

Vicki Abelson's famed literary series

By invitation only (contact me for info.)

 

October 5, 2010

Santa Monica/Brentwood, CA

Diesel Bookstore, 7 p.m.

225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA

310-576-9960

"Radical Honesty" memoir panel with authors Meghan Daum ("Life Would Be Perfect

If I Lived in That House") and Jillian Lauren ("Some Girls")

 

October 6, 2010

Minneapolis, MN

Reception, Book Signing, and Maya Healing demonstration, 6:30 p.m.

CLEAR Body & Home

406 S. Cedar Lake Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55404

612-377-7677

Please drop or mail your $20 registration, which

includes book, bumper sticker, and bookmark.

Include your phone number or email for confirmation.


October 7, 2010

Minneapolis, MN

4th Annual Mother Words Reading, 7 p.m.

The Loft Literary Center

Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S

612-215-2575

Free and open to the public

 

October 11, 2010

Santa Monica, CA

Spark Off Rose storytelling series, 7:30 p.m.

The Powerhouse Theater, 3116 2nd St.

Reservations Required, $10 at the door, cash or check only

310-933-1461