2018
April 13-15
I’m thrilled to be participating in the Orcas Island Literary Festival on beautiful Orcas Island in the San Juans.
Check out the full schedule here
2016 Events
October 19-23, Lake Junaluska, NC
Mountain High, Women’s Writing Retreat
Visiting artist
Lake Junaluska, NC
For tickets and more information, visit womensfictionretreat.com
June 29, Seattle
In conversation with Desire Cooper, author of Know The Mother
7:00 pm
May 26, Monroe, WA
Monroe Correctional Complex
I am honored to be teaching at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, WA through University Behind Bars. For more information on how to become involved with this nationally recognized program visit their website.
April 7-10, Orcas Island, WA
Visiting artist at Write Doe Bay
Writing retreat and workshop
Doe Bay Resort
Orcas Island, WA
For tickets and more information, visit www.writedoebay.com
2015 Events
July 21 – Seattle
Literary Happy Hour
Discussion of The House Girl
The Rainier Club
820 4th Avenue
Seattle
May 9 – Irvine, CA
Festival of Women Authors
Literary Guild of Orange County
Irvine Marriott Hotel
Irvine, CA
For tickets and more information
April 25 – Seattle
“The Art of Revision” workshop
University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA
2014 Events
November 12 – Port Hadlock
Reading and signing at 6:30
Jefferson County Library
620 Cedar Avenue
Port Hadlock WA98339
For more info
November 22 – Seattle
The Seattle7Writers Holiday Bookfest!
Shop til you drop, 3-5:00 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center
6532 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, 98103
For more info
June 4 – Kirkland
Reading at Parkplace Books
with fellow PacNW writers Carol Cassella and Cate Campbell
348 Parkplace Center
Kirkland, WA 98033
7:00 pm
More details here
June 21 – Seattle
Seattle7Writers Book Club Brunch
Mt. Baker Community Club
Featuring key note address by Daniel James Brown, author of the acclaimed The Boys in the Boat
10 am – 12:00
For more information and to register, click here
February 8 – Seattle
Write Here, Write Now
A full-day, writing intensive workshop for writers of all levels with key notes by Claire Dederer and Garth Stein. Put on by the fabulous folks at Seattle7Writers.
Fremont Abbey
4272 Fremont Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98103
9:00 am – 6:30 pm
For more details and to register, visit the Seattle7 website.
January 24 – Seattle
ABA Winter Institute
Westin Hotel
Breakfast & Discussion with Seattle7Writers
More details here
(Event open to ABA members only)
2013 Events
November 18 – Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette
at Eastern Shore Art Center
401 Oak Street
Fairhope, AL 36532
Read It & Eat Luncheon & Signing, 12:00
November 16 – Vero Beach, FL
Vero Beach Book Center
392 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Speaking & Signing, 4:00 pm
November 15 – Asheville, NC
Malaprop’s Bookstore
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Speaking and signing, 7:00 pm
November 15 – Greenville, SC
Fiction Addiction
Luncheon at City Range Restaurant
615 Haywood Road
Luncheon, speaking and signing, 12:00 pm
For tickets
November 14 -Southern Pines, SC
Country Bookshop
140 NW Broad Street
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Speaking and signing, 5:00 pm
November 13 – Brooklyn
WORD Books
126 Franklin Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Speaking and signing with Charles Dubow, 7:00 pm
November 12 – Chicago
Anderson’s Bookshop
123 W. Jefferson Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm
November 8 – Albuquerque
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Speaking & Signing, 7:00 pm
For more details
November 7 – San Francisco
Town Center Books
555 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Luncheon, speaking & signing 11:30 am
More details here
November 5 – Bainbridge Island, WA
Paperback release! at Liberty Bay Books
Reading and signing, 6:30 PM
More details here
October 24 – Seattle
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Great Group Reads panel discussion with Jillian Cantor and Ray Robertson
7:00 PM
More details here
October 11 – Nashville
Southern Festival of Books
“PAINTING TRUTH: Creative Connections in Two Novels”, with Sena Jeter Naslund
12:00 in Legislative Plaza Room 16
For more details about the festival, click here
October 7 – Portland
PNBA Trade Show
Airport Holiday Inn
Portland, OR
Author feast, 5-9:30 PM
For more details about the show, click here
September 20 – New Orleans
SIBA Trade Show
Sheraton New Orleans
“Novel novels” panel, 4:10-5:00 PM
For more details, click here
July 26 – Seattle
Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference
Signing, 8:30 pm – 10:00
SeaTac Hilton
17620 International Blvd
Seattle, Washington, 98188-4001
July 14 – Seattle
Book Club Brunch, an event sponsored by Seattle7Writers and featuring other Seattle-area writers, including Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, Laurie Frankel, Shannon Huffman Polson and more!
11:00-1:00
Greenwood Square
8420 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle 98103
More details to come
May 18th – Gaithersburg , MD
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Parallel Narratives in Fiction, with Jeanine Cummings
F. Scott Fitzgerald Pavilion at 2:15 PM
Gaithersburg City Hall
For more information about the Festival, click here
May 14 – Seattle, WA
Talk and Signing, 7:00
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
April 27 – Seattle, WA
Long Talking Bad Conditions Blues – group reading (also featuring Urban Waite, Alan Heathcock, Jamaal May and Tarfia Faizullah), 6-8:00 pm
Liberty Bar
517 15th Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98102 in Capitol Hill
April 20 – Beachwood, OH
Cuyahoga Public Library
Talk and signing, 2:00
25501 Shaker Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
To register and for more information, click here
April 19 – Indianapolis, IN
Christamore House Guild Book & Author Benefit
Indianapolis, IN
April 13 – Tumwater, WA
Reading, 2:00
Tumwater Timberland Library
7023 New Market St SW
Tumwater, WA 98501
March 23 – Seattle, WA
Literary Lions Gala for the King County Library System Foundation, 6-9:00 pm
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Grand Ballroom
For more information and tickets, click here
March 22 – Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Festival of the Book
Panel Discussion, Fiction: Parallel Stories (with novelists Dana Sachs and Sarah McCoy) at 12:00
New Dominion Bookstore
404 East Main St 12:00
Charlottesville, VA
For more information about the Festival, click here
March 20 – Atlanta, GA
Georgia Center of the Book at DeKalb County Public Library
Talk and signing, 7:15
215 Sycamore Street
Decatur, Georgia 30030
For more information, click here
March 16 – Lenox, MA
The Bookstore
Reading and signing, 2:00
11 Housatonic Street
Lenox MA, 01240
February 28 – Mercer Island, WA
Island Books
Reading and signing, 7:30
3014 78th Avenue SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
February 23 – Bellingham, WA
Village Books
Reading and signing, 4:00
1200 11th Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
February 13 – Seattle
Book launch! Reading, signing, champagne and more… Starts at 7:00
Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122