Upcoming Events
5-18-15 San Diego Writers/Editors Guild. Reading & Guest Speaker. County Health Center, 3851 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110. 7:15 p.m.
5-25-15 Del Mar Library. Reading. 1309 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014. 6:30 p.m.
6-16-15 to 6-29-15 Dorland Mountain Arts Colony.
7-21-15 to 8-2-15 Sewanee Writers’ Colony.
8-13-15 Why There Are Words. Reading at Studio 333 on Caledonia Street in Sausalito, CA. 7:00 pm.
8-15-15 Healdsburg Center for the Arts. Reading. 130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg, CA. 707-431-1970. 4:00 p.m.
8-28-15 Sacramento Stories on Stage. Short Fiction Read by Actors, The Avid Reader, 1600 Broadway, Sacramento, CA. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., readings begin at 7:30. A $5 donation is suggested.
Archived Events
4-11-15 AWP Conference. Panel & Reading, “Women Writers of the American West: Definitions & Readings,” with Pam Houston, Kathy Fish, Paisley Rekdal, and Tamara Linse. Minneapolis Convention Center and Hilton Minneapolis Hotel, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, Auditorium Room 1, Level 1, 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
4-10-15 Off-Site, AWP Conference. Reading. Press 53: a reading with authors. Barnes & Noble, Downtown 2564, 901 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN. 5:30 – 7:30.
3-28-15 North Park Library, Reading & Showing of “North Park Eclectic,” a mini-documentary made with Melanie Peters about North Park and the PSA crash into North Park in 1978, 3795 31st St, San Diego, CA 92104, 1:00 pm.
11-20-14 San Diego Central Library, Leading Discussion on Where Were You When pertaining to the PSA crash into North Park in 1978. Will sign copies of What Happened Here. 330 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, 5:00 – 7:00.
11-12-14 North Park Library, Reading & Showing of “North Park Eclectic,” a mini-documentary made with Melanie Peters about North Park and the PSA crash into North Park in 1978, 3795 31st St, San Diego, CA 92104, 6:30 pm.
10-25-14 Whistle Stop Bar, San Diego Local Authors Guerilla Book Fair, showing books with Ben Johnson, Terrie Leigh Relf, Ted Washington, Barbarella Fokos, Just Pearson, Bonnie ZoBell, Alfred Howard, Sunny Ray, Ken Leek, Vera Sanchez, So Say We All, John Kanis, 2236 Fern Street, South Park, San Diego. 3:00 – 6:00.
10-6-14 San Diego Writers Ink, reading with Timothy Gager and Heather Fowler, and Maggie May Ethridge, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #202, San Diego, CA. $5. 7:00 pm. Flyer.
9-5-14 Traxx Restaurant & Bar, 90 Events in 90 Days, #90for90, reading with Désirée Zamorano and Gay Degani, 800 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 7:00ish.
7-25-14 The Loft at latitude 47.7, event by Liberty Bay Books, reading with Jennie Shortridge and Jennifer Murphy, 18779 Front Street, Poulsbo, WA (near Seattle) 6:30 pm.
7-24-2014 Annie Bloom’s Books, reading with Wendy Willis and Liz Prato. 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR. 7:00 pm.
7-22-14 Aqus Cafe, reading with Valerie Fioravanti, 189 H Street, Petaluma, CA. 7:00 pm.
7-20-14 Alley Cat Books, reading with Meg Pokrass, 3036 24th Street, San Francisco, CA. 6:00 pm.
7-19-14 Sacramento Poetry Center, reading with Jane Blue, hosted by Phillip Larrea, 1719 25th St. (between Q and R), Sacramento, CA
7-16-14 BookSmart, Morgan Hill/San Jose, reading with Jordan Rosenfeld, Désirée Zamorano, and Amy McElroy, 80 E 2nd St, Morgan Hill, CA (near San Jose). 6:00 pm.
7-13-14 Beyond Baroque, reading with Stephanie Barbé Hammer and Jo Scott-Coe, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA. 5:00 pm.
7-12-14 Gatsby Books, reading with Stephanie Barbé Hammer, Donna Hilbert, and Jo Scott-Coe, 5535 E Spring Street, Long Beach, CA. 3:00 pm.
6-14-14 Scuppernong Books, reading with Kim Church, 304 S. Elm St., Greensboro, NC. 2 pm.
6-13-14 So and So Books, Introduction by Kim Church, 704 N. Person St., Raleigh, North Carolina. 7 pm.
6-10-14 Cafe Stella, reading with Luisa A. Igloria and Ellen Bryson , 1907 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, Virginia. 7 pm.
6-8-14 Unnameable Books, reading with Peter Cherches, Prospect Heights, 600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 7 pm.
6-7-14 Hunter College Small Press Panel with Susan Tepper, Gay Degani, Susan Lewis, Susan O’Neill, Lexington Ave at 68th Street, NYC. 2:00 p.m.
6-5-14 KGB Bar Fizz Reading, hosted by Susan Tepper, reading with Richard Peabody, Gloria Mindock, and Eric Darton. 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003. 7 pm
6-3-14 Poet to Poet/Writer to Writer, on Somerville Community Access TV Show with Doug Holder Tuesday, Channel 3 at 5:00 p.m.
6-2-14 Cervena Barva Press Reading Series, reading with Doug Holder and Robert Kloss, Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Basement, room B8, Somerville, MA, Admission: $3.00, 7 p.m.
5-31-14 Powell’s Bookstores, Chicago, reading with Cris Mazza, 1218 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL. Jazz Saxaphone with Mark Rasmussen at 6:30 p.m. Reading starts at 7 p.m.
5-27-14 Garrison Keillor’s Common Good Bookstore, St. Paul. Reading with Tim Nolan and Nate Tower, 38 S. Snelling Ave, St. Paul, MN, 7 p.m.
5-18-14 ARTS UNDER THE OAKS, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Temecula. Readings, musical performances, and enjoy paintings, sculpture, handmade crafts, and books available for sale. 36701 Highway 79 South, Temecula, CA. About 8 miles E of I-15, 2.5 miles past Anza Rd. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5-10-14 Rebecca’s Coffee House, San Diego’s South Park, Mulitmedia event with readings. Video from the neighbors of North Park about why it’s great to live here, the history, and about the crash of PSA Flight #182, never-before-seen photos. James Claffey reading from Blood a Cold Blue, Juliet Escoria reading from Black Cloud, Heather Fowler reading from Elegant in my Sexy Mental Illness, and Bonnie ZoBell reading from What Happened Here. 3015 Juniper Street, San Diego, CA. 4:00 p.m.
5-3-14 The Grove at Juniper & 30th – California Bookstore Day, 3010 Juniper Street, South Park, San Diego. All-day event. I’ll be there from 4:00 – 5:00
4-13-14 San Diego Writers Ink, reading with Gina Frangello and Rob Roberge, at Liberty Station, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #202, 6 pm.
3-22-14 San Diego Book Launch for What Happened Here at 5:00 p.m. at House of Imago in Normal Heights, San Diego
2-26-14 to 3-1-14 AWP Pre-Launch of What Happened Here, Book Signing at Press 53 Table at Book Fair every day from 1:00 – 3:00, Seattle, WA
2-27-14 Reading from new book at East Comes West: Press 53 – Bellevue Review – Prime Number Magazine Offsite Reading at AWP at Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub at 6:00 p.m. Less than 1/2 mile from conference. Eat at Kells and make it back in time for the Keynote Speaker. Seattle, WA
2-15-14 Reading at Vermin on the Mount, San Diego. For more information, click here.
2-13-14 Reading at Vermin on the Mount, Los Angeles. For more information, click here.
So Say We All Vermin on the Mount Mesa College The Ragdale Foundation Yaddo The MacDowell Colony Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Villa Montalvo Tin House Summer Writers Workshop Community of Writers at Squaw Valley San Diego Writers Ink