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2023
Fall
Sept. 9: Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago, with Ashley Wurzbacher and Michael Czyzniejewski, 11 a.m.
Signing Imagine Your Life Like This after panel and at Midland Authors table, 2-4 p.m.
Sept. 12: Ray Bradbury Center Shelf Indulgence Book Club, Centerpoint Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 6-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30: Beyond the Book Festival, Starke County Public Library, Knox, IN. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 7: Launch party for Shared Blood by Luke Wortley, with Barney T. Haney, Chris Speckman, Sarah Layden and Josh Brewer, Books & Brews (96th St.), Indianapolis, 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 11: Kellogg Writer Series, University of Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.
Oct 14: Writing Out Loud, Michigan City Public Library, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 4: Tomorrow Bookstore, 882 Massachusetts Ave. Indianapolis, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 7: Indiana Writers Center Members Meeting, featured speaker, 7 p.m.
Nov. 25: Small Business Saturday book signing at Village Lights Books, Madison, IN. 12-5:15 p.m.
Dec. 2: 2023 Indiana Holiday Author Fair, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 12-4 p.m.
Spring
March 9: Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference and bookfair, Seattle, WA. The Invisible Art: Making Literary Editing Visible, Equitable, and Transparent (Bryan Furuness, Dionne Irving, Matthew Pitt, Sarah Layden), 9 a.m., and University of Wisconsin Press Bookfair booth, signing Imagine Your Life Like This, 3-3:45 p.m.
April 1: Indiana Collegiate Press Association annual conference, IUPUI, 10 a.m., The Invisible Art of Literary Editing (with Bryan Furuness)
April 14: Indy Reads Books, Indianapolis, 5 p.m. Launch for Imagine Your Life Like This & conversation with Barbara Shoup
April 25: City Lit Books, Chicago, 6:30 p.m., in conversation with Dionne Iriving
April 29: Gathering of Writers, Indiana Writers Center, at the Indiana State Library
May 6: Parthenon Books, Syracuse, NY, 4 p.m., in conversation with Sean Kirst
May 10: Follett Bookstore signing, IUPUI Campus Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
May 11: Essay, Op-Ed. or Feature? Mining, Writing, and Pitching Nonfiction, Indiana Writers Center, 6-9 p.m.
May 20: Barnes & Noble River Crossing signing, 12-3 p.m.
June 24: Hammond Public Library Local Author Fair, 12-3 p.m.
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2020
February 12: Faculty/Alumni Reading with Drew Blanchard, IUPUI Cavanaugh Hall 508, 4:30 p.m.
February 19: Flash Fiction workshop, Irvington Vinyl and Books Caliban Co-op, 7-8:30 p.m. (Ticketed)
March 4-7: Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio
April 4: Welcome to the Neighborhood anthology reading, Ohio University, Athens, 6-8 p.m. (Cancelled; will be rescheduled in fall)
Coming up!
Three presentations on family history/genealogy research, thanks to a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission in support of my nonfiction project, Tell it Right: A Family Pardon.
September 9: Williamsport-Washington Public Library, 11 a.m. (Facebook live)
September 14: Attica Public Library, 5 p.m.
September 15: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 6 p.m. (online registration)
Sept. 29 & Oct. 6: "Short Story Fundamentals," a class through the Indiana Writers Center, 6:30-8 p.m. each night
2019
March 17: Scholastic Writing Awards workshop, Clowes Hall, Butler University, noon-1 p.m.
March 28-30: Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
November 9: Meet an Author, Be An Author at Indianapolis Central Library
2018
February 6: IndyStar Storytellers night, 6:30 p.m., IndyFringe, 719 E. St. Clair, Indianapolis
March 15: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
March 24: Gathering of Writers, Indiana State Library
April 12: IUPUI Faculty Reading with Mitchell L.H. Douglas, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh 508
September 7: Co-book launch Reading & Book Signing with Kate Gehan at Indy Reads Books, 7 p.m.
September 11: Reading, signing, & conversation, Hoopeston (IL) Public Library, 5:30-7:30
September 25: Featured reader, Theater at the Fort, 7 p.m.
October 11: Second Flight Books with Kate Gehan, 6:30 p.m., Lafayette, IN
October 13: Indy Author Fair: "Get Started," Central Library, 1 p.m.
October 18: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
November 6: IUPUI English Department Flash fiction reading with Sherrie Flick, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh 508
2017
January 15: Indy Writers Resist, 7 p.m., Tube Factory artspace, 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis
January 19: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
March 9: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN | Creative Writing Con | | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
March 10: Creative Writing Con | Carmel High School
May 16: Coffee By the Book, Fishers (IN) Library, 2 p.m.
May 20: Local Author Fair | Hammond (IN) Public Library, 12-3 p.m.
June 4: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Holland, IN
June 10: Barnes & Noble Greenwood IN | 2-4 p.m.
June 19 & 26: Indiana Writers Center class, "So You've Started a Novel," 7-9 p.m.
October 11: Carmel Creative Writers Group, 6:30 p.m.
October 14: Indiana Authors Award events | Central Library | "So You've Started a Novel," 11:30-12:45
Nov. 4: Inspired Words Writing Conference | MatchBOX Coworking Studio | 9-3
Nov. 16: Carmel Clay Public Library Authors' Panel | 6:30 p.m.
2016
Feb. 5: Mythic Indy book launch, 5-7 p.m.
April 4: IUPUI English Week, CA 508, 1:30 p.m. | Wired for Production: From Novel to Audiobook | with Gabriel Harley
April 23: Indiana Writers Center class on Travel Writing, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
April 28: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN | Authorpalooza, 6-8 p.m. | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
April 29: Creative Writing Con | Carmel High School
April 30: Village Lights Books, Madison, IN | Independent Bookstore Day
Sept. 17: Indiana Teachers of Writing Conference
Sept. 24: Featured author, Indy Literary Pub Crawl
Oct. 11: Mythic Indy reading with Carrie Gaffney and Carol Divish, Irvington Library, 6 p.m.
Oct. 14: Launch party for Not Like the Rest of Us, Indy Reads Books
Oct. 18-Nov. 19: Contributing writer to Finding Home, Indiana's bicentennial play at the Indiana Repertory Theater
Oct. 29: Indy Author Fair, IMCPL Central Library, noon-2 p.m.
Nov. 15: Reading for Not Like the Rest of Us, Indianapolis Arts Council 924 Gallery, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5: Book signing for Trip Through Your Wires, IUPUI Campus Center Barnes & Noble, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
2015
February 25: Indy Reads Books, 7-8:15 p.m. | 911 Massachusetts Ave. | The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 3.
March 12: International Women's Day, 7 p.m. | IUPUI University Library (reception, 6:30)
March 13: Indy Reads Books, 7 p.m. | 911 Massachusetts Ave. | Launch party for Trip Through Your Wires
March 16: Toronto, ON, 6 p.m., Ben McNally Books | 366 Bay St.
March 18: Syracuse, N.Y., Barnes & Noble, 7 p.m. | 3454 Erie Blvd. East
March 19: Buffalo, N.Y., Talking Leaves Books, 7 p.m. | 3158 Main St. (near UB)
March 21: Indiana Writers Center, Gathering of Writers
March 26: Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus IN, 7 p.m.
March 31: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh Hall 508
April 1: Marian University, Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m. | Alumni Hall
April 8-11, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, Minneapolis
May 25: Cleveland, Barnes & Noble, 1 p.m. | 28801 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere, OH
June 10: Chicago, City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m. | 2523 N. Kedzie Blvd. (with James Tadd Adcox)
June 20: Barnes & Noble Noblesville IN, 1-3 p.m. | 17090 Mercantile Blvd.
July 16: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN, 7 p.m. | Reading Group Night | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
Sept. 7: Boxcar Books, Bloomington, IN, 7 p.m., with Elizabeth Eslami
Sept. 10-12: Montana Book Festival, Missoula, MT
Sept. 28: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 7:30 p.m., with James Tadd Adcox
Oct. 28: Bookmamas book club discussion, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Dec. 6: Local Author Fair, Barnes & Noble Noblesville IN, 1-3 p.m. | 17090 Mercantile Blvd.
Dec. 14: Last day of classes. Construct blanket fort with my kiddos; crawl inside. Maybe come out in Jan. 2016?
2023
Fall
Sept. 9: Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago, with Ashley Wurzbacher and Michael Czyzniejewski, 11 a.m.
Signing Imagine Your Life Like This after panel and at Midland Authors table, 2-4 p.m.
Sept. 12: Ray Bradbury Center Shelf Indulgence Book Club, Centerpoint Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 6-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 30: Beyond the Book Festival, Starke County Public Library, Knox, IN. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 7: Launch party for Shared Blood by Luke Wortley, with Barney T. Haney, Chris Speckman, Sarah Layden and Josh Brewer, Books & Brews (96th St.), Indianapolis, 5-7 p.m.
Oct. 11: Kellogg Writer Series, University of Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.
Oct 14: Writing Out Loud, Michigan City Public Library, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 4: Tomorrow Bookstore, 882 Massachusetts Ave. Indianapolis, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Nov. 7: Indiana Writers Center Members Meeting, featured speaker, 7 p.m.
Nov. 25: Small Business Saturday book signing at Village Lights Books, Madison, IN. 12-5:15 p.m.
Dec. 2: 2023 Indiana Holiday Author Fair, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 12-4 p.m.
Spring
March 9: Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference and bookfair, Seattle, WA. The Invisible Art: Making Literary Editing Visible, Equitable, and Transparent (Bryan Furuness, Dionne Irving, Matthew Pitt, Sarah Layden), 9 a.m., and University of Wisconsin Press Bookfair booth, signing Imagine Your Life Like This, 3-3:45 p.m.
April 1: Indiana Collegiate Press Association annual conference, IUPUI, 10 a.m., The Invisible Art of Literary Editing (with Bryan Furuness)
April 14: Indy Reads Books, Indianapolis, 5 p.m. Launch for Imagine Your Life Like This & conversation with Barbara Shoup
April 25: City Lit Books, Chicago, 6:30 p.m., in conversation with Dionne Iriving
April 29: Gathering of Writers, Indiana Writers Center, at the Indiana State Library
May 6: Parthenon Books, Syracuse, NY, 4 p.m., in conversation with Sean Kirst
May 10: Follett Bookstore signing, IUPUI Campus Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
May 11: Essay, Op-Ed. or Feature? Mining, Writing, and Pitching Nonfiction, Indiana Writers Center, 6-9 p.m.
May 20: Barnes & Noble River Crossing signing, 12-3 p.m.
June 24: Hammond Public Library Local Author Fair, 12-3 p.m.
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2020
February 12: Faculty/Alumni Reading with Drew Blanchard, IUPUI Cavanaugh Hall 508, 4:30 p.m.
February 19: Flash Fiction workshop, Irvington Vinyl and Books Caliban Co-op, 7-8:30 p.m. (Ticketed)
March 4-7: Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio
April 4: Welcome to the Neighborhood anthology reading, Ohio University, Athens, 6-8 p.m. (Cancelled; will be rescheduled in fall)
Coming up!
Three presentations on family history/genealogy research, thanks to a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission in support of my nonfiction project, Tell it Right: A Family Pardon.
September 9: Williamsport-Washington Public Library, 11 a.m. (Facebook live)
September 14: Attica Public Library, 5 p.m.
September 15: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 6 p.m. (online registration)
Sept. 29 & Oct. 6: "Short Story Fundamentals," a class through the Indiana Writers Center, 6:30-8 p.m. each night
2019
March 17: Scholastic Writing Awards workshop, Clowes Hall, Butler University, noon-1 p.m.
March 28-30: Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland
November 9: Meet an Author, Be An Author at Indianapolis Central Library
2018
February 6: IndyStar Storytellers night, 6:30 p.m., IndyFringe, 719 E. St. Clair, Indianapolis
March 15: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
March 24: Gathering of Writers, Indiana State Library
April 12: IUPUI Faculty Reading with Mitchell L.H. Douglas, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh 508
September 7: Co-book launch Reading & Book Signing with Kate Gehan at Indy Reads Books, 7 p.m.
September 11: Reading, signing, & conversation, Hoopeston (IL) Public Library, 5:30-7:30
September 25: Featured reader, Theater at the Fort, 7 p.m.
October 11: Second Flight Books with Kate Gehan, 6:30 p.m., Lafayette, IN
October 13: Indy Author Fair: "Get Started," Central Library, 1 p.m.
October 18: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
November 6: IUPUI English Department Flash fiction reading with Sherrie Flick, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh 508
2017
January 15: Indy Writers Resist, 7 p.m., Tube Factory artspace, 1125 Cruft St., Indianapolis
January 19: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Jasper IN
March 9: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN | Creative Writing Con | | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
March 10: Creative Writing Con | Carmel High School
May 16: Coffee By the Book, Fishers (IN) Library, 2 p.m.
May 20: Local Author Fair | Hammond (IN) Public Library, 12-3 p.m.
June 4: Will Read and Sing for Food, 7 p.m., Holland, IN
June 10: Barnes & Noble Greenwood IN | 2-4 p.m.
June 19 & 26: Indiana Writers Center class, "So You've Started a Novel," 7-9 p.m.
October 11: Carmel Creative Writers Group, 6:30 p.m.
October 14: Indiana Authors Award events | Central Library | "So You've Started a Novel," 11:30-12:45
Nov. 4: Inspired Words Writing Conference | MatchBOX Coworking Studio | 9-3
Nov. 16: Carmel Clay Public Library Authors' Panel | 6:30 p.m.
2016
Feb. 5: Mythic Indy book launch, 5-7 p.m.
April 4: IUPUI English Week, CA 508, 1:30 p.m. | Wired for Production: From Novel to Audiobook | with Gabriel Harley
April 23: Indiana Writers Center class on Travel Writing, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
April 28: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN | Authorpalooza, 6-8 p.m. | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
April 29: Creative Writing Con | Carmel High School
April 30: Village Lights Books, Madison, IN | Independent Bookstore Day
Sept. 17: Indiana Teachers of Writing Conference
Sept. 24: Featured author, Indy Literary Pub Crawl
Oct. 11: Mythic Indy reading with Carrie Gaffney and Carol Divish, Irvington Library, 6 p.m.
Oct. 14: Launch party for Not Like the Rest of Us, Indy Reads Books
Oct. 18-Nov. 19: Contributing writer to Finding Home, Indiana's bicentennial play at the Indiana Repertory Theater
Oct. 29: Indy Author Fair, IMCPL Central Library, noon-2 p.m.
Nov. 15: Reading for Not Like the Rest of Us, Indianapolis Arts Council 924 Gallery, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5: Book signing for Trip Through Your Wires, IUPUI Campus Center Barnes & Noble, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
2015
February 25: Indy Reads Books, 7-8:15 p.m. | 911 Massachusetts Ave. | The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 3.
March 12: International Women's Day, 7 p.m. | IUPUI University Library (reception, 6:30)
March 13: Indy Reads Books, 7 p.m. | 911 Massachusetts Ave. | Launch party for Trip Through Your Wires
March 16: Toronto, ON, 6 p.m., Ben McNally Books | 366 Bay St.
March 18: Syracuse, N.Y., Barnes & Noble, 7 p.m. | 3454 Erie Blvd. East
March 19: Buffalo, N.Y., Talking Leaves Books, 7 p.m. | 3158 Main St. (near UB)
March 21: Indiana Writers Center, Gathering of Writers
March 26: Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus IN, 7 p.m.
March 31: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 4 p.m., Cavanaugh Hall 508
April 1: Marian University, Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m. | Alumni Hall
April 8-11, Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, Minneapolis
May 25: Cleveland, Barnes & Noble, 1 p.m. | 28801 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere, OH
June 10: Chicago, City Lit Books, 6:30 p.m. | 2523 N. Kedzie Blvd. (with James Tadd Adcox)
June 20: Barnes & Noble Noblesville IN, 1-3 p.m. | 17090 Mercantile Blvd.
July 16: Barnes & Noble Carmel IN, 7 p.m. | Reading Group Night | 14790 Greyhound Plaza
Sept. 7: Boxcar Books, Bloomington, IN, 7 p.m., with Elizabeth Eslami
Sept. 10-12: Montana Book Festival, Missoula, MT
Sept. 28: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 7:30 p.m., with James Tadd Adcox
Oct. 28: Bookmamas book club discussion, Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Dec. 6: Local Author Fair, Barnes & Noble Noblesville IN, 1-3 p.m. | 17090 Mercantile Blvd.
Dec. 14: Last day of classes. Construct blanket fort with my kiddos; crawl inside. Maybe come out in Jan. 2016?