Events
I would love to connect in person! Here's where I will be teaching, speaking, a part of book/author events, conferences, etc. Many events are free and open to public, but not all. All times are EASTERN.
Upcoming 2022
November 5 - Chester Authors Day, Chester (NJ) Library, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, including a memoir/essay writing panel, "Writing the World: Bringing Our Lives into Story."
Completed 2022
June 4 - Passaic County Book Festival, Weasel Brook Park, Clifton, NJ, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Completed 2021
August 2 - "Kickstart Your Memoir" - via Zoom, with the Bogota (NJ) Public Library. 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Free, open to all. Registration required. Details here.
Completed 2020
April 9 - Virtual class on writing productivity, The Writers Circle.
January 17-20 - Memoir Workshop at Poetry & Prose Getaway, Galloway, NJ
Completed 2019
December 3 - "So, You Want to Write Memoir?" - Cedar Grove (NJ) Library
November 23 - Presentations / Critiques at Philadelphia Writing Workshops, PA
November 9 - Reading at I AM BOOKS, Boston, MA, w/Anthony D'Aries & Jennifer Militello
November 7 - "Focus on Fiction" - Cedar Grove (NJ) Library
October 28 - "Prepping for NaNoWriMo" - Cedar Grove (NJ) Library
October 23 - Author Event - Monroe Township (NJ) Library
October 17 - Talk on Grief & Starting Wth Goodbye - Our Lady of the Lake, Verona NJ
October 3 - "Common Writing Challenges & How to Solve Them" - Cedar Grove (NJ) Library
September 21 - Women Who Write (NJ) Conference; keynote & session on CNF writing
September 22 - New Providence (NJ) Book Fetival
August 23-25 - HippoCamp Conference for Creative Nonfiction, Lancaster, PA. Presentation & Panel
August 18-23 - "Live Free & Write," Memoir Writing Workshop, Sunapee, NH
June 13 - "How to Get Your Book Published" - Cedar Grove NJ Library
May 8 - University Women of West Essex -luncheon speaker, Roseland, NJ
April 18 - Cedar Readers Book Club Visit, Cedar Grove, NJ
March 24 - Montclair Literary Festival, workshop on revision, Montclair, NJ
March 21 - Pequannock Township Library, Pequannock, NJ
March 16 - Author Panel, Barnes & Noble, Livingston, NJ
March 2- Cedar Ridge Writers Series, Longform Narrative Nonfiction Workshop
February 27 - Clarence Dillon Library, Bedminster, NJ
January 6 - Book Salon Brunch, Millburn, NJ (Private home)
2018
November 29 - NaNoWriMo Revision Tips, Cedar Grove NJ Library
November 28 - Franklin Township NJ Library
November 17 - Barnes & Noble, Holmdel, NJ
November 15 - The BookMark Shoppe, Brooklyn, NY
November 11 - Book Salon (Private home), Farmingdale, NJ
November 10 - Local Author Day, Hillsborough NJ Library
November 8 - Book Club Visit, Chatham, NJ
November 7 - Warren NJ Library
November 2 - IDEABoston: an Italian-inspired Festival of Books, Authors, and Culture
October 22 - Closter NJ Library
October 20 - Submission Smarts workshop, Cedar Ridge Writers Series, Bedminster, NJ
October 18 - Book Club Visit, Summit, NJ
October 17 - Nonfiction Authors Association teleseminar
October 16 - New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
October 14 - Writers Day, Bay Path University, East Longmeadow, MA
October 13 - Push to Publish Conference, Rosemont College, Philadelphia
October 8 - Book Club Visit, Cedar Grove, NJ
October 6 - Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ
September 29 - Barnes & Noble, Glassboro, NJ
September 26 - Roseland NJ Library
September 12 - Les Bleus Literary Salon, NYC
August 24-26 - HippoCamp Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers; featured reader, panelist, presenter
August 8 - Western Connecticut State Univ MFA Residency; workshop & featured reader
July 23 - #LitChat on Twitter
July 15: Toadstool Books, Keene, NH
July 14: Blue Umbrella Books, Westfield, MA
July 12: Newtonville Books, Newton, MA
June 27: The Book House, Millburn, NJ
June 25: Facebook Live - Grief Diaries/Grief Institute
June 18: Halfway There Reading Series, Montclair, NJ
June 15: Book Club visit, Montclair, NJ
June 14: BookTowne, Manasquan, NJ
June 10: Cedar Ridge Writers Series' Memoir Workshop, Bedminster, NJ
June 9: Maplewood-South Orange Book Festival, Maplewood, NJ
June 5: Rutherford Public Library, Rutherford, NJ
June 2: Califon Book Shop, Califon, NJ. Signing/informal talking with readers.
May 31: NJ Library Association Conference, Atlantic City, NJ.
May 30: [WORDS] Bookstore, Maplewood, NJ.
May 22: Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, NJ.
May 19: Millbrook Literary Festival, Millbrook, NY.
May 17: Cedar Grove Library, Cedar Grove, NJ. 7:00 pm.
May 12: Barnes & Noble, Eatontown, NJ. Author panel with Julie Maloney, Donna Baier Stein, and Laurel Davis Huber.
May 10: Amherst Books, Amherst, MA. In conversation with Suzanne Strempek Shea.
May 9: Watchung Booksellers. In conversation with Christina Baker Kline.
May 6: Launch Party for Starting with Goodbye, hosted by The Writers Circle. Summit, NJ.
May 3: Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine, Rockville Center, NY.
April 25: Memoir Writing Workshop, Garden Club of Somerset Hills, NJ
April 14: Memoir workshop: The Gift of Incomplete Memory. Writing in the Pines/Murphy Writing at Stockton University.
March 18: Masterclass: Writing from Memory. Montclair Literary Festival.
March 7-10: AWP Conference, Tampa, FL. Reading with contributors to the anthology, Flash Nonfiction Funny. Signing/Giveaway of ARCs of Starting with Goodbye.
February 17: Cedar Ridge Writer Series One-Day Mid-Winter Retreat, Bedminster, NJ.
I am available to talk to your group about the art, craft, or business of writing; lead a workshop, class, or seminar; give a reading and/or book discussion; put together a panel presentation or present a breakout session at writers conferences or MFA programs; participate in book festivals; visit book clubs (in person or Skype). Give me a shout!
