IN PERSON: Two gifts wrapped up in one: Support for homegrown authors and for a local bookstore when you buy during the Authors Open House, Sunday, December 12, at Pearl’s Book Store (Center Street, Fayetteville, AR). Authors are available 3:30pm-5:00pm.
IN PERSON: Meet the StoryMaker, Eureka Springs Community Center, (AR), December 4, 10:00 am. – 2:00pm. An author festival, wheelchair accessible, offering gifts for the holidays, a raffle, and introductions to local writers. Sponsored by Dairy Hollow Writers Colony, StoryMaker supports scholarship opportunities for writers. Eureka Springs Community Center is located at 44 Kings Highway.
In Person: Developing Story Through Art, October 25, 6:00pm, at the Fayetteville Public Library (AR). A creative writing workshop centered on developing a story using prompts based on images from the exhibit displayed in the building, “Navigating Censorship at the End of an Era: 1840s Japanese Prints.” Registration required. See Fayetteville Public Library.
Virtual Event via Zoom: Springdale Public Library, Arkansas, author discussion of If You Walk Long Enough August 2021. This novel is set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and Women’s Rights. It is fiction for adults that lived through the Vietnam War, millennials that never knew the conflict, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and fans of the historical narrative. The book talk honors National Novel Writing Month and offers a salute to Veterans Day, November 11. Registration requested.
Recent Events
VIRTUAL EVENT: First Thursday Book Club, West Fork Municipal Library (AR), presents an author discussion of her short story collections, upcoming debut novel, and general reader-writer Q & A. See their website on Facebook for August 6, 2020 event. Miss the event? No problem. It’s still available on the library website. Books, Washed in the Water and If the Creek Don’t Rise, are available on Amazon.com or from Pen-L Publishing.
VIRTUAL EVENT: Writing the Short Story for Fun and Publication workshop through the Fayetteville Public Library during August. Sign-up requested. Sessions will focus on Character, Plot, Conflict, and Setting as key elements when writing short. And, give tips on publication considerations.
Corvid-19 has interrupted public presentations and events. Please check back for information when groups are allowed to meet again. In the meantime, consider reading Washed in the Water: Tales from the South and If the Creek Don’t Rise: Tales from the South available at your local library or Amazon.com. Watch for the debut novel, If You Walk Long Enough, out in 2021.
First Thursday Book Club, West Fork Municipal Library, Arkansas, Author discussion of two short story collections, Washed in the Water and If the Creek Don’t Rise, 1:00p-2:00p, April 2, at 198 Main Street Library Annex. (This event will be rescheduled when groups are allowed to gather once again.)
Ozark Writers League Conference, Camden Hotel, Branson, Missouri, Author Presentation: “Five Steps to Building Your Writing Chops,” April 24-25, 2020
Human Library “The Writing Life: Small Steps, Stumbles & an Occasional Leap,” January 25, 2020, Noon to 5:00pm, Fayetteville Public Library, Arkansas
Author Presentation and Discussion
January 11, 2020, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Bookish, an Indie Store for Folks Who Read, Ft. Smith, Arkansas
(Note: weather cancellation; look for rebooking February 2020)
TrueLit: Literary Festival Publishers Panel
October 26, 2019, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Fayetteville Public Library, Arkansas
Writers Boot Camp: Village Writers and Poets
9:00 am-6:00 pm, Aug. 10, 2019, Artists Retreat Center, Bella Vista, Arkansas
By Hand: Making Your Own Greeting Cards and Envelopes
June 5, 2019
OsherLifeLongLearningInstitute, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Writing the Short Story: Tips, Suggestions, Ideas
May 25, 2019
Springfield Writers Guild, Springfield, Missouri
Young Adult Writers Explore the Options
March 4, 2019
Fayetteville Public H.S. Creative Writing, Arkansas
A Matter of Time: How to Write the Flow & Passing of Time in Your Fiction
February 13, 2019 , Village Writers and Poets Workshop, Artists Retreat, Bella Vista, Arkansas
TrueLit: Fayetteville Literary Festival
November 3, 2018
Fayetteville Public Library, Arkansas
Oh My!! Crafts and Books and Plants
October 27, 2018
White River Nursery, Huntsville Road, Fayetteville, AR
Tips for Writing the Short Story
August 18, 2018
Ozark Writers League, Branson, Missouri
Author Reading, Ozark Poets and Writers Collective
May 29, 2018
Nightbird Books, Fayetteville Arkansas
Workshop: Crafting the Short Story
November 4, 2017
Village Writing School, Rogers, Arkansas
True Lit Festival Panel Presentation
October 28, 2017
Fayetteville Public Library, Arkansas
Reading Festival & Author Day
September 16, 2017
Bella Vista Public Library, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Artists Retreat Craft Workshop: What’s in a Name?
May 10, 2017
Bella Vista Village Writers and Poets, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Fiction Book Club
March 23, 2017
Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Oklahoma City Writers Monthly Discussion
March 18, 2017
Book Presentation, Fayetteville Public Library
March 12, 2017
A Celebration of Books
September 22, 2016
North Texas Book Festival Denton, Texas
Workshop: Talking ‘Bout a Writing Life
May 11, 2016
Bella Vista Village Writers and Poets, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Red Fern Festival, April 29–May 1, 2016
Old Cherokee Capitol Grounds and Muskogee Avenue
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
We Love Our Library Cocktails for a Cause, February 4, 2016
Lucky 7 Basin Park Hotel Charity Event, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Creative Writing Craft Workshop, October 26, 2015
Fayetteville Public High School, Fayetteville, Arkansas
10th Annual Books in Bloom Literary Festival, May 17, 2015
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
OSHER Life Long Learning Institute
Birthdays and Books, March 19, 2015
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Authors Book Signing Day, February 7, 2015
Kimberling City, Missouri
Local Business Saturday, November 29, 2014
Nightbird Books, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Writers Unite Charity Event & Book signing
October 25, 2014, Greenwood, Arkansas
TrueLit Festival, October 4, 2014,
Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Author Book Fair
September 27, 2014
Springdale Public Library, Springdale, Arkansas
Author Book Signing, May 3, 2014
Nightbird Books, 205 W. Dickson Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Springfest Fayetteville, April 19, 2014
Charity Tradition, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Local Author Book Sale Luncheon, February 15, 2014
Bentonville Public Library, 405 S. Main, Bentonville, Arkansas
Authors Book Signing Day, February 1, 2014
Kimberling Area Library, 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling, Missouri
Holiday Book Fair and Sale, December 7, 2013
Nightbird Books, 205 W. Dickson, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Author Book Fair, October 5, 2013
Springdale Public Library, Springdale, Arkansas
Author Reading and Book Signing, September 28, 2013
Bella Vista Public Library, Bella Vista, Arkansas
Debut Book Launch with Author Reading and Book Signing, August 18, 2013
Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas
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