Upcoming Events
Mission Creek Festival
5 p.m., Friday, April 5th
Iowa City, Iowa
Place: TBD
I'm pretty sure I'll be reading with some cool folks.
Prairie Lights - Reading w/ Marie-Helene Bertino
7 p.m., Thursday, April 11
Prairie Lights
15 S. Dubuque St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Columbia College, Chicago--Classroom Visit
6 p.m., Columbia Collage, Chicago
Past Events
AWP - Book Fair
1-3 p.m., Friday, March 8
AWP Book Fair
Boston, Massachusetts
I'll be hanging out at the University of Iowa Press table with Marie Helene-Bertino, saying hi to old friends as they walk past and signing a book or two.
University of Southern Indiana - Reading
5 p.m., Thursday, February 28
University of Southern Indiana
Traditions Lounge
UC East Traditions Lounge, 2nd Floor
Buchanan Center for the Arts - Reading, Book Signing, and Discussion
5 p.m., Friday, February 22
Buchanan Center for the Arts
Monmouth, Illinois
There will be wine and cheese.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Reading w/ Robin Metz
3:00, Monday, January 28: Q&A on the Writing Life
7:00, Monday, January 28: Reading with Robin Metz
SIUE Bookstore
Edwardsville, Illinois
SUNDAY SALON/NYC
7 p.m., Sunday, December 16, 2012
Jimmy's No. 43
43 E. 7th St.
New York, NY 10003
More info here.
William Woods University - Reading with Anne-Marie Thompson
4 p.m., Monday, December 4
Kemper Art Gallery, Kemper Art Center
William Woods University
Arts Illiana WordFest
2:30 p.m., Saturday, December 1
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, Indiana
Panel Discussion: The Creative Process, Midwestern Style. Moderated by Jason Lee Brown, with Ian Stansel, Beth Mayer, Bonnie Nadzam, and me.
Art Talks with Bruce Carter - Radio Program
An hour-long interview aired on WVIK 90.3 Augustana Public Radio on 11/29 & 12/2
When the program gets archived online, I'll link to it.
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Reading
7 p.m., Monday, November 12
Ojibwe Room C
Davies Center
Presented by UW-Eau Claire's Creative Writing Program and English Fest. Free and open to the public
Knox College Homecoming - Alumni & Faculty Book Signing
11a.m. to noon, Saturday, October 20, 2012
Knox College
Lobby, Ford Center for the Fine Arts
Champaign, IL 61820
Tell Everyone I Said Hi--The Official Book Release Party
2-5 p.m., Saturday, October 6, 2012
Market Alley Wines
59 Public Square
Monmouth, IL 61462
Come one, come all. There will be wine, lots of food, and my grandma, among other things. Jane's been putting this one together, and to be honest, we're pretty excited to celebrate the collection's publication with our family and friends and neighbors. There's a Facebook page for this one, too.
First Friday--Downtown Galesburg
5-8 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2012
Stone Alley Books & Collectibles
53 S. Seminary St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
I'll be signing books at Stone Alley during the October First Friday event in downtown Galesburg. There'll be music & food & me with a Sharpie. There's a Facebook page for the event here.
Knox College--Caxton Club
4:00 p.m., Friday, October 5, 2012
Alumni Room, Old Main
Galesburg, IL 61401
WORDHARVEST
4-6 p.m., Saturday, September 29, 2012
Cowboy Monkey
Champaign, IL 61820
I'll be reading with a very stellar lineup, including Jensen Beach, Ted Sanders, Amy Sayre, and Roxane Gay. More details can be found here.
For Out of the Heart Proceed Book Release Party
7 p.m., Saturday, May 19, 2012
Quality Bar
110 N. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Jensen Beach is celebrating the the release of his collection by sharing the stage with three other writers publishing their first collections this year, Eugene Cross, Ted Sanders, and me.
Fires of Our Choosing AWP Book Release Party
8 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012
Sheffield's Beer and Wine Garden
3528 N. Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
We're celebrating the release of Eugene Cross's heart-melting story collection, Fires of Our Choosing. I'll be reading with Jensen Beach and the man-of-the-night, Mr. Eugene Cross.
Slash Stitch Burn
7 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sokol Park
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Reading with Daniela Olszewska, Catherine Pierce, & Wendy Rawlings
Stories & Beer
6 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2011
Indi Go Artist Co-op
9 E. University Avenue
Champaign, Illinois
The crew: Jim Ruland, Dave Housley, Laura Adamczyk, Ted Sanders, and me.
Readings from "Land of Lincoln: Writing from and about Illinois"
11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010
John C. Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Writers featured in Crab Orchard Review's special issue “Land of Lincoln: Writing about and from Illinois” will read from their works, as part of SIUC's Devil's Kitchen Literary Festival.
Stone Alley Books & Collectibles--One-Year Anniversary Celebration
3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
Stone Alley Books & Collectibles
53 S. Seminary St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
Details: Reading by Chad Simpson from "Phantoms" as part of Stone Alley's two-day celebration of local readers and writers in conjunction with the independent bookstore's first anniversary.
Chatham University--Word Circus
5-8 p.m., Friday, April 16, 2010
Chatham University
Welker Room
1 Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Details: Twenty young and independent publishers (including Origami Zoo Press, publisher of Phantoms) will be releasing their first books. There will be h'or d'oeuvres, readings, and books for sale.
