Speaking Schedule
Scheduled 2009:
Writing the Stories that Changed Your Life. Santa Fe Public Library—La Farge Branch, Santa Fe, NM, September 11, 2010.
Writing Memoir: Using Your Shimmering Images to Tell the Story of Your Life. Hutchinson Public Library, Hutchinson, KS, October 1-3, 2010.
Completed 2009-1992:
Writing Memoir: Using Your Shimmering Images to Tell the Story of Your Life. Santa Fe Public Library—La Farge Branch, Santa Fe, NM, November 17, 2009, 7 p.m. MST.
Defining Your Voice In Memoir: The Lyrical Seeker vs. The Logical Advocate. Pima Community College Writing Program, Tucson, AZ, November 13-15, 2009.
Featured Author. Southern Festival of Books, Nashville TN, October 9-11, 2009.
The Compassionate Memoir: Using the Process of Memoir to Change the World. Big Apple Conference, International Women’s Writing Guild, New York, NY, April 18-19, 2009.
Shimmering Images: Memoir and the Power of Story to Change Your Life. Lifelines Writing Retreat, Story Circle Network, Round Top, TX, May 15-17, 2009.
Shimmering Images: The Memoir Retreat. Southwest Institute for Women, Tucson, AZ, January 9-11, 2009.
Featured Author. New Mexico Women Authors’ Book Festival, Museum of New Mexico Foundation, Santa Fe, NM, September 27, 2008.
Structuring the Memoir: Finding Your Life’s Narrative Arc. Narrative Arts Center/Carson Retreats, Santa Fe, NM, August 22-24, 2008.
Shimmering Images: Using Memoir and the Power of Story to Change Your Life. SouthWest Writers, Albuquerque, NM, August 16, 2008.
BOOK LAUNCH—Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir released by Griffin/St. Martin’s Press. Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe, NM, August 9, 2008.
Shimmering Images: Memoir and the Power of Story to Change Your Life. Writing Women’s Lives, Santa Fe Writing Conference, Santa Fe, NM, July 21-27, 2008.
Dancing With Time in the Memoir: Understanding Structure. Narrative Arts Center, Santa Fe, NM, May 21, 2008.
My Turn: Crafting the Memoir for Magazines. SouthWest Writers, Albuquerque, NM, December 1, 2007.
Your Life As A Book: Crafting the Memoir. Narrative Arts Center/Carson Retreats, Santa Fe, NM, September 28-30, 2007.
Your Life As A Book: Crafting the Memoir. Pima Community College Writing Program, Tucson, AZ, September 21-23, 2007.
Writing Memoir. Wrangling with Writing Annual Conference, Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ, September 14-16, 2007.
Writing Memoir. The Mandala Center, Des Moines, NM, March 23-25, 2007.
Stories That Make A Difference: Crafting Your Legacy. Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ, February 23-24, 2007.
Your Life as a Book: Crafting the Memoir. SouthWest Writers, Albuquerque, NM, December 2, 2006.
Writing As Transformation. The Mandala Center, Des Moines, NM, September 15-17, 2006.
Writing About Your Life. Canyon Ranch, Tucson AZ, March 20-21, 2006;
Residency. Reedley College, Reedley, CA, March 2006.
Novel Writing I. Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso, NM, February 25-26, 2006.
Editing Your Stories. Pima Community College Writing Program, Tucson, AZ, February 17-19, 2006.
Creating Memorable Characters. Pahaquarry Foundation, Columbia, NJ, October 15-16, 2005.
Narrative Nonfiction: Using Personal Experience to Attract New Readers. Also Moderator, Author and Editor Panel. Selling Your Scholarship: Writing Marketable Nonfiction, National Coalition of Independent Scholars, Portland, OR, October 8, 2005.
Panelist, Memoir and Nonfiction panels. UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, Los Angeles, CA, Writers’ Faire, September 11, 2005.
Finding Personal Voice. UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, Los Angeles, CA, July 23-24, 2005.
Building a Writing Life. International Women’s Writing Guild/Pahaquarry Foundation, Columbia, NJ, May 15, 2005.
Editing Your Stories. Pima Community College Writing Program, Tucson, AZ, April 22-24, 2005.
Writing Memoir. The Mandala Center, Des Moines, NM, April 8-10, 2005.
Bad Girls: Telling Your Story (An Audacious Guide to Speaking Up, Speaking Out and Writing It All Down.) International Women’s Writing Guild, Santa Cruz, CA, March 11-13, 2005.
Instructor/Moderator/Panelist. Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference, Whidbey Island, WA, March 4-6, 2005.
Writer’s Buffet: A Weekend of Creative Writing. Eastern New Mexico University, Ruidoso, NM, January 22-23, 2005.
Finding Personal Voice. The Pahaquarry Foundation, Columbia, NJ, October 22-24, 2004.
Bad Girls: Telling Your Story (An Audacious Guide to Speaking Up, Speaking Out and Writing It All Down,) with Claire Robson, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, October 18, 2004.
Bad Girls: Telling Your Story (An Audacious Guide to Speaking Up, Speaking Out and Writing It All Down,)” with Claire Robson, Center for New Words, Cambridge, MA, October 16-17, 2004.
Reading. Center for New Words, Cambridge, MA, October 15, 2004.
Bad Girls: Telling Your Story (An Audacious Guide to Speaking Up, Speaking Out and Writing It All Down.) The Open Center, New York, NY, October 10, 2004.
Truth and Imagination: Where Nonfiction and Fiction Meet and The 24-Hour Muse and Other Benefits of On-line Learning. UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, Writers’ Faire, September 12, 2004.
Literature of Place; Walking the Dog, Washing the Dishes and Other Doorways Into the World of Story; Using Voice Effectively in Personal Writing, and Nature Essays. Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference, Whidbey Island, WA, March 5-7, 2004.
Walking the Dog, Washing the Dishes and Other Doorways Into the World of Story. The Learning Curve, Tucson, AZ, February 21, 2004.
Bad Girls: Telling Your Story (An Audacious Guide in Speaking Up, Speaking Out and Writing It All Down.) Pima Community College Writing Program, Tucson, AZ, November 21-23, 2003.
Writing. Body, Mind, Spirit Conference, Spokane, WA, April 26-27, 2003.
Keynote: The Power of Personal Stories. Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ, April 20, 2003.
Writing Memoir. Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ, April 19, 2003.
Building a Writing Life. Santa Fe, NM, February 1, 2003.
Your Life As Story: Writing Autobiography. Wrangling With Writing Annual Conference, Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ, January 23-25, 2003.
Journaling: Listening to Your Inner Voice. Eastern New Mexico University/Sierra Dove Center for Healing, Alto, NM, September 11, 2002.
Reading. Books-N-Beans, Ruidoso, NM, August 16, 2002.
Moderator: Meeting the Challenges of Writing, with Bill Johnson, Craig Lesley, Don McQuinn, Dan Millman, Katherine Stone, and Ann Rule, and Instructor, four classes. Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference, Whidbey Island, WA, February 28-March 3, 2002.
The Writer’s Journey: Narrative Nonfiction and the Literary Memoir. Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA, February 13, 2002.
Crafting the Literary Memoir. Wrangling With Writing Annual Conference, Society of Southwestern Authors, Tucson, AZ, January 17-19, 2002.
Your Life As Story: The Role of Memory in Narrative Nonfiction. International Women’s Writing Guild, New York, NY, October 13-14, 2001.
Moderator (four panels) and masterclass instructor Having Your Say: The Art and Craft of the Personal Essay. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference, Seattle, WA, July 27-29, 2001.
Dramatic Structure and the Scene. International Women’s Writing Guild, Santa Cruz, CA, March 16-18, 2001.
Narrative Nonfiction and Nature Essays. Writer’s Weekend At The Beach, Ocean Park, WA, February 23-25, 2001.
The Essay. Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference, Edmonds, WA, October 8-9, 2000.
Panelist, and masterclass instructor: Riding the Line Between Literary Fiction and Literary Nonfiction. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference, Seattle, WA, July 14-16, 2000.
Writing Scenes That Drive Your Story. Write In The Woods Conference, Olympic College, Shelton, WA, May 20, 2000.
Keynote. Oregon Council Teachers of English, October 8, 1999.
Plotting Your Memoir. Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR, August 15, 1999.
Panelist, Novelistic Nonfiction or Factualistic Fiction,” with John Nance, Jack Olson, Dorothy Bullitt, Timothy Egan, Terry Brooks, Mary Daheim, Donald McQuinn and Stella Cameron; Moderator “Literary Voice and Style”; Nonfiction Critique Group leader. Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, Seattle, WA, July 22-25, 1999.
Writing About the Places We Love. BearGrass Naturalist Writer’s Workshop, Northwest Service Academy, Trout Lake, WA, April 30-May 2, 1999.
Lecture, Writers Talking—Annie Dillard: Teaching a Stone to Talk. Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR, April 13, 1999.
Writing Memoir. Reed College, Portland, OR, April 9, 1999.
Finding Your Voice: A Writing Workshop for Women. Paulina Springs Book Co., Sisters, OR, February 27, 1999.
Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Workshop. Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, OR, November 10, 1998.
Reading. Arid Land’s Institute, Richland, WA, November 7, 1998.
Writing About Home. Arid Lands Institute, Richland, WA, November 7, 1998.
Reading. Auntie’s Bookstore, Spokane, WA, November 5, 1998.
Reading. Bookpeople, Moscow, ID, November 4, 1998.
Creative Nonfiction, with author Kim Barnes. Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston, ID, November 3, 1998.
Writing Literature of Place. Log Cabin Literary Center, Boise, ID, October 31, 1998.
Writing Memoir. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 17-18, 1998.
Fiction Writing Manuscript Workshop. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 10-11, 1998.
Reading. Eagle Harbor Book Co., Bainbridge Is., WA, October 8, 1998.
Reading. Snow Goose Bookstore, Stanwood, WA, October 7, 1998.
Bringing Literary Nonfiction to Life. Write on the Sound Writers Conference, Edmonds, WA, October 3-4, 1998.
Reading. Village Books, Bellingham, WA, October 2, 1998.
Reading. Scott’s Bookstore, Mt. Vernon, WA, October 1, 1998.
Writing Your Life. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, September 26-27, 1998.
Finding Your Voice: A Writing Workshop for Women. St. Helens Bookshop, St. Helens, OR, September 12, 1998.
Reading. Paulina Springs Book Co., Sisters, OR, August 1, 1998.
Writing Memoir. Willamette Writers Conference, Portland, OR, July 18-19, 1998.
Writing Stories About Your Life. Art Fair, Neah-Kah-Nie Junior High School, Rockaway Beach, OR, June 1998.
Reading. Paulina Springs Book Co., Sisters, OR, May 16, 1998.
Radio. “The Writer’s Block.” KMUN, Astoria, OR, April, 1998.
Television. “Reader’s Corner.” Gresham, OR, February 8, 1998.
Radio. “In Her Words.” KBOO, Portland, OR, February 7, 1998.
Reading. St. Helens Book Shop, St. Helens, OR, December 4, 1997.
Reading. Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR, November 20, 1997.
Reading. Broadway Books, Portland, OR, October 30, 1997.
Signing. Cannon Beach Book Company, Cannon Beach, OR, October 25, 1997.
Reading. Powell’s Books, Portland OR, October 21, 1997.
Journal Writing: From Self-Discovery to Personal Narrative. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 18-19, 1997.
Reading. Looking Glass Bookstore, Portland OR, October 14, 1997.
Reading. Common Ground, Common Water: A Celebration of the Tualatin Watershed. Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, Hillsboro, OR, May 10, 1997.
Panel, The Art of Memoir, with Judith Barrington and Barbara Scott, Clackamas Community College, Clackamas, OR, April 30, 1997.
Take Your Book Idea and Sell It: Writing Book Proposals That Work. Richland Public Library, Richland, WA, April 26, 1997.
Reading. Richland Public Library, Richland, WA, April 25, 1997.
Writing Memoir. International Women’s Writing Guild, Santa Cruz, CA, March 14-16, 1997.
Reading. Cannon Beach Book Company, Cannon Beach, OR, November 29, 1996.
Reading. Powell’s Books, Portland, OR, November 6, 1996.
Television. “Table of Contents,” Gresham, OR, October 28, 1996.
Panel, Through the Looking Glass: When Memoir Takes On Its Own Life,” withKim Barnes, Judith Barrington, John Daniel, and David Shields, Northwest Bookfest, Seattle, WA, October 26-27, 1996.
Writing Memoir. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 19-20, 1996.
Reading/Radio. Live From Prairie Lights. Prairie Lights, Iowa City, IA, October 14, 1996. Broadcast live on WSUI.
Reading. Borders Books, Des Moines, IA, October 12, 1996.
Reading. Barnes and Noble, Lincoln, NE, October 11, 1996.
Reading. Read All About It, Omaha, NE, October 11, 1996.
Radio. KUCV, Lincoln, NE, October 11, 1996. Recorded sections of “Hawk Flies Above” for airing on National Pubic Radio.
Radio. Books with Otis Young KUCV, Lincoln, NE, October 11, 1996.
Radio. Live from the Mill, KUCV, Lincoln, NE, October 11, 1996.
Television. This Morning, KOLN, Lincoln, NE, October 11, 1996.
Reading. Village Books, Omaha, NE, October 10, 1996.
Radio. Morning News, WOI, Ames, IA, October 10, 1996.
Reading. Big Table Books, Ames, IA, October 9, 1996.
Television. Roger and… NETV, Lincoln, NE, October 9, 1996.
Reading. Borders Books, Minneapolis, MN, October 8, 1996.
Panel Writing Down the Experience, with John Daniel, Paulette Jiles, Susan Koppleman, Kathleen Dean Moore, and Susan Zimmerman. Rocky Mountain Book Festival, Denver, CO, October 4-6, 1996.
Reading. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, October 4, 1996.
Reading. Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA, September 28, 1996.
Writing Hawk Flies Above. Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Eugene, OR, September 20, 1996.
Reading. Twenty-Third Avenue Books, Portland, OR, September 18, 1996.
Writing and the Natural World, with author Robin Cody, Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, July 27-28, 1996.
Mapping the Wilderness: Writing Natural History and the Essay. Whittenberger Summer Writing Project, Albertson’s College, Caldwell, ID, June 9-21, 1996.
Writing the Landscape, with poet Edna Kovacs, Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, March 2-3, 1996.
Transforming Journal Writing into Literary Nonfiction. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 21-22, 1995.
Writing Book Proposals That Work. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, March 18-19, 1995.
Writing Your Life. Neahkahnie Institute, Nehalem, OR, October 8-9, 1994.
Writing the Borderland: A Workshop in Literary Nonfiction. International Women’s Writing Guild, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, August 12-19, 1994.
Writing Literature of Place. Tillamook Bay Community College, Nehalem, OR, July 30-31, 1994.
Writing the Borderland: A Workshop in Literary Nonfiction. International Women’s Writing Guild, Skidmore College, Sonoma, CA, April 8-10, 1994.
Literature and Place. International Women’s Writing Guild, Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY, August 13-20, 1993.
Right Brain Writing in a Left-Brain World: Understanding Creative Expression. International Women’s Writing Guild, Chicago, IL, May 1992.
