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NOTE: Events, dates, and times are subject to change without notice.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Speaking Engagement & Book Signing
St. Christopher’s School
711 St. Christopher’s Road
Richmond, VA 23226
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
St. Christopher’s School in
Richmond, Virginia hosts speakers throughout the year for their student
body and the greater Richmond community. For more information contact
Delores Smith at 804-282-3185 or visit their Web site at www.stchristophers.com.
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Time: 1:00 PM
Speaking Engagement & Book Signing
South Carolina Book Festival
State Fairgrounds
Columbia, SC
This event is open to the public.
The South Carolina Book Festival,
held annually in Columbia, features nationally-known authors for
readings and book signings. For more information contact the Festival
staff at 803-771-2477 or visit their Web site at www.scfestival.org.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Time: 4:00 PM
Virginia Poverty Law Center Book Signing
SAKS Fifth Avenue
Stoney Point Fashion Park
Richmond, VA
This event is free and open to the public.
The Virginia Poverty Law Center,
Inc. (VPLC) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1978 to
provide legal assistance to Virginia's low income residents in civil
cases, to provide training to Virginia's legal aid programs, and to
assist low income Virginians and legal aid programs with legislative
and administrative proposals affecting the poor in Virginia. For more
information contact Sarah Jane Wyatt at 804-782-9430, SAKS at
804-320-6960or visit their Web sites at www.vplc.org and www.saksfifthavenue.com.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Time: 7:30 PM
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Speaking Engagement
University of Richmond, Jepson Alumni Center
Richmond, VA
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
The Virginia Poverty Law Center,
Inc. (VPLC), is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1978 to
provide legal assistance to Virginia's low income residents in civil
cases, to provide training to Virginia's legal aid programs, and to
assist low income Virginians and legal aid programs with legislative
and administrative proposals affecting the poor in Virginia. For more
information contact Sarah Jane Wyatt at 804-782-9430 or visit their Web
site at www.vplc.org.
Friday, March 19, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Speaking Engagement and Book Signing
Virginia State Reading Association Annual Conference
Marriott Hotel & Convention Center
500 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA
This is a private event.
The Virginia State Reading
Association (VSRA) is a professional non-profit organization of
educators and interested individuals actively engaged in the
development of literacy throughout the Commonwealth. As a community of
learners we will improve communication, provide literacy information,
increase opportunities for professional growth, and share research and
current best instructional practices. This is a private event. For more
information contact Rebecca Quesenberry at
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or visit their Web site at www.vsra.org.
Friday, March 27, 2004
Time: 12:00 PM
Speaking Engagement & Book Signing
Virginia Festival of the Book
Crime Wave Luncheon
Omni Hotel
235 W. Main Street
Charlottesville, VA
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
The 10th annual Virginia Festival of
the Book offers a wide range of author and storyteller programs
throughout the 4-day festival. This program offers a luncheon with
crime and mystery writers. For more information contact the Festival
staff at 434-924-3296 or visit their Web site at www.vabook.org.
Friday, April 9, 2004
Time: 8:45 AM
Biennial Conference for Women
Speaking Engagement/Book Signing
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
"Women in Progress" is a celebration
of the vital impact that women are making around the nation and world.
The 2004 Conference promises an engaging forum in which women can build
upon their existing foundation and further their life careers. For more
information contact Beth Katsinas at 217-333-6811 or visit their Web
site at www.theconferenceforwomen.com.
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Time: 6:00 PM
Speaking Engagement
Tennessee Writer’s Hall of Fame
Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
The East Tennessee Foundation is
sponsoring the first annual Tennessee Writer’s Hall of Fame to honor
Tennessee writers and support statewide literacy efforts. For more
information contact John Goins at 865-594-1507 or visit their Web site
at www.easttennesseefoundation.org.
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Time: 1:00 PM
Speaking Engagement and Book Signing
Capital Book Festival: A Celebration of Notable Authors
Fairfax County Government Center
Fairfax, VA
This event is free and open to the public.
The Fairfax County Public Library
Foundation is sponsoring the first annual Capital Book Festival: A
Celebration of Notable Authors to benefit the Fairfax Public Library
and the community which they serve. This event is free and open to the
public. For more information contact the staff of the Fairfax County
Public Library Foundation at 703-467-3000 or visit their Web site at www.fcplfoundation.org.
Friday, September 17, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Remarks and Award Presentation
VCU First Novelist Award Presentation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
This event is free and open to the public.
VCU First Novelist Award – The
Master in Creative Writing Program at VCU presents this annual award to
a rising new talent in the literary world. The award presentation
includes a reading and book signing by the award winning novelist, as
well as a panel discussion among writers, agents, editors, publishers
and book sellers focusing on the journey of a new writer. For more
information on this event, contact Jamie Stillman at 804-827-0856 or
visit the event web site at www.has.vcu.edu/eng/resources/first_novelist.htm.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Speaking Engagement and Book Signing
CONCERN
Cedar Crest College
100 College Drive
Allentown, PA
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
CONCERN – Professional Services for
Children, Youth, and Families is a private, non-profit community-based
child welfare agency founded in 1978 to serve abused, neglected,
abandoned and/or delinquent children and youth. CONCERN offers services
through programs including foster care, counseling, community life
skills, and delinquency services. This event is open to the public
however tickets are required. For more information contact Glen
Hillegass at 610-944-0445 or visit their Web site at www.concern4kids.org.
Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Time: 10:00 AM
Speaking Engagement and Book Signing
Pittsburgh Town Hall Lecture Series
Upper St. Clair High School
Pittsburgh, PA
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
Each year the Pittsburgh Town Hall
Lecture Series offers innovative speakers for the greater Pittsburgh
community. This event is open to the public however tickets are
required. For more information contact Susan Miller at 418-854-4837 or
visit their Web site.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Time: 9:00 AM
Speaking Engagement/Event Kickoff
2004 Capital Club Run for READ
Brown’s Island
Richmond, VA
The event is free and open to the public.
The 2004 Capital Club Run for READ
is a 5K run along Richmond’s Kanawha Canal at Brown’s Island and Belle
Isle. All proceeds benefit the READ Center’s One-o-One tutoring
program. This event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Amy Conrad at The READ Center at 804-353-1587 or
visit their web site at www.readcenter.org.
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Time: 2:00 PM
Speaking Engagement and Book Signing
West Virginia Book Festival
Charleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
The event is free and open to the public.
Each year the West Virginia Book
Festival offers something for book lovers of all ages and interests:
authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival Marketplace, Word Play,
a used book sale, meet the author events, workshops and panel
discussions. The event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact Cindy Miller at 304-343-4646 or visit their web
site at www.wvhumanities.org.
October 26 - November 21, 2004
Engaged in the HOUR GAME Book Tour
Saturday, November 6, 2004
Time: 6:30 PM
Friends Author Gala in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Chandler Public Library
Speaking Engagement/Book Signing
Oakwood Country Club
24218 S. Oakwood Blvd.
Sun Lakes, AZ
This event is open to the public, tickets required.
Chandler Public Library will be
celebrating its 50th anniversary by hosting a Friends Author Gala. For
more information, contact the Chandler Public Library Events
Coordinator at 480-782-2800 or visit their Web site at www.chandlerlibrary.org.
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