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2023 schedule of appearances:
- Bart DZ podcast, online. Jan. 16 (guest)
- Writers of the Riverbend, Alton, Ill. Feb. 4 (guest author)
- Wednesday Club speech, St. Louis. Feb 8 (presenter)
- Conflation, St. Louis. Feb. 24-26 (guest author)
- Second Life reading, online. Feb. 25 (presenter)
- Writer in the World reading, St. Louis, Mo. March 4 (emcee)
- AWP, Seattle, Wa. March 8-11 (attending)
- Banned Books roundtable, Edwardsville, Ill. March 28 (moderator)
Writing workshop, Second Life. April 1 (presenter)- SIUE Mass Comm Week ethics speech, Edwardsville, Ill. April 20 (presenter)
- River Bluff Review reading, Edwardsville, Ill. April 18 (presenter)
- ConCarolinas, Charlotte, N.C. June 1-4 (guest author)
- TechWrite STL, St. Louis, Mo. July 11 (presenter)
- Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky. July 14-16. (guest author)
- Alton Night Market, Alton, Ill. July 19 (guest author)
- Dragoncon, Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 31-Sept. 4 (guest author)
- Martin Public Library, Martin, Tenn. Sept. 9 (book signing)
- Plethora of Pens, Glen Carbon, Ill. Sept. 11 (speaker)
- Spine Book Fair, St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 16 (guest author)
- SPJ National, Las Vegas. Sept. 28-Oct. 1 (presenter/book signing)
- Archon, Collinsville, Ill. Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (LitUnd only)
- Melting Pot, Granite City, Ill. Oct. 7 (signing)
- Writers of the Riverbend, Alton, Ill. Oct. 14 (guest author)
- RWA/St. Louis Writers Guild, St. Louis Central Library, Oct. 21 (speaker/signing)
- ContraKC, Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 10-12 (guest author)
2024 schedule of appearances:
- AWP, Kansas City, Mo. Feb. 7-10 (attending)
- Conflation, St. Louis, Mo. Feb. 23-25 (guest author)
- Midsouthcon, Memphis, Tenn. March 22-23
- Sigma Tau Delta convention, St. Louis, Mo. April 3-6 (attending)
- ConCarolinas, Charlotte, N.C. May 31-June 2 (tent.)
- Archon, Collinsville, Ill. Oct. 4-6 (tent.)
Note that thanks to the Voldevirus, all public events are subject to change.