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2022 schedule of appearances:
- Millstadt Library Author Faire, Millstadt, Ill. Jan. 15. Website
- Conflation, St. Louis. Feb. 25-27. Website
- St. Louis Writer’s Guild speech, March 5.
- AWP National Conference, Philadelphia. March 23-26. Website
- Midsouthcon, Memphis. March 25-27. Website
- SIUE Graduate Symposium, online, April 5.
- SPJ Region 7 Conference, Wichita, Kan. April 7-9.
- Spine Books reading and broadcast, St. Louis. April 15.
- SIUE Mass Comm Week ethics speech, April 18.
- St. Louis SPJ Trivia Night emcee, St. Louis, Mo. April 30.
- Afterwords Bookfest, Edwardsville, IL. May 1.
- Smithton (Ill.) Library author event, May 28.
- ConCarolinas, Charlotte, N.C. May 3-5
- Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky. July 8-10. Website
- Plethora of Pens speech, Glen Carbon, Ill. July 11.
- Collinsville (Ill.) Library Book Fair, July 30.
- Edwardsville (Ill.) Book Fair, Sept. 17.
- St. Louis SPJ Journalist Boot Camp, Edwardsville, Ill. Sept. 24.
- Archon, Collinsville, Ill. Sept. 30- Oct. 2. Website
- Smithton (Ill.) Library signing, Oct. 22
- SPJ National Conference, Washington, D.C. Oct. 26-29 (speaker) Website
- ContraCon, Kansas City. Nov. 11-13 (tent.) Facebook
- Books-a-Million, Edwardsville, Ill. Nov. 19.
- Collinsville (Ill.) Holiday Fair, Dec. 3
2023 schedule of appearances:
- Writers of the Riverbend, Alton, Ill. Feb. 4
- Wednesday Club speech, St. Louis. Feb 8
- Conflation, St. Louis. Feb. 24-26
- AWP, Seattle, Wa. March 8-11
- AuthorCon, Williamsburg,Va. March 30-April 2 (tent.)
- SIUE Graduate Symposium, April 4 (tent.)
- Graduation! May 5
- ConCarolinas, Charlotte, N.C. June 1-4
- Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky. July 14-16.
- SPJ National, Las Vegas. Sept. 28-Oct. 1
- Archon, Collinsville, Ill. Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (tent.)
- ContraKC, Nov. dates TBA
Note that thanks to the Voldevirus, all public events are subject to change.