2012

February

7    Find Your Voice, a workshop for Young Willamette Writers; Portland, OR

11  Find Your Voice, (a workshop for high school sophomores through seniors) Sherwood Library; Sherwood, OR

29   Discover the Book You Were Meant to Write, Session 1

March

19  Spring Equinox Writing Retreat Evening

28  DTB Session 2

April

23  Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, Gerding Theater, Portland, OR

25  DTB Session 3

May

16-17  Workshops & reading in Klamath Falls, OR through Literary Arts OBA Author Tour

23  DTB Session 4

June

2    Got Books?  Young adult literature extravaganza at Klindt's Books in The Dalles, OR

13  Reading & Signing at Elysian Fields Books & More in Dayton, OH

August

1  PMODP Reading, Signing, and Paperback Release Celebration at A Children's Place Bookstore in Portland, OR

November

17  Manzanita Writers' Series; Manzanita, OR

2011

January

23 Writing New Love Stories:  Day-long workshop

February

7, 14, 21, 28  Loving What We Love Weekly writing workshop

19  Self as Natural Resource: Preservation, Sustenance, and Self Care Morning Retreat at St. David of Wales

March

3-5  Opening the Ground: Coastal Writing Retreat at Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport, OR

20   Spring Equinox Retreat:  To Be Small & New

April

Pre-order your copy of Putting Makeup on Dead People!

4, 11, 18, 25  Come to the Orchard in Spring

17  Divas in De-Stress  (awesome woman empowerment expo and fundraiser for SARC)

May

13  "Return to Joy: Remembering Why You Love to Write" (Master Class at the Saints & Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans, LA)

15  "Turn on Your Heartlight: Yoga & Writing for the Heart" at Wild Lotus Yoga in New Orleans

17  Reading & Signing for Putting Makeup on Dead People at Garden District Books in New Orleans

24  Putting Makeup on Dead People publication date & release party at Hall of Records, 7:00 p.m. onward in Portland, OR

June

3  Reading & Signing for Putting Makeup on Dead People at Queen Anne Books in Seattle, WA

20 Summer Solstice Retreat Evening

28 Turn on Your Heartlight:  Yoga & Writing for the Heart in Pittsburgh, PA--details to come soon!

30 Reading & Signing at Barnes & Noble in Cranberry, PA

July

7  Reading & Signing for Putting Makeup on Dead People at Powell's Books on Hawthorne in Portland, OR

August

5  Rite to Write:  Writing as Tranformative Ritual, followed Reading & Signing for Putting Makeup on Dead People at New Renaissance Bookshop, Portland, OR

September

22 Fall Equinox Writing Retreat: To Release with Grace

October

8-9 Wordstock Literary Festival, Portland, OR:  Reading & Signing, Panel Appearance, & Workshop!  Check out Wordstock's website for tickets and details!

15 Signing books at the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association annual trade show, Portland, OR

29  Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, LA