Wednesday, February 22nd, 7pm
"Women Writers in the 21st Century: Not Your Grandmother's Sense and Sensibility,"
conversation with Mary Gaitskill and Sarah Shun-lien Bynum. Moderated by Maile Chapman.
Black Mountain Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Student Union Ballroom, free and open to the public.
Thursday, March 1st, 10:30-11:45am
AWP Conference at the Chicago Hilton
"Selling Out Everyone You Love: The Ethics of Writing Nonfiction,"
panel discussion with Krista Bremer, Lee Martin, Stephen Elliott, and Brian Doyle
about writing about others in creative nonfiction.
Thursday, March 1st, Noon-1:15pm
AWP Conference, Chicago Hilton
"Eminent Debuts: Four Authors Discuss Their First Nonfiction Books,"
a panel discussion with Barrie Jean Borich, Bonnie J. Rough, Ryan Van Meter, and Ira Sukrungruang
about how creative nonfiction debuts compare across mainstream, independent, and university presses.
Thursday, March 1, 7:30.
Benefit reading for 826 Chi, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Appearing with Nick Flynn, Brian Spears, Sommer Browning, Dan Telfer and Hawley Shoffner.
$5 donation suggested at door.
Saturday, March 3rd, Doors open at 7pm. Reading starts at 8pm.
The Sun Magazine reading at the Heartland Cafe
7000 N Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL
Reading with Sy Safransky, Poe Ballentine, and Krista Bremer
Free. Drinks/food available for purchase.
Wednesday, March 21st, 7:30pm
Powell's Books
1005 W. Burnside, Portland, Oregon
Thursday, March 22nd, 7pm
Elliott Bay Books
1521 Tenth Ave, Seattle, Washington
Friday, March 23rd, 6:30pm
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest, Washington
Monday, March 26th, 7pm
A Wild Night With Sugar & The Rumpus
Housing Works Bookstore
126 Crosby Street, NYC
Cheryl will read from "Wild"
also featuring writers Aryn Kyle, Stephen Elliott, Pam Houston,
Alexander Chee, Gabrielle Hamilton, Max Fenton, Elyssa East, David Gutowski,
Paul Lisicky and Emily St. John Mandel, who will be reading excerpts from "Dear Sugar."
Music by Widowspeak and Dayna Kurtz.
Tickets: $10. Advance purchase strongly encouraged.
Click below for more information. Advance tickets are sold out, but some will be available at the door.
Tuesday, March 27th, 7pm
Reading with Pam Houston
The Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, New York
Wednesday, March 28th, 7pm
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St, Brookline, Massachusetts
Saturday, March 31st, day time, TBA
TEDx ConcordiaUPortland
Cheryl will be giving a TEDx talk.
Concordia University, Portland, Oregon
Tickets go on sale January 31st
Saturday, March 31st, 7:30pm
Live Wire! Radio at the Alberta Rose Theater
3000 NE Alberta, Portland, Oregon
Monday, April 2nd, 7pm
Books Inc.
1760 Fourth St, Berkeley, California
Tuesday, April 3rd, 6pm
BookPassage
San Francisco Ferry Building, San Francisco, California
Wednesday, April 4th, 7:30pm
Zocalo Public Square:
On-stage interview by Meghan Daum, "Why We Go Alone Into the Woods."
Museum of Contemporary Art
250 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, April 11th, 7pm
Left Bank Books
399 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, Missouri
Thursday, April 12th, 6pm
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, April 13th, 7:30pm
Tattered Cover
2526 East Colfax Ave, Denver, Colorado
Sunday, April 15th, 1-4pm
Writing seminar, "The Story You Have To Tell: Writing from the Urgent Place"
Fly-By Writer’s Project, Lighthouse Writers Workshop
1515 Race Street, Denver, Colorado
Monday, April 16th, 7pm.
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tuesday, April 17th, 7pm
The Bookcase
607 East Lake Street
Wayzata, Minnesota
Wednesday, April 18th, 7pm
Common Good Books
38 South Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
Thursday, April 19th, 7pm
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Miller Hill Mall
Duluth, Minnesota
Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Times TBA
Friday, May 4th, 6:30pm
Paulina Springs Books
Sisters, Oregon
Saturday, May 5th, 6:30pm
Paulina Springs Books
Redmond, Oregon
Tuesday, May 15th, 7pm
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, Oregon
June 4-8th
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Lit Fest
Denver, Colorado
Cheryl is teaching an advanced memoir workshop, "The Fearless Story."
Click the link below for class description and to register.
Monday, June 11th, 7pm
Annie Bloom's Books
7834 SW Capital Highway
Portland, Oregon
June 24-29
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
"The Story You Have To Tell," a writing workshop for writers of
all levels and interests at the legendary Esalen Institute. There will
be plenty of time to soak in the hot springs, hike, and relax too.
Delicious food is provided on site.
Click the link below for details and to register.
Saturday, June 30th, 7:30pm
Point Reyes Books
11315 State Route 1
Point Reyes Station, California
July 15-21
Port Townsend Writers' Conference
Port Townsend, Washington
Cheryl is teaching a week-long memoir workshop.
Click the link below for details and to register. (Cheryl's workshop is FULL.)
Sunday, July 22nd, 4pm
Village Books
Bellingham, Washington
Monday, July 23rd, 7pm
Orca Books
Olympia, Washington
November 8-11
Cheryl is teaching a memoir workshop at the Sanibel Island Writers Conference.
Details TBA soon.
Sanibel Island, Florida
