READINGS AND EVENTS
Sally is available for workshops, readings, book group discussions, and classroom visits. Please contact her at sally (at) quietmoon dot com.
UPCOMING:
Saturday, April 20--Washington, DC
Popular Culture Association Conference 2019
"The Stories They Could Re-Tell: Poems of Myths and Tales"
a reading with Karen Bjork Kubin, Sarah Ann Winn, and Marissa Glover McLargin
8:00am, Washington Room 6
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC
Saturday, April 13--Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont State Univ
Kestrel Issue 40 Celebration Reading
with Robert McKean, Matt Miller, and Justin Wymer
2-4 pm, Joe and Throw, 323 Adams Street
Fairmont, WV
2018
Saturday, November 10--Conway, Arkansas
CD Wright Women Writers Conference
"Reinventing Ever After: Women Reclaim the Fairy Tale"
creative reading panel
with Donna Vorreyer, Stacey Balkun, and Mary McMyne
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas 72035
Saturday, October 6, 2018--Frostburg, MD
Western Maryland Indie Lit Festival
appearing on Poetry Roundtable at noon
with Elizabeth Savage and Gerry LaFemina (Lyric Theatre)
appearing on Balancing Your Writing and Your Life at 2pm
with Richard Peabody and Nina Forsythe (Library Community Room)
Frostburg State University
Center for Literary Arts
20 E Main St.
Frostburg, MD 21532
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Saturday, April 14, 2018--University Park, MD
Second Saturday Lecture Series
"There Is More to the Storm than the Lightning: Two Poets Discuss Inspiration and Process"
reading/craft talk with Sarah Ann Winn
University Park Church of the Brethren, 5pm
2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017--Kensington, MD
visiting poet, Brookewood School
Kensington, MD
Thursday, August 17, 2017--Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Poetry Review Summer Roadshow
Nied’s Hotel, 6pm (social hour at 6; reading begins at 7pm)
reading with Lisa Summe and Amanda Newell
5438 Butler St
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Saturday, April 15, 2017--Newark, Delaware
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 4pm
Poet's Corner Reading Series
featured reader
S. College Ave.
Newark, Delaware
Saturday, February 11, 2017--Washington, DC
AWP, noon-1:15
"Breaking the Silence: Writing Infertility and Pregnancy Loss"
Monument, Marriott Marquis, Meeting Level Four
panel with Molly Spencer, Donna Vorreyer, Marcene Gandolfo,
and Kelly Hansen Maher
2016
November 8, 2016--Columbia, MD
Columbia Art Center, 7pm
Wilde Readings
reading with Michael Ratcliffe
Columbia MD 21045
October 14, 2016--Frostburg, MD
Frostburg Indie Lit Festival
Main Street Books, 6:30pm
reading with Rick Campbell and Teri Cross Davis
Frostburg, MD
Friday, April 15, 2016--Fairmont, WVA
Fairmont State University, 5:30
Kestrel Journal Fundraiser
reading with Marion Brown, Michael Cox, Marc Harshman,
Ray Keifetz, Gerry LaFemina Marie Manilla,
Kathleen Zamboni McCormick, Nancy Takacs, and Randi Ward
1201 Locust Ave
Fairmont, West Virginia
Friday, April 1, 2016--Los Angeles, CA
AWP
"Women in Speculative Fiction and Poetry"--a panel with Jeannine Hall Gailey,
Lesley Wheeler, Nancy Hightower, and Margaret Rhee
1:30 Room 505 LA Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015--Pittsburgh, PA
Classic Lines Books
Reading with Jennifer Jackson Berry and Les Kay, 7pm
5825 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, April 26, 2015--Knoxville, TN
SAFTA Reading Series
Reading with Deborah Bernhardt, 3pm
The Birdhouse Knoxville
800 N. 4th Ave
Knoxville, TN
2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014--Scranton, PA
Marywood University
Featured Reader, 7pm
Comerford Theatre (Center for Natural and Health Sciences)
Marywood U. campus, Scranton, PA 18509
Friday, October 24, 2014--Fairmont, WVA
Fairmont State University, 5:30
Kestrel Celebration
Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center
reading with Mike Koenig and Randi Ward
Sunday, September 28, 2014--Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Book Festival
Individual Artist Award winners reading, noon-1pm
(Maryland State Arts Council) at CityLit Tent
Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
Saturday, September 27, 2014--Kensington, MD
Kensington Row Bookshop
Reading with Robert Walicki, 7pm
3786 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD
Saturday, July 13, 2014--Pittsburgh, PA
Poetry at Modernformations Gallery
Hyacinth Girl Press/Vector Press reading, 7pm
4919 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Wednesday, March 26, 2014--Greensboro, NC
Cave Wall Reading Series at Scuppernong Books
Featured Reader, 7pm
304 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC
Sunday, April 13, 2014 - Arlington, Virginia
Iota Poetry Series
Reading with Maggie Rosen, 6pm
Iota Café and Club, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA
Saturday, March 1--Seattle, WA
AWP Bookfair
author signing at Mayapple Press table (table D37), 11:00 a.m.-noon
Friday, February 28, 2014--Seattle, WA
AWP Bookfair
author signing at Hyacinth Girl Press table (table T4), 11:00 a.m.-noon
Thursday, February 27, 2014--Seattle WA
Speculative Poetry Reading
reading with Jeannine Hall Gailey, Lesley Wheeler and others, 8pm
Jack Straw Building, Seattle, WA
Monday, February 24, 2014--Lexington, VA
Washington and Lee U.
featured reader, 7pm
Studio 11
11 S. Jefferson St., Lexington, VA 24450
2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013--Pittsburgh, PA
Hyacinth Girl Press Reading
East End Book Exchange
4754 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15224
Tuesday, April 30, 2013--Largo, MD
National Poetry Month Reading/Little Patuxent Review
12:30-2:30 Marlborough Hall, Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Rd, Largo MD 20774
Saturday, April 13, 2013--Fairmont, W VA
Kestrel Celebration, Fairmont State Univ.
Visiting Writers reading, 2-4 pm
Heston Farm, Fairmont, WVa
2012
September 21-22, 2012--Greenville, NC
Eastern NC Literary Homecoming
Friday 7pm: reader/speaker--tribute to James Applewhite
Saturday,2:15-3:45 workshop leader: The Poetic Line
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Saturday, June 23, 2012—Columbia, MD
Little Patuxent Review
contributors reading, 2-4pm
Oliver’s Carriage House, 5410 Leaf Treader Way, Columbia, MD 21044
Sunday, June 17, 2012—Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Featured Reader, Sunday Poetry and Reading Series, 2-3pm
Quiet Reading Room, Main Library, First Floor, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213
Saturday, June 9, 2012—Laurel, MD
C Street Arts Festival
reader, 2:25 pm
Writer’s Tent, C Street Arts District, Laurel MD
2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - Kensington, MD
Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
Reading with Myra Sklarew, 7pm
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave, Kensington MD
Friday, October 14, 2011 - Frostburg, MD
Western Maryland Small and Regional Press Festival
5:00 pm - Reading with Elizabeth Savage at Main Street Books
6:30 pm - Reception at the Center for Creative Writing
7:30 pm - Panel discussion on the editor/author relationship
(panelists: Kindred and Kestrel editor Donna Long)
Monday, October 3, 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA
Duquesne University Coffee House Reading Series
Reading with Shannon Cain, 7pm
Barnes & Noble Café, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh PA
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park Third Thursday Series
Reading with Mary Beth Hatem, Joshua Gray, and Don Berger
7:30pm in the Council Chamber / Auditorium
Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD
Friday, March 25, 2011 - Fairmont, WV
Fairmont State University, Dept. of Language and Literature
Kestrel Celebration Reading
March 4-10, 2011 - Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Day School
Writer in Residence (events not open to public)
Friday, February 25, 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA
University of Pittsburgh Writers’ Café
Reading with Angele Ellis and Open Workshop, 3-5pm
Writing Center, M2 Thaw Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Friday, February 25, 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA
Reading sponsored by The Carlow University Madwomen in the Attic, 8pm
Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro www.tazzadoro.net
1125 N. Highland Ave., Pittsburgh PA
Friday, February 4, 2011 - Washington, DC
AWP Bookfair
Author signing at Mayapple Press table, 9:30-11:00am
Author signing at Naugatuck River Review table, 11am
Friday, February 4, 2011 - Washington, DC
Mayapple Press authors reading, 8:15pm
Big Bear Cafe, 1700 1st Street NW, Washington DC
Sunday, January 9, 2011 - Arlington, Virginia
Iota Poetry Series
Reading with Maggie Rosen, 6pm
Iota Café and Club, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington VA