SPEAKING & TEACHING

 

OVERVIEW

Need an effective and engaging speaker or workshop instructor at your next event? I have presented or taught workshops on writing, editing, and publishing, and have been a guest speaker and panelist at various writers' conferences and literary festivals around the country. 

where I’ve spoken

  • Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference, Seattle, WA

  • Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) Conference, Chicago, IL

  • Orcas Island Literary Festival, Orcas Island, WA

  • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Conference, Honolulu, HI

  • 805 Writers’ Conference, Oxnard, CA

  • The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference, Los Angeles, CA

  • The Hatchery Press, Los Angeles, CA

  • Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) / Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network (SPAWN) Group, Ventura, CA

  • San Gabriel Valley Women Writers, Pasadena, CA

  • Santa Monica College, Creative Writing Class (guest speaker), Santa Monica, CA

where I’ve TAUGHT

  • University of Iowa, English Department, Iowa City, IA

  • Hawaii Pacific University, ELS Language Center, Honolulu, HI

  • Sacred Hearts Academy, 9th grade English, Honolulu, HI

  • ASSETS School (for gifted and/or dyslexic students), Honolulu, HI