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