Upcoming Events:
Prayer & Poetry Retreat, Benet House @ St. Mary’s, Rock Island, IL February 7-8, 2020
Local Author Series, Davenport Eastern Library, Davenport, IA February 29, 2020, 3-4 pm
Brown Bag Discussion, Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, IL March 25, 2020, 12:00 pm
Prayer & Poetry Retreat, Benet House @ St. Mary’s, Rock Island, IL May 29-30 2020
David R. Collins Writers Conference, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, IA June 2020
2019 Appearances
Burlington by the Book sale & signing (with chocolate!), Burlington, IA on February 9
Authors @ McMillan Public Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI April 11
Read Local, Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf, IA April 10
Memoir Writing Workshop, Musser Public Library, Muscatine, IA May 18 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Micro-Memoir & Flash Nonfiction, Midwest Writing Center, October 19 2-4 pm
Book Bums, West Liberty Public Library, West Liberty, IA November 9 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
The Medieval Melusine, German American Heritage Center, Davenport, IA November 16
2018 Appearances
Sterling Lord Writers Workshop, Burlington Public Library, Burlington IA on November 17
Master Plots & Story Structures at the Midwest Writing Center on Saturday, November 10
Book Bums Workshop at West Liberty Public Library on Saturday, November 3
Banned Books Reading at the Rock Island Public Library on Wednesday, September 26
Author fair at Davenport-Eastern Library on Saturday, September 19
Reading and booksigning with Mary Davidsaver, author of the cozy mystery Clouds Over Bishop Hill, at River Lights bookstore in Dubuque, IA, July 28
“Master Plots” Workshop @ Creativity Camp, Langwood Education Center, Grandview, IA, June 16
Celebration of the Arts, West Liberty Public Library, May 19 1-4 pm
2017 Appearances
Book Bums, West Liberty Public Library, West Liberty, IA, November 4
Banned Books Reading, Midwest Writing Center, Rock Island, IL, September 27, 6:00 pm. Who doesn’t enjoy the naughty bits from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales? Full of lewdness and obscenity, and guess what—also classic, canonical literature.
Expressing the Psalms Workshop, St. Mary’s Monastery, Rock Island, IL, September 8-9
Great River Writer’s Retreat Reading, Midwest Writing Center, Rock Island, IL, September 6, 6:00 pm
Third Annual Clinton Book Festival at Clinton Community College, Clinton, IA, August 26
Clinton Reads: Writing with Research, Clinton Public Library, July 20
Creativity Camp, Langwood Education Center, Grandview, IA, May 19-21
Rock Town Lit Fest, Rock Island, IL, May 5-6
2016 Appearances
Author reading, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, November 7
Fall fiction workshops hosted by Writers on the Avenue, October and November
Clinton Book Festival, Clinton Public Library, Clinton, IA, August 27
Author signing, Deana’s Java Cafe, Clinton, IA, July 9
Book launch party for A Lesson in Manners
Writers on the Avenue Poetry Festival, Muscatine, IA, April 30
Read Local Program, Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf, IA, April 27
Author signing, Elly’s Tea & Coffee, Muscatine, IA, April 32
Classroom visit, City High School, Iowa City, IA, March 31
SISTERS Reading, Muscatine, IA, March 8
Several leading local women came together to read from SISTERS: An Anthology to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8, at the Muscatine History and Industry Center. This was a lovely, heartfelt, and moving celebration of sisterhood, women’s voices, and a community of accomplished people (and a front-page write-up in the newspaper the following day, too!). The event was taped thanks to faculty at MCC, and you might catch it running on the public access channel, Channel 9. Many thanks to sponsors Musser Public Library, Writers on the Avenue, and the Muscatine History and Industry Center for hosting this event.
2015 Appearances
Author fair, Moline Public Library, Moline, IL, December 5
Book Bums Writer’s Workshop, West Liberty Public Library, West Liberty, IA, November 7
Opening reader, SPECTRA Reading Series, Rock Island, IL, October 29
Researching and Writing Historical Fiction, Midwest Writing Center, October 17
Contact Misty to arrange a workshop, reading, classroom visit, or other event: