Would your book, writer, or poetry club be interested in Girl in a Box? I’m available for presentations, online or in-person! Reach out to me using the Contact form on this website (under “About”).

Upcoming Public Events

Sat., June 27, 2026, 1 pm, Out-of-the-Box Research: Pro-Tips for Writers; with author Jonelle Patrick, Mill Valley Public Library. Register here.

Tues, July 14, 2026, 8:45 am, KRSH radio Get Lit! Girl in a Box - Author Interview. https://www.krsh.com/getlit/

Sat., August 1, 2026, 1 - 2:30 pm, Researching Historical Fiction in Foreign Settings, a workshop with Linda Joy Myers, Belvedere-Tiburon Public Library.

Past Events

May 30, 2026, 2 pm, Yosano Akiko Forum 2026, featured speaker: Akiko in English (「晶子を英語で考える」), with Nancy Hamilton and Professor Noboru Ota, Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko, Sakai Japan.

Tues, June 2, 2026, 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Start of Summer Book Party with Five Sibylline Authors, Sausalito Books By the Bay, Sausalito, CA.

Sun, May 17, 2026, 2 pm, Girl in a Box Second Launch and Celebration of Japanese Women’s Arts including exhibit of onna-de style calligraphy of Akiko’s poems, live demonstration by 8th-Dan Calligraphy Expert Goyo Morimoto and shamisen nagauta musical performance by Junko Nakauchi. Books Inc., Pruneyard (Campbell, CA).

Sat, Apr 25, 2026, 1 pm, California Writers Club of Marin Local Author Book Fair, Book Passage, Corte Madera.

Tues, Apr 23, 2026, 6 pm, Girl in a Box Launch, speaking with Dr. Judy Halebsky, Director of MFA program, Edgehill Mansion, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA.

Tues, Apr 14, 2026, Featured Author, Writer’s Night Out, Macs at 19 Broadway, Fairfax, CA. www.writersnightout.com

Thurs., Mar 26, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Guest Reader in celebration of Women’s History Month, Monthly Community Dinner at Aqus Cafe, Petaluma. Sharing the stage with poet Anna Citrino and novelists Elaine Rock and Pamela Reitman.

Sat., Mar 14, 2026, Panelist, Writing Forward from the Past, Books at the Source: Literary Arts Summit, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.

Tighten Your Writing with a Poetry Game, Mill Valley Public Library, June and December 2023.