Upcoming Events


SBeasley Reading

 

~ Past Events ~

*2024*

October 27 – “Spotlight: The Book that Made Me the Writer I Am—Sylvia Plath’s Ariel: Poems” for Politics & Prose in Washington, DC. [Virtual]

October 25 – Writing Retreat in Charles Town, WV.

April 15 – Barrelhouse’s Conversations + Connections in Washington, DC.

March 14 – “The Life of a Poet” series in Washington, DC.

February 22 – Hood College in Frederick, MD.

February 9 – AWP Conference in Kansas City, MO.

*2023*

December 1 and 2 – Charlotte Lit in Charlotte, NC.

October 20/21 – Lit Youngstown Literary Festival in Youngstown, OH.

September 21 – Kimmel Harding Nelson Center’s Third Thursday Series in Nebraska City, NE.

September 7 – DiVerse Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, MD.
May 1 – Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
April 22 – McLean Project for the Arts in McLean, VA.
March 11  – AWP Conference in Seattle, WA.
March 9 – Storyknife AWP Offsite in Seattle, WA
February 9 – Davidson College in Davidson, NC.
January 22 – Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.
* 2022 *
Thursday, October 6 – Panel for the Library of Virginia Awards in Richmond, VA. [Virtual]
Friday, June 24 – Live from Storyknife in Homer, AK. [Virtual]
Saturday, May 7 – New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville, VA.
Sunday, May 1 – Literary Hill BookFest and Poets’ Corner@Tunnicliff’s in Washington, DC.
Saturday, April 9 – Writer’s Digest Poetry Virtual Conference.
Friday, April 1 – 5:30 PM – The 15th Annual Clemson Literary Festival in Clemson, SC.
March 8 – Omani-American Press Forum in Washington, DC.
February 7 – Cafe Muse in Bethesda, MD. [Virtual]
February 2 – This is Just to Say in Cork, Ireland. [Virtual]
* 2021 *
November 5 – HoCoPoLitSo in Columbia, MD. [Virtual]
November 3 – The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD. [Virtual]
October 7-9 – Lit Youngstown in Youngstown, OH.
September 20 – GoodWood in Washington, DC.
July 24 – Fairfax County Public Libraries. [Virtual]
July 15-17 – 1455 Festival. [Virtual]

July 12 – Cafe Muse. [Virtual]

June 24 –  Joaquin Miller Cabin Series. [Virtual]

June 3 – Fairfax County Public Libraries. [Virtual]

June 2 – “Let’s Talk Books: Women, Health, and Beauty.” [Virtual]

May 21 – Driftwood Press Chapbook Reading. [Virtual]
May 16 – Massachusetts Poetry Festival. [Virtual]
May 15 – Gaithersburg Book Festival. [Virtual]
May 13 – Poetry at The Dalí. [Virtual]
April 27 – Story & Song Bookstore Bistro. [Virtual]
April 24 – The Writer’s Center. [Virtual]
April 22 – Virginia Festival of the Book’s Shelf Life. [Virtual]
April 4 – Politics & Prose. [Virtual]
March 31 – University College Cork. [Virtual]
March 18 – McNally Jackson Books. [Virtual]
March 13 – Thacker Mountain Radio Hour. [Virtual]

March 11 – Oxford Conference for the Book. [Virtual]

March 8 – Traveling Molly’s Reading Series and Open Mic. [Virtual]

March 7 – Mercy Street Reading Series. [Virtual]

March 2 – Launch reading for Issue 7 of Cherry Tree. [Virtual]

February 3 – Wild & Precious Life Reading Series. [Virtual]

September 20 – “Poets in Pajamas” Reading Series. [Virtual]

August 14-15 – 13th Annual Lewes Creative Writers’ Conference. [Virtual]

July 15-18 – 2020 Cherry Tree Young Writers Conference. [Virtual]

March 6 – AWP Conference in San Antonio, TX.

January 15 – Lectores Reading Series in Tampa, FL.

~2019~

November 17 – In Your Ear in Washington, DC.

October 10 – The Freya Project in Washington, DC.

October 7 – Hood College in Frederick, MD.

August 16-17 – 12th Lewes Creative Writers’ Conference in Lewes, DE.

May 3 – Bull City House Party Reading Series in Hillsborough, NC.

March 20-23 – Cork International Poetry Festival in Cork, Ireland.

January 6 – University of Tampa Lectores in Tampa, FL.

~2018~

November 5-6 – Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.

November 1-4 – Delaware Seashore Writers Retreat in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

October 19-20 – West End Poetry Festival in Carrboro, NC.

October 12 – Southern Foodways Alliance Symposium in Oxford, MS.

September 22 – East City Book Shop in Washington, DC.

August 30 – Solid State Books in Washington, DC.

June 6 – 826DC lowercase series in Washington, DC.

May 15 – East City Bookshop in Washington, DC.

April 21 – Split This Rock Festival in Washington, DC.

April 12 – Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD.

March 25 – So and So Reading Series in Raleigh, NC.
March 24 – 8th Annual Gathering of Poets in Winston-Salem, NC.

March 10 – Literary Death Match in Tampa, FL.

March 7-10 – AWP Conference in Tampa, FL.

February 17 – The Volland Store in Alma, KS.

February 15 – Wichita State University in Wichita, KS.

February 12 – Washburn University in Topeka, KS.

February 7 – UNO Writer’s Workshop in Omaha, NE.

January 10 – University of Tampa Lectores in Tampa, FL.

~2017~

December 3 – Politics & Prose in Washington, DC.

December 4 – Cafe Muse in Friendship Heights, MD.

November 3-6 – 3rd International Literary Festival, to the sea-girt shores of Cyprus in Nicosia and Platres.

October 13 – “Other Words” FLAC Conference in Tampa, FL.

September 15 – Politics & Prose conversation with Karl Ove Knausgaard in Washington, DC.

July 13 – Franklin Electric Reading Series in Brooklyn, NY.

June 1 – Page Burner Reading Series at Arts Riot in Burlington, VT.

May 19-20 – YMCA Downtown Writers Center in Syracuse, NY.

April 20-21 – Auburn University in Auburn, Al.

April 12 – Russell Sage College in Troy, NY.

March 2 – State College of Florida in Venice, FL.

February 8 – 11 – AWP Conference in Washington, DC.

~2016~

November 3-6 – Sanibel Island Writers Conference in Sanibel, FL.

October 17 – River Styx Reading Series in St. Louis, MO.

October 6 – Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, MI.

September 24 – National Book Festival in Washington, DC.

July 8 – Hermitage Artist Retreat in Manasota Key, FL.

June 23 – University of Tampa MFA residency in Tampa, FL.

June 3 – McColl Center in Charlotte, NC.

April 29-30- Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem, MA

April 28 – Blackbird Poetry Festival at Howard County College in Columbia, MD

April 14-17 – Split This Rock Poetry Festival in Washington, DC.

April 12 – Fairfax High School in Fairfax, VA.

April 10 – Jubilant Thicket at Head House Books in Philadelphia, PA.

April 7 – 826DC in Washington, DC.

March 30-April 2 – AWP Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

March 17-19 – Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, VA.

March 12 – Ocean to Bay Conference in Wye Mills, MD.

March 10 – Goucher College in Baltimore, MD.

March 8 – Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, MD

February 23 – Crema Coffee Bar in Hartsville, SC.

February 22 – Monday Night Poetry & Music in Charleston, SC.

February 8-12 – Visiting Writer to the Rio Grande Valley, TX.

January 29-30 – Festival at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, VA.

January 21 – One Page More Books in Arlington, VA.

January 20 – Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD.

January 2 – Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, MD.

[Full information on past events in 2015 and earlier available upon request.]