Sept 30—Santa Fe, N.M.
Mistress of Ceremony at the Inaugural Santa Fe Literary Garden Party, a fund-raiser for the Tony Hillerman-Michael McGarrity Endowed Scholarship in Creative Writing at the College of Santa Fe.

Oct. 6—Santa Fe, N.M.
Reading at “Words on Fire!” The New Mexico Short Story Festival

Oct. 19-21—Colorado Springs, CO
Women Writing the West—13th Annual Conference
Sat. 20th-(2:15-3:45) Workshop:“Creating Female Villains and Victims.”
(7:00 p.m.) Willa Winners Banquet Keynote Speaker. “Writing Real: The Author’s Obligation.”

Nov. 2-4 Albuquerque, N.M.
The Tony Hillerman Writers Convention: Focus on Mystery
Faculty member, Moderating panel:“Creating Short Stories that Sizzle.”
Coaching writers and organizing meetings with literary agents.