PUBLIC EVENTS for
SURVIVOR CAFÉ: The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory
(please check back for updates to this schedule)
February 20, 2019
in conversation with Dani Shapiro
7:30 pm
Kepler’s Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
February 24, 2019
Lecture at Richmond Museum of History
2:00 pm
400 Nevin Ave
Richmond, CA
March 6, 2019
on-stage interview at Jewish Book Week, LONDON
12:30 pm
Jewish Book Week, Kings Place
March 7, 2019
conversation with Anna Veprinska
6:30 pm
Wiener Library
29 Russell Square, LONDON
March 23, 2019
7:30 pm
Conversation with Devi S. Laskar about her debut novel
Atlas of Reds and Blues
Kaleidoscope Cafe
Point Richmond, CA
May 4-5, 2019
moderator for two panels at Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley
Saturday May 4, 11:45 pm
Saturday May 4, 3:15 pm
Please see full schedule for Festival
May 23-31, 2019
Love Comes in at the Eye,
a writers retreat in Connemara, IRELAND
Led by Jacki Lyden and Elizabeth Rosner
AND PREVIOUSLY…
**PAPERBACK LAUNCH:
September 5, 2018
Oakland, CA
7:00 pm
East Bay Booksellers
5433 College Ave
Oakland, CA 94618
September 16, 2018
Woodstock, NY
3:00 pm
The Golden Notebook
in conversation with Martha Frankel
29 Tinker St
Woodstock, NY 12498
October 4, 2018
Montclair, CA
7:00 pm
A Great Good Place for Books
6120 La Salle Ave
Oakland, CA 94611
November 4, 2018
San Francisco, CA
9:30 am
The Forum at Grace Cathedral
1100 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108
AND BEFORE THAT…(hardcover events)
June 7, 2018
Oakland, CA
6:00 pm
Main Library
First Floor Reading Area
125 14th Street
May 24, 2018
Walnut Creek, CA
1:00 pm
“Under One Tent” Contra Costa Jewish Books & Arts Festival
Fireside Room in Rossmoor
1001 Golden Rain Rd
May 24, 2018
Hayward, CA
7:00 pm
Cal State East Bay
The Biella Room
University Library
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
May 22, 2018
Waltham, MA
6:30 pm
Waltham Public Library
with Randy Susan Meyers
May 21, 2018
Newton, MA
7:00 pm
Newtonville Books
May 17, 2018
Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures
May 14, 2018
Burnt Hills, NY
6:00 pm
Town of Ballston Community Library
April 28-29, 2018
Bay Area Book Festival
Berkeley CA
April 28: panel on “The Art of Memory”
11:45 am to 1 pm
Brower Center, Tamalpais Room
April 29: “Thriving Past Trauma”
10 am to 11:15 am
Freight and Salvage: on-stage interview with Dr. Edith Eger, author of THE CHOICE
April 21-22, 2018
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Los Angeles, CA
April 21: panel on “Memory: How it Shapes You”
3:00-4:00 pm
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
April 10, 2018
Commonwealth Club of CA
110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105
6:00 pm
March 5, 2018
JCCSF, in-conversation with Helen Epstein
3200 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118
7:00 pm
February 24, 2018
Search for Meaning Festival, Seattle WA
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August 31, 2017
SPECIAL HOMETOWN EVENT~!
Schenectady Public Library, Schenectady NY
6:30 pm
September 12, 2017
Books Inc., Berkeley
LAUNCH & celebration
7:00 pm
September 14, 2017
Powells Books on Hawthorne, Portland OR
In conversation with Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder
7:00 pm
September 15, 2017
Elliott Bay Books, Seattle WA
7:00 pm
September 16, 2017
Browsers Bookshop, Olympia WA
7:00 pm
September 19, 2017
Green Apple Books, San Francisco CA
In conversation with Josephine Rowe, author of A Loving, Faithful Animal
7:00 pm
September 25, 2017
Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park CA
In conversation with Nicole Krauss, author of Forest Dark
7:30 pm Buy Tickets Here
October 6, 2017
Book Soup, Los Angeles, CA
7:00 pm
October 12, 2017
Why There Are Words, Sausalito CA
7:15 pm
October 13, 2017
Litquake: Lit by the Lake, Oakland CA
6:30 pm
October 16, 2017
Book Passage, Corte Madera CA
7:00 pm
October 19, 2017
Jewish Community Library, San Francisco CA
In conversation with Anne Germanacos, author of Tribute
7:30 pm
October 28, 2017
Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino CA
7:00 pm
November 7, 2017
Berkeley Arts & Letters, Berkeley CA
In conversation with Cristina Garcia, author of Here in Berlin
7:30 pm
November 14, 2017
Cafe Society at Kaleidoscope, Pt. Richmond CA
In conversation with Elizabeth Farnsworth, author of A Train Through Time
7:00 pm
November 16, 2017
Kramerbooks, Washington, DC
6:30 pm
November 18-19, 2017
Miami Book Fair International
details TBA
February 24, 2018
Search for Meaning Festival, Seattle WA
details TBA
WRITING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS
ONGOING: “First Words”
Generative writing class (usually) offered first Sunday of the month
in North Berkeley, 1-6 pm. $95 per session; group size limited.
Please contact me directly for more info: elizabeth@elizabethrosner.com
NOTE: Will travel to teach! In other words, I am available to offer workshops in your location, if you wish to discuss arrangements for a visit.
February 10-17, 2018
Rancho La Puerta
Stay Tuned. Details to come.
February 24, 2018
Search for Meaning Festival
Seattle University
March 7-10, 2018
AWP Conference
Tampa, FL
details TBA
PREVIOUSLY…
November 26 – December 3, 2016
Rancho La Puerta
“Writing & Reading Together, with Elizabeth Rosner”
http://www.rancholapuerta.com/special-events/elizabeth-rosner-2/
July 31 – August 4, 2016
Catamaran Writing Conference
Pebble Beach, CA
Details and Registration
June 27 – July 1, 2016
Green Mountain Writers Conference
Chittenden, VT
Details and Registration
February 10-14, 2016
San Miguel Writers’ Conference
Details and Registration
ELECTRIC CITY paperback book tour 2015 (gone but not forgotten)
September 10: 7:30 pm reading at Noepe Center (Edgartown, MA)
September 30: 7 pm reading at Newtonville Books w Tova Mirvis (Newton, MA)
October 8: 7 pm Why There Are Words, (Sausalito, CA)
October 9: 7 pm reading at 27 Powers (Alameda, CA)
October 11: 7 pm in conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn (Oakland, CA)
October 12: 7 pm reading at Books Inc. w Harriet Chessman (Palo Alto, CA)
October 14: 6 pm Litquake event honoring Squaw Valley (SF, CA)
October 15: 6 pm Litquake Women’s Night, Historical Fiction (SF, CA)
October 16-18: Beverly Hills Literary Escape (LA, CA)
October 19: writing workshop in Beverly Hills (LA, CA)
October 21: in conversation with Northwest Woodworking Studio (Portland, OR)
October 22: 7 pm reading at Elliot Bay Books (Seattle, WA)
October 26: 7 pm reading at Annie Blooms Books (Portland, OR)
November 3: 7:30 pm reading at Mrs Dalloways w Janis Newman (Oakland, CA)
November 5: 7 pm Stanford Book Club (Orinda, CA)
November 9: 7 pm reading at Coburg Community Center (Rexford, NY)
November 10: 7 pm Woman’s Club of Albany (Albany, NY)
November 11: 7 pm reading at RJ Julia Booksellers with Harriet Chessman (Madison, CT)
November 12: 8 pm reading @ Parkside Lounge with “Shades of Blue” anthology (NY, NY)
November 14: 3-5 pm reading w “Shades of Blue” anthology (The Patisserie, Milford, PA)
November 16-17: lecture for Jewish Federation (Broward County, FL)
Below is the list of events from 2014…
Friday, October 3rd
7:00pm Poetry Reading for Catamaran Literary Review
Tannery Arts Center
1050 River Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Saturday, October 11th
3:30pm Litquake: Off the Richter Scale
Hotel Rex
562 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Sunday, October 12th
2-4:00pm Emeryville Celebration of the Arts6121 Hollis Street Suite 900
Heritage Square, Emeryville, CA 94662
Tuesday, October 14th
6:30pm Litquake Panel: Does Literature Make You an Empath?
Mechanics Institute Library
2nd Floor Library
57 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
Wednesday, October 15th
7:00pm Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Saturday, October 18th
7:00pm Copperfields
850 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tuesday, October 21st
7:30pm Pegasus Books on Solano
1855 Solano Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Wednesday, October 22nd
7:00pm Books Inc.
855 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Thursday, October 23rd
6-8:00pm Alley Cat Bookshop & Gallery*
3036 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
* This will be a SPECIAL EVENT featuring a reading from GRAVITY
and a showing of artwork by Lola Fraknoi
Saturday October 25th
1 – 1:45 pm California Capital Book Festival: Fiction Panel
Sacramento Convention Center
1400 J Street
Sacramento, California
Tuesday, October 28th
7:00pm Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Wednesday, October 29th
6:00pm In-conversation with Martin Amis
Mechanics Institute
57 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
(tickets for purchase)
7:30pm Temple Sinai
(poetry reading with Sharon Coleman and Richard Silberg)
808 Summit St.
Oakland, CA 94609
Sunday, November 2nd
1:15 pm Lafayette Library & Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, CA 94549
Wednesday, November 5th
7:00pm BookCourt
163 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Thursday, November 6th
6:00pm Inquiring Minds
6 Church Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
Sunday, November 9th
2:00pm The Open Door
Schenectady County Public Library
99 Clinton St.
Schenectady, NY 12305
Monday, November 10th
7:00pm Nott Memorial
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Thursday, November 13th
7:00pm Books Inc.
1760 4th Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Friday, November 14th
7:00pm Orinda Books
276 Village Square
Orinda, CA 94563
Tuesday, November 18th
7-9:30 pm Inside Storytime
La Movida Wine Bar
3066 24th Street
San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, November 19th
7:00pm A Great Good Place For Books
6120 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Miami Book Fair International
November 21-24
Details TBA
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS!
Thursday, December 11th
7:00pm Why There Are Words
333 Caledonia St.
Sausalito, CA 94965
Saturday, December 20th
7:30pm Under the Influence
The Emerald Tablet, A Creativity Salon
Details
PAST OFFERINGS:
Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
July 31-August 2, 2014
www.mcwc.org
Holland Lake Lodge
Writers Workshop/Retreat
Swan Valley, Montana
September 11-18, 2014