Panels + Conferences
Upcoming
January 15, 2025: Tin House Winter Online Workshop - Editor Panel
Past
October 18, 2023: In Conversation with Jimin Han (The Apology) at McNally Jackson Books–Seaport (in person)
July 25, 2023: Editor’s Panel for Transforming Your Nonfiction Book from Idea to Reality with Emma Copley Eisenberg (virtual)
May 25, 2023: US Book Show: PW presents Editors Panel on Memoirs and Biographies (virtual)
April 30, 2023: The Changemaker Authors Conference: “Processing Feedback and Delving into Revision” (virtual)
April 27, 2023: Emerging Writers Fellows Talk at Center for Fiction
April 19, 2023: Poets & Writers presents “Mapping the Maze” (virtual)
February 17, 2023: Tin House Winter Workshop presents Editors’ Panel: “The Gentle (Red) Pen (virtual)
January 28, 2023: Kundiman Editors’ Panel (virtual)
July 23 & October 29, 2022: The Unexpected Shape: Editor Panel (virtual)
August 3, 2022: Lambda Literary Writer's Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices AQueersitions Editorial Panel (virtual)
March 15, 2022: Poets & Writers Presents Let Your Voice Be Heard: Editor Presentation (virtual)
February 9, 2022: Westwood Library presents: Monsoon Mansion, a Publishing Panel (virtual)
October 18, 2021: The Authors Guild presents “Path to Publication: Traditional and Small Press” (virtual)
September 22, 2021: Writer, Editor, Agent: Cinelle Barnes in conversation with Vivian Lee and Noah Ballard at The Resort (virtual)
September 14, 2021: Periplus Collective Editor Panel (virtual)
July 11-17, 2021: Tin House Summer Workshop (virtual)
May 11, 2021: Mae Fellowship Q&A (virtual)
December 12, 2020: Newton Literary Presents: Publishing Roundtable + BIPOC Pitch Event (virtual)
May 1, 2020: Triangle House Presents: Home Bound, a Virtual Lecture Series, “Food as Home”
Postponed (April 24–26, 2020): Unbound Book Festival in Columbus, MO
March 5–8, 2020: Association of Writers & Writing Programs in San Antonio, TX
March 27–30, 2019: Association of Writers & Writing Programs in Portland, OR
November 14-16, 2018: Editors & Agents Panel at Ohio State MFA program
November 7, 2018: The Authors Guild presents “From Manuscript to Marketplace” at the Queens Library
September 9, 2018: SLICE Literary Writers' Conference
July 21, 2018: Kweli International Literary Festival, at the New York Times Conference Center
June 29–July 1, 2018: Writers' League of Texas, Agents & Editors Conference
June 1, 2018: QWERTY/Girls Write Now Digital Media Exhibition Panel at the New York Historical Society
April 21, 2018: LA Times Festival of Books, "Writing Across All Media: The Ever-Evolving Nature of Storytelling"
September 10, 2017: Slice Literary Writers' Conference, "An Industry That Should Be Full of Diverse Voices"
June 24, 2017: Sarah Lawrence, Publish and Promote Your Book Conference
September 21, 2016: UNC Wilmington, “Issues of Diversity in Publishing”
June 27, 2015: Sarah Lawrence, Publish and Promote Your Book Conference
Classes
February 21-22, 2023: Making A Great First Impression: On Crafting the Perfect Query Letter for Poets and Writers (Virtual)
November 23, 2020: Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A Query Letter Workshop at The Resort, Long Island City, Queens (Virtual)
August 13, 2020: Memoir and Nonfiction Projects: Demystifying the Proposal Process at Asian American Writers’ Workshop (Virtual)
June 10, 2020: Demystifying the Nonfiction Proposal Process at The Resort, Long Island City, Queens (Virtual)
June 16, 2018: Mid-Sentence x Catapult: Getting Your Nonfiction Idea to Sell at New York Public Library
June 5 and June 19, 2018: Catapult Writing Course: 2-Week Memoir Master Class: From Idea to Proposal
Readings
(Canceled) March 6, 2020: AWP Off-site reading at The Parish (San Antonio, TX)
October 10, 2019 : 826NYC Reading Series at Pete’s Candy Store
September 4, 2019: NYC Writers for Migrant Justice at The Poetry Project (St. Mark’s Church Sanctuary)
April 25, 2019: Wrexham Road Reading at Sarah Lawrence College
March 13, 2019: Same Page Reading Series at KGB Bar
August 22, 2018: Kate Gavino's SANPAKU book launch & reading at Asian American Writers' Workshop
March 19, 2018: AWP Tampa Offsite Reading sponsored by Gamma Press
January 13, 2018: Difficult to Name Reading Series
November 12, 2016: Difficult to Name Reading Series
October 2, 2016: Dead Rabbits Reading