NEWS & EVENTS
2023
April 28-30
I will be attending my 3rd Chanticleer Conference. My book, SLAIN OVER SPUMONI, is a finalist in the Novella category. (UPDATE: My book won First Place!) Sign up for my newsletter to find out where I'll be next!
2022
September 23-25
Join me as I attend my 4th PNWA Conference. I'll be at a signing table at the bookstore on Friday night, Sept. 23rd. Stop by and say hi!
August 21
National Spumoni Day in the United States! I will be interviewed by a local radio host about my book from a private launch party in Blaine, WA.
August 17
Slain Over Spumoni, my romantic mystery novella, is released! Private launch party was held in Issaquah, WA.
July 18
Signed contract for my first nonfiction book about Italians in the Pacific Northwest (coming Fall 2023).
February 2-6
First-time attendee in History Quill's Convention held virtually from the UK.
2019
October 18-20
My second Emerald City Romance Writers of America Conference held in Bellevue, WA.
September 15
PNWA Master Class with Jessica Brody held in SeaTac, WA.
August 22-25
My first Book Passage Mystery Conference held in Corte Madera, CA.
August 1
Master Class with Hallie Ephron at the Willamette Writers Conference, Portland OR.
April 26-28
My first Chanticleer Authors Conference held in Bellingham, WA.
April 14
My fourth annual Write Here Write Now fundraising event held by the Seattle7Writers at Hugo House.
March 28-31
My first Left Coast Crime Conference held in Vancouver, B.C.
March 24
My first Author's Guild event, Business Bootcamp for Writers, held in Seattle.
2018
October
Month-long research trip to Belgium and Italy.
August 18
Sisters in Crime Canada West Chapter Summer Retreat held in Victoria, B.C.
March 7-11
My second time at the Rainforest Writers Village held at Lake Quinault on the Olympic Peninsula.
January 27
My third annual Write Here Write Now fundraising event held by the Seattle7Writers at the Swedish Club.
2017
October 14 I'll be reading from my work in progress at Brilliant Moon Books in Shelton, WA.
September 23 I'm heading to New Orleans for my 2nd All Souls Con. It will be great to be with friends, including Dr. Deborah Harkness, author of the All Souls Trilogy.
September 9 Join me for my talk, Italians in the Pacific Northwest, at the Shelton Library.
July 20-23 Join me as I attend my 3rd PNWA Conference.
June 22-24 I'll be back in Portland for my third Historical Novel Society Conference.
April 16-22 Hypatia-in-the-Woods writing retreat (check out the blog post).
April 6-8, 2017 Join me in Portland for my first ever Publishing University hosted by the IBPA! I'm a new member and I look forward to connecting with other newbies or those that have attended in the past and want to share their experiences.