All times and places are subject to change, so please double check before you get in your car! Also, make sure to keep an eye on the Get Togethers thread at the Virtual Book Club for reader get-togethers at certain venues. To order signed books from specific stores, click on the bookstore names below. You can also find Laurie online — visit the Contact page or the News section of this site to find out where.
2019
(MWA NorCal Event) January 26 at 10:30 AM: Your Social Media Presence
Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland (parking in the area, or 5 minutes to BART)For all authors and would-be authors, whether traditional- or self-published: a workshop on social media, newsletters, websites, and more—all the essentials of your digital outreach. Maddee James (xuni web design) and Zoë Quinton (literary strategist) will help you figure out how to:
Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland (parking in the area, or 5 minutes to BART)For all authors and would-be authors, whether traditional- or self-published: a workshop on social media, newsletters, websites, and more—all the essentials of your digital outreach. Maddee James (xuni web design) and Zoë Quinton (literary strategist) will help you figure out how to:
- make the best use of your social media time
- focus on your target audience
- choose the essentials for your website to attract readers (and sell books!)
- write a great newsletter that makes people want to open it
- join exciting group promotion ideas
- understand and use affiliate links
- discover the basic principles of branding
All this and more! Plus, nibbles & coffee with your fellow writers. Free and open to all.
February 22 at 6:30 PM: Young Writers Program VIP Fundraiser
Food Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA
Help Laurie support the Young Writers Program of Santa Cruz, a nonprofit that helps school age kids tell their stories and publishes them in real live books.
March 28 to 31: Left Coast Crime
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
April 25: MWA Edgar Awards Banquet
New York City
October 30 to November 3: Bouchercon
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX
November 10: 7th Annual Ladies of Intrigue Conference
Mesa Verde Country Club, Orange County, CA
Laurie will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Ladies of Intrigue conference, hosted by Orange County Sisters in Crime and the Mystery Ink Bookstore.