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PAST EVENTS: 2 0 1 1 Thursday, March 3, 7:00 p.m. Speaking: "Character Tool Kit" Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Tsunami Books Eugene, OR 
Sunday, March 6, 2:00 p.m. Literacy Month Author Series presents Seattle7Writers w/ Erica Baumermeister Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma, WA
April 1-3 Whidbey Island Writers present: Conference Unconfidential 2011 Friday, April 1 Teaching: "Pulling Better Stories from Passion" Saturday, April 2 Fiction Fireside Chat with Garth Stein and Anjali Banarjee
Saturday, April 16 Teaching: "The Art of Voice" Panelist: "An Agent in Your Future?" Field's End Writer's Conference Kiana Lodge Poulsbo, WA
Tuesday, May 17, 7:00 p.m. Speaking "The Art of Arc: Getting Those Flabby Middles in Shape" Field's End Writer's Roundtable Bainbridge Island Library Bainbridge Island, WA
Thursday, August 11, 5:30 p.m. Seattle7Writers Cookout Queen Anne Books Back Patio 1811 Queen Anne Ave N Seattle, WA Celebrate summer with a cookout and a cavalcade of Seattle authors at Queen Anne Books! Bring gently used books to contribute to Seattle7's pocket libraries for those in our community who don't have regular access books.
Monday, August 15, 7:00 p.m. Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices Elliott Bay Books 1521 10th Avenue Seattle, WA Discussion and reading with the authors, including Jennie Shortridge, Erica Bauermeister, Dave Boling, Kit Bakke, Peter Mountford, Matthew Amster-Burton and David Lasky.
Saturday, October 15 Seattle7Writers presents two awesome events for writers and readers:  Write Here Write Now: a full-day writers intensive with all your favorite Northwest authorsUp Late Reading: a wild and quirky night of author readings as you've never seen them before!More info soon at Seattle7Writers
PAST EVENTS: 2 0 1 0 Tuesday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. Television Appearance AM Northwest: Helen's Book Club KATU TV Channel 2 Portland, OR
Friday, January 15, 7:00 p.m. Reading and Signing Beach Books 37 N Edgewood St. Seaside, OR
Saturday, January 16, 7:00 p.m. Manzanita Writers Series Manzanita, OR
Thursday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. Reading and Signing Elliott Bay Books 101 South Main Street Seattle WA Don't miss one of the last chances to hang out at the historic Pioneer Square store!
Monday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. Northwest Author Spotlight Bellevue Library 1111 110th Ave NE Bellevue WA
Saturday, February 27, Noon - 2 p.m. Seattle7Writers signing their books! Costco—Aurora Village 1175 North 205th Street Seattle, WA Jennie Shortridge, Garth Stein, Erica Baumermeister, Stephanie Kallos, Randy Sue Coburn, Kit Bakke, Carol Cassella and Mary Guterson
Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m. Author! Author! Two Seattle authors for the price of one (free!) Jennie and Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients St. Helens Book Shop 2149 Columbia Blvd. St. Helens, OR 503-397-4917
Thursday, March 4, 7:00 p.m. Author! Author! Two Seattle authors for the price of one (free!) Jennie and Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232 503-284-1726
Friday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. Author! Author! Two Seattle authors for the price of one (free!) Jennie and Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients Tea Party Bookshop 420 Ferry St. SE Salem, Oregon 97301 Corner of Ferry and Liberty 503-990-6471
Saturday, March 6, 5:00 p.m. Author! Author! Two Seattle authors for the price of one (free!) Jennie and Erica Bauermeister, The School of Essential Ingredients Sunriver Books & Music Sunriver Village Building 25C Sunriver, OR 97707 541-593-2525
March 13-14 Tucson Festival of Books Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Signing at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore booth Sunday, 1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion with Jamie Ford and Eileen Connell University of Arizona Campus Tucson, AZ
Thursday, March 18, 7 p.m. Meet the Author and Reading Shoreline Library 345 Northeast 175th Street Shoreline, WA 98155-3517 206-362-7550
Sunday, March 28, 2 p.m. Meet the Author and Reading North Bend Library 115 E. 4th North Bend, WA 98045 425-888-0554
April 9-11 23rd Annual Spring Conference Oregon Writers Colony at the lovely Sylvia Beach Hotel Newport, OR Spend the weekend with Jennie and agent Verna Dreisbach and kick your writing, and your writing career, up a notch! Limited space available. For more info or to register click here. 
Wednesday, April 21, 11:30 a.m. Literary Lunch A benefit for Writers in the Schools Presented by Seattle7Writers & Third Place Books The Gold Room The Nile Country Club 6601 244th SW Mountlake Terrace, WA more info click here
Tuesday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. University of Oregon Bookstore/The Duck Store Reading and Signing 895 East 13th Eugene, OR 97403 541-346-4331 Thursday, May 13, 7:00 p.m. Reading with author Erica Bauermeister Darvill's Bookstore on Orcas Island 296 Main Street Eastsound, WA 360-376-2135
Friday, May 14, 7:00 p.m. Reading with author Erica Bauermeister Griffin Bay Bookstore on San Juan Island 155 Spring Street Friday Harbor, WA
Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m. Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025-4358 650-324-4321
Friday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. Coffee & Conversation with Author Jennie Shortridge Towne Center Books 555 Main Street Pleasanton, CA 94566-6601 925-846-8826
Saturday, May 22 Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, CA 94925 415-927-0960 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Writing Workshop: Pulling Story from Passion 4 p.m. Jennie reads from and discusses her fourth bestselling novel, When She Flew
Thursday, June 24, 7:00 pm Reading and Signing Naked Winery 2nd and Cascade Street Hood River, OR Brought to you by Waucoma Books
June 25-27 Keynote and Writing Workshop Summer in Words Writing Conference Manzanita, OR Email Jessica, jessicapage@spiritone.com, for more information
The Novel: Live! Jennie and 35 other Northwest authors (including Garth Stein, Jamie Ford, Erica Baumermeister, Nancy Pearl and more) wrote a marathon novel in just six days, October 11-16, 2010, at Seattle's Richard Hugo House, raising over $10,000 for literacy. The novel will be published this spring by Open Road Integrated Media as an E-book and print-on-demand book. Watch the trailer:
PAST EVENTS: 2 0 0 9 Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 p.m. Inklings Bookshop 5629 Summitview Ave. Yakima, WA 509-965-5830
Thursday, January 8, 7:00 p.m. Book Club Event The Bookery 1 Basin Street NW Ephrata, WA 509-754-5321
Saturday, March 7, 6:00 p.m. Literary Lions Gala a fundraiser for King County Libraries Bellevue Regional Library 1111 - 110th NE Bellevue, WA 425-369-3448 for tickets
Saturday, April 18, 5:00 p.m. Sunriver Books & Music Sunriver Village Building 25C Sunriver, OR 541-593-2525
Sunday, April 27, 3-5:00 p.m. Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Signing: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, Booth 614 UCLA Campus Los Angeles, CA www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
Sunday, June 7, 1:00 p.m-3:00 p.m. Summer Reading Kick-Off with Jennie Shortridge, Kaya McLaren, and Sheila Roberts A Book For All Seasons 703 Highway 2 Leavenworth, WA 98826 (509) 548-1451 (866) 227-8747 www.abookforallseasons.com
Friday-Sunday, June 19-21 Summer In Words Writers' Conference In the beautiful seaside town of Manzanita, OR Instructors: Bill Johnson, Gloria Kempton, Jessica Morrell & Jennie Shortridge For info or registration, contact Mindy Halleck at jessicapage@spiritone.com
Saturday, August 15, 9:00 a.m.-noon Race For Literacy, a fundraiser for The Literacy Council of Kitsap View Ridge Elementary 3250 Spruce Rd Bremerton, WA www.kitsapliteracy.org
Sunday, August 16, all day Author readings, music, celebrations Founders Day, Oregon Writers Colony City Hall Community Room Rockaway Beach, OR Find out more about it here.
Monday, August 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Small, personalized writers workshop with Jennie at the Oregon Writers Colony Beach House Writers 911: 9 principles to write by, 1 personal major writing issue addressed, and at least 1 personalized writing solution for each attendee. Troubleshoot your writing project with Jennie Shortridge. Can't figure out why your fiction doesn't sell? Ready for an injection of honesty, supplemented with real-world inspiration? If you agree to bring an open mind and enthusiasm, Jennie will pre-read a portion of your work and weave it into this dynamic, hands-on workshop for yet-to-be published writers who are ready to make a breakthrough. Bargain price ($25), class size limited. To register, contact Jennie
Tuesday, September 2, 6:30 p.m. "Rules Are Made To Be Broken: The Truth About the 10 Most Common 'Rules" for Writers" Willamette Writers 1422 SW 11th Portland, OR 503-452-1592 www.willamettewriters.com
Friday, September 5, 11:30 a.m. "Giving Up 'Perfect' for 'Better:' The Journey to Becoming Real in Life and Business" eWomenNetwork Luncheon Seattle Women's University Club 1105 Sixth Avenue Seattle, WA To register
Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. A Special Evening with Three Northwest Authors Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, and Thor Hanson will discuss the craft of writing, read excerpts from their latest books, answer questions from the audience, and meet with readers during a reception Fremont Place Books 621 N. 35th St. Seattle, WA 206-547-5970 www.fremontplacebooks.com
Thursday, September 10, 8:30 p.m. For the book trade only: Nightcapper event: Authors, wine, and music! PNBA Tradeshow Holiday Inn Portland Airport 8439 NE Columbia Blvd. Portland, OR
Saturday, September 12, 1-3 p.m. Reading and Signing Fred Meyer "Green" Grand Opening Hawthorne St. Portland
Tuesday, September 16, 7:00 p.m. The Feast of Authors Pacific Northwest Booksellers Assocation Holiday Inn Portland Airport and Conference Center Portland, OR
Friday, September 19, 5:00 p.m. Authors Reception Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Crown Plaza Hotel Colorado Springs, CO
Friday, September 25 For the book trade only: Friday Night Author Reception MPIBA Tradeshow Crown Plaza Hotel Denver Intl. Airport Denver, CO
Saturday, October 3, 8:30 am-2 p.m. "Eat My Words: Food Writing That's Good Enough To Eat" Portland Culinary Alliance Hotel Deluxe Portland, OR Please pre-register at www.pdxca.org For more info: www.pdxfoodpress.com
Sunday, October 4, 3:30-5 p.m. Question Everything writers workshop Write on the Sound Writers Conference (Oct. 2-4) 700 Main St. Edmonds, WA For more info: www.ci.edmonds.wa.us
Saturday, October 18 Authors Feast and Trade Show Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Millenium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, CA www.scibabooks.org
Sunday, October 19, 5:00 p.m. Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 626-449-5320 www.vromansbookstore.com
Saturday-Sunday, October 25-26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Book Group Expo! San Jose Convention Center San Jose, CA www.bookgroupexpo.com Note from Jennie: Book groups and book lovers, book early! Come and hang out with lots of authors (including some big, big names) and see why I think this is one of the best book events in the country! Sunday, October 26, 11:15 a.m. Salon: "Wedlocked: the Intimacies and Intricacies of Marriage" with: Sylvia Brownrigg, author of Morality Tale Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony Jennie Shortridge (hey, that's me!) Moderator: Leah Garchik, author of Real Life Romance This is just one of many intriguing and fun salons during the event! 
Saturday, November 1 Signing, Hastings Bookstores Booth Texas Book Festival State Capitol Building Austin, TX www.texasbookfestival.org
Wednesday, November 5, 7:00 p.m. A Special Evening with Three Northwest Authors Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, and Thor Hanson will discuss the craft of writing, read excerpts from their latest books, answer questions from the audience, and meet with readers during a reception. Garfield Book Company at Pacific Lutheran University 208 Garfield St., Suite 101 Tacoma, WA 253-535-7665
Saturday-Sunday, November 8-9 Reading and Signing Wordstock Festival Oregon Conference Center Portland, OR www.wordstockfestival.com
Monday, November 24, 7:00 p.m. OWC Presents! Looking Glass Bookstore 7983 SE 13th Ave. in the Sellwood neighborhood Portland, OR www.oregonwriterscolony.org
Thursday, December 11, 6:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble Book Fair To benefit the Edmonds School District Author Gala for Kids and Adults Live Music and Authors! 19401 Alderwood Mall Parkway Lynnwood, WA 425-771-2220
PAST EVENTS: 2 0 0 8 Thursday, May 8, 8:00 p.m. Television appearance on Seattle cable channel 21 ArtZone in Studio, with Nancy Guppy www.seattlechannel.org/AZInStudio/
Thursday, May 15, 6:30 pm Book Launch! Reading and Signing Queen Anne Avenue Books 1811 Queen Anne Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 206-283-5624 www.queenannebooks.com
Thursday, May 22, 7:30 pm Reading and Signing Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219 (503) 246-0053 www.annieblooms.com
Tuesday, May 27, 7 pm Reading and Signing University Books 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 206-634-3400 www.bookstore.washington.edu
Thursday, May 29, 5:30 pm Author Reception Denver Woman's Press Club 1325 Logan St. Denver, CO
Thursday, May 29, 7 pm Reading and Signing Tattered Cover Book Store 2526 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80206 303-322-7727 www.tatteredcover.com
Wednesday, June 4, 7:00 pm Reading and signing Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway St Portland, OR 97232 (503) 284-1726
Thursday, June 5, 4-8:00 pm Oregon Literacy Fundraiser Barnes & Noble—Jantzen Beach Portland, OR
Friday, June 6, 6:30 pm Reading and Signing Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 206-366-3333 www.thirdplacebooks.com
Sunday, June 8, 4:00 pm Reading and Signing Village Books 1210 11th St Bellingham, WA 98225 360-671-2626 www.villagebooks.com
Monday, June 9, 7:00 pm Reading Bellevue Regional Library 1111 110th Ave., Meeting Room 1 Bellevue, WA 98004 www.kcls.com
Saturday, June 21, 7:00 pm Manzanita Writers Series The Hoffman Center Annex 594 Laneda Ave. Manzanita, OR
Thursday, June 26, 6:00 pm Reading and Book Signing University of Oregon Bookstore/The Duck Store 895 East 13th Eugene, OR 541-346-4331 lcw@uoregon.edu
Saturday, July 5, 1:00-3:00 pm Signing Cannon Beach Books 130 N Hemlock # 2 Cannon Beach, OR www.cannonbeachbooks.com
Saturday, July 5, 7:00 pm Reading and Signing Beach Books 37 N Edgewood St Seaside, OR www.beachbooks37.com
Saturday, July 12, 7:00 pm Reading and Signing San Juan Island Library 155 Spring Street Friday Harbor, WA 360-378-5511
Wednesday, July 23, 7:30 pm Chautaqua: From Notebooks to Novels—A Writer's Journey Devils Lake, ND
Thursday, July 24, 9 am to 3 pm Writing Workshop with Jennie Shortridge Devils Lake, ND
Thursday, September 25, 6:30 p.m. Seattle Writers Series Featuring: Jennie Shortridge and Garth Stein Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch, Alberg Meeting Room 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. Seattle, WA Co-sponsored by Secret Garden Books (206) 789-5006 www.secretgardenbooks.com
Saturday, October 4, 1:00 p.m. Signing Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Oakland Convention Center Oakland, CA www.nciba.com  |
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