Upcoming (Summer/Autumn 2026) Writing Workshops
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Physicians Writers Conference (virtual)
June 3, 2026
Why, Where, When to Set up an Expressive Writing Workshop
(healthcare providers)
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New Hampshire Writers Project Conference
June 13, 2026
Know Your Place
(for fiction & non-fiction writers)
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John Hay Estate at the Fells in Sunapee, NH
June 30, 2026
The Power of Place
(for fiction & non-fiction writers)
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Marblehead Festival of the Arts
July 1, 2026
Town-wide festival, inlcuding indoor and outdoor events.
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What's Your Story? Women's Writing Retreat
July 12 - 17
Pyramid Life Center, New York
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Writer Fest 2026
Writing Your Creative Nonfiction Essay
August 23 - 28
Pyramid Life Center
New York
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Straw Dog Writers Guild Conference 2026
October 24, 2026
Writing Dialog
(for fiction & non-fiction writers)
Recent (Autumn 2025) Workshops and Retreats
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Writing for Wellness
September 16
John Hay Estate, The Fells, NH
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Writing for Wellness (virtual)
October 13, 11 am, EST at
HerStories Project
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Writing Personal Essays that Sing and Zing
Write Angles Writers Conference, Massachusetts
October 18, 2025
Writing News and Publications
Writing News! My Fifth Book, Trespassers and Other Stories, coming in March 2025
I'm delighted to announce that my fifth book, "Trespassers and Other Stories" was published in March 2025 and launched on March 8th, International Women’s Day!
This collection of transatlantic fiction is available at the publishers and wherever good books are sold.
Unable to attend a live book event, but need your book signed by the author?
I can sign and mail you a bookplate to insert into the book.
I’m also scheduling book events and panel participations. Get in touch.
“Ireland and Me:” A Personal Essay
Just came across this old essay of mine, “Ireland and Me” published in the Irish Times and later included in a multi-author e-book of the same title. The essay opens with a man stealing Guinness cans from an Irish Rail dining trolley. It closes with some still-relevant observations about the immigrant experience in America.