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Author Events

Events include:
  • Author talks at libraries. 
  • Signings at bookstores. 
  • Chats with book clubs. 
  • Author Spotlight interviews of fellow authors.
  • Conference speaking engagements.
  • Inspirational presentations with national associations and/or local organizations.
To contact author Joan Griffin and arrange for her to speak with your group, either in-person or via Zoom, click here.
Subscribe to Joan's newsletter/blog "It's Dawning On Me" for monthly updates on events, click here.
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Upcoming Events:
2025

All events listed in Pacific Time unless noted otherwise

JULY 2025
 
  • Jul 31-Aug 1 - Conference Speaker - "Lifting Boats & Literary Citizenship" 
    Black Rose Writing - AuthorFest in San Antonio, TX  (Private Event)

AUGUST 2025
 
 
  • Tues, Aug 12 - Evening - Book Club Author Chat (Private Event)
 
  • Fri, Aug 15 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Meade Fischer - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

SEPTEMBER 2025
 
  • Fri, Sept 19 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Ann Van Hine - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)

OCTOBER 2025
 
  • Fri, Oct 3 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Kelly Lardner - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)
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  • Sat, Oct 4 - 1pm - Keynote Speaker - "Nonfiction Storytelling" - Gold Country Writers' Nonfiction Short Story Awards Program - Rose Room at City Hall, Auburn, CA
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  • Fri, Oct 10 - 10am (Eastern) - Author Talk - "Force of Nature & the John Muir Trail" - Centerville Public Library, Centerville, MA
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  • Sat, Oct 25 - 2:30pm - Conference Speaker - "Explore Narrative Nonfiction & Jazz Up Your Writing" - Elk Grove Writers Conference - Elk Grove, CA. Please register for conference here.

NOVEMBER 2025
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  • Fri, Nov 7 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Patricia Puentes - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)
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DECEMBER 2025
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  • Fri, Dec 5 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Sidney Niemeyer - OLLI at Sierra College - Please register here (all proceeds go to Sierra College Food Pantry)
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2026
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JANUARY 2026
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  • Thurs, Jan 15 - Remarkable Women Inspirational Talk - LOP Firebelles - Lake of the Pines (Private Event - Please register)
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FEBRUARY 2026
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MARCH 2026
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  • Mon, Mar 23 - The Roosevelts of Oyster Bay - with historian Don Fraser - Springfield History Club, Rocklin, CA
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APRIL 2026
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  • Mon, Apr 6 - 2pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month 2026" - Kilaga Springs Library Author Speaker Series - Kilaga Presentation Hall - Sun City Lincoln, Lincoln, CA 
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MAY 2026
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  • Mon, May 4 - 10am - Speaker - PEO (Private Event)
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Past Events:
JUNE 2025
  • Jun 6 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Shelley Blanton-Stroud - OLLI at Sierra College 
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MAY 2025
  • May 14 - 12noon - Author Talk - South Placer Rotary Club, Rocklin, CA
  • May 16 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Barbara Olson Lawrence - OLLI at Sierra College 
 
APRIL 2025
  • Apr 4 - 1pm - Book Club Author Chat - Gold Country Welcome Club, Penn Valley Library, Penn Valley, CA
  • Apr 6 - 1pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - Placer Earth Care Action (PECA), First Congregational Church, Auburn, CA
  • Apr 7 - 2pm - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - Springfield Book Club - Springfield Community, Rocklin, CA
  • Apr 15 - 10am - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation - OLLI at Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
  • Apr 18 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Rosanne McHenry - OLLI at Sierra College 
  • Apr 22 - 4pm via Zoom - "Read Your Way Through Earth Month" Presentation and interviews with 6 Earth Month authors
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MARCH 2025
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FEBRUARY 2025
  • Feb 7 - 12:30 pm - Book Club Author Chat - Susan's Book Club in Elk Grove/Roseville, CA (private event)
  • Feb 8 - 3pm - Book Club Author Chat - LOP Women's Group in Lake of the Pines, Auburn, CA (private event)
  • Feb 11 - 3pm - Book Club Author Chat - Maggie's Book Club in Grass Valley, CA (private event)
  • Mar 14 - 12noon via Zoom - Author Spotlight Interview with author Grant Faulkner - OLLI at Sierra College 
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JANUARY 2025
  • Jan 7 - 12noon - Author Talk - Rotary Club of Auburn, Elks Lodge, Auburn, CA
  • Jan 16 - 8am - Author Talk - Soroptimist Club of Grass Valley, Tofanelli's Bistro, Grass Valley, CA
  • Jan 20 - 8:30am - Radio interview on TRE Spain's English Language Radio Station with Hannah Murray
  • Jan 22 - 12:30pm - Business of Writing Group - Presentation "Writing an Author Blog/Newsletter" (private event)
  • Jan 22 - 4pm - Author Talk - Heritage Placer Vineyards Community, Roseville, CA
  • Jan 27 - 4pm via Zoom - Book Club Author Chat - Michele's Book Club in Howell, NJ
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Available for Talks:
  • Author talks at libraries. 
  • Signings at bookstores. 
  • Chats with book clubs. 
  • Author Spotlight interviews of fellow authors.
  • Conference speaking engagements.
  • Inspirational presentations with national associations and/or local organizations.
 
To contact author Joan Griffin and arrange for her to speak with your group, either in-person or via Zoom, use email link below.
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