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EVENTS & APPEARANCES

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Kepler’s Literary Foundation Master Class: Grant Faulkner with Jan Ellison, Pep Talks for Writers
$50 (includes one copy of Pep Talks for Writers)
Contact: Andrew Unger, (317) 919-0209, andrew@keplers.org
Kepler’s Books
7:00 PM

PAST EVENTS & APPEARANCES

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2017

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Kepler’s Books: Jan Ellison in conversation with Janelle Brown, author of “Watch Me Disappear”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017

PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Arts Guild of Portola Valley: Five Authors and Their Stories
Kevin Arnold, Holly Eger, Jan Ellison, Sukey Forbes and Alex Moissis

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2017

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Peninsula Volunteers 26th Annual Authors Salon Luncheon

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison in conversation with Flannery O’Connor Award winners
Lori Ostland and Anne Raeff

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA
Fremont Area Writers Club
Craft and Publishing Talk

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Litqufake
Panel: The Art of the Novel

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016

FLINTRIDGE, CALIFORNIA
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Commencement Address

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Commonwealth Club

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA
Sweet Thursday: Writers on Writing, Featured Speaker
Lafayette Library Community Hall

MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Ann Packer in Conversation with Jan Ellison
Books, Inc., Palo Alto

SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016

MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA
Guest Speaker, Annual Book and Author Luncheon
Burlingame Library Foundation
Green Hills Golf & Country Club

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA
A Small Indiscretion Book Group Event at Orinda Books

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Del Valle Theater
A chat between authors Jan Ellison and Meg Waite Clayton moderated by Lynn Carey

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Walnut Creek Library
Walnut Creek Author Gala

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 9-10, 2016

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Annenberg Auditorium, University of Southern California campus
Moderator/Interviewer: Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Panelists: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Mary Kubica, Francesca Lia Block, Jan Ellison
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
2016 Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
Featuring Cynthia Bond, Jan Ellison, Kristin Hannah, Nayomi Munawerra,
Victoria Patterson, Maggie Shipstead & Jane Smiley

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WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 30-APRIL 2, 2016

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Association of Writers & Writing Programs 2016 Conference & Bookfair
Why There Are Words Reading

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
Literary Orange 2016

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 12-13, 2016

TUCSON, ARIZONA
2016 Tucson Festival of Books
Major New Voices: Danger and Discontent

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 16-20, 2016

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
Virginia Festival of the Book

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Two Novelists in Conversation: Sere Halverson and Jan Ellison
Book Passage

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison in conversation with Morning Edition host Donna Apidone.
Capital Public Radio

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
San Francisco State University
Writers on Writing: Jan Ellison

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
Why There Are Words: Readings and Discussion

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016

NAPA, CALIFORNIA
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Author’s Forum

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016

SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA
Devil’s Canyon Brewery
Pints and Plots with Author Jan Ellison

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016

WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Stanford Women’s Club of the East Bay
Books on Review

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015

MILLBRAE, CALIFORNIA
Eighth Annual Local Authors Luncheon
Orphan Compassion Auxiliary

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Reunion Homecoming Weekend
Stanford Alumni Authors Meet & Greet

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
Parents’ Club of Stanford University
Distinguished Speakers Program

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Debut novelist readings/discussion
2015 Litquake Literary Festival: New Voices

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2015

BOULDER, COLORADO
Panel Discussion – First Draft: Between Fact and Fiction
watch the video here
Jaipur Literature Festival

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2015

MISSOULA, MONTANA
Debut novelist readings/discussion
Montana Book Festival

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA
Reading at Center Camp
Burning Man

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2015

LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Keynote Speaker
Los Gatos Library Literary Fair

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015

ST. HELENA, CALIFORNIA
First Books Fiction Panel
Napa Valley Writer’s Conference

TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015

DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Rakestraw Books

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

BELMONT, CALIFORNIA
Belmont Library Luncheon with Author Jan Ellison

THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015

SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA
Why There Are Words

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Bay Area Book Festival
New Voices, New Stories

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015

CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA
Jan Ellison discussing A Small Indiscretion
in conversation with Kirsten Jones Neff
Hosted by Book Passage

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Elliott Bay Book Co.

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Reading, Q&A and Signing
Vroman’s Bookstore

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
Independent Bookstore Day
Meet & Greet with author Jan Ellison
Hosted by Burlingame Books, Inc.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015

PLEASANT HILL, CA
Literary Women 2015
Hosted by Real Books

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Chronicle Book Club #3: Jan Ellison, Discussion and Signing
Hosted by Book Editor John McMurtrie

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015

MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA
An Evening with Jan Ellison: Lecture, Reading and Q&A
Sponsored by Writers of the Mendocino Coast and Gallery Bookshop

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA
READ IT & EAT with Jan Ellison and A Small Indiscretion
Towne Center Books

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 8-11, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
2015 AWP Conference & Bookfair

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015

LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
Meet & Greet
Village House of Books

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015

SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA
Debut Brews at Hopmonk Tavern
Hosted by Copperfield’s Books

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
Authors on the Move
Hyatt Hotel, downtown Sacramento

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015

BELMONT, CALIFORNIA
Creative Writers Series
Reading and Signing: Jan Ellison & D.A. Powell
Notre Dame de Namur University Writing Center

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Writers in the Schools
In conjunction with The Hudson Review
Christ the King Prep

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015

BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
Reading and Signing
Village Books

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
A Great Good Place for Books

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
Warwick’s

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015

MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Signing
Pages Bookstore

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Book Launch
Reading and Wine
Folio Books

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015

SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA
Literary Lunch at Montalvo Arts Center

TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
Reading and Book Launch Party
Kepler’s Books

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Jan Ellison in conversation with Ann Packer at Kepler’s Books

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015

PORTOLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Publication Day Reading and Book Signing
Ladera Recreation Center

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Book Club Skype
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Bay Village, OH
cuyahogalibrary.org

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd: NCIBA

12pm
NCIBA Author Buzz Lunch
San Francisco, CA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th: LitQuake

8:30-9:30pm
LitCrawl, Phase III
First Person Female
at Gravel and Gold
San Francisco, CAz

Featured Radio Interview

Jan interviewed by Mark Perzel


WVXU Cincinnati 91.7, The Book Club
March 25, 2016

Featured Video

Jan and other featured authors at the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors


Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
Pasadena, California, April 9, 2016

Featured Interview

Every Notebook, Photo, and Letter: Jan Ellison interviewed in American Short Fiction

Interviewed by Rachel Howell
July 12, 2016

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