Events
Sunday, October 2, 2011 (WEST HOLLYWOOD)
10th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair
WORLD VIEW: FICTION FROM AROUND THE GLOBE UNDER WESTERN EYES: AMERICAN NOVELISTS
West Hollywood Park
11:45am-12:45pm
www.westhollywoodbookfair.org
Saturday, August 27, 2011 11:00 am (AUSTRALIA)
2011 Melbourne Writers Festival
BMW Edge Theatre - Federation Square
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
In Conversation with Jane Smiley
www.mwf.com.au
Thursday, August 25, 2011 6 pm (AUSTRALIA)
World President's Organization
244 Beaconsfield Parade
Middle Park, Victoria 3206, Australia
David Francis in Conversation with Jane Smiley
www.wpo.org
Sunday, August 12, 2011 9 p.m. (SANTA MONICA)
Second Summer Literary Marathon
The Writers Junction
1001 Colorado Ave,
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
www.writersjunction.com
Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:00 p.m. (IDYLLWILD)
First Annual Idyllwild Authors Series
B’s Mountain of Books
45245 North Circle Drive
Idyllwild Ca 95254
edwardsantiago.com/authors
Saturday April 9, 2011 10:30 a.m.
Fifth Annual Literary Orange
UCI Student Center
UC Irvine Campus
Mystery Suspense Panel
www.literaryorange.org
Monday April 4, 2011 7:00 p.m.
PEN Author Evening
c/o PEN Center USA
N. Hamilton Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
www.penusa.org
February 23, 2011
Tracking the Stray Dog – David Francis
online interview on literary journal Verity LA
December, 2010: Launch of Best Australian Stories 2010 Lead story: “Once Removed” by David Francis
Read Sydney Morning Herald review
November, 2010: Launch of Harvard Review Issue 38 Spring/Summer 2010 Including “Once Removed” – Short Story by David Francis
Order from Harvard Review Online
Sunday, September 26, 2010 (WEST HOLLYWOOD)
9th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Blvd
Panel: UNDER WESTERN EYES: AMERICAN NOVELISTS
WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA
3:30PM-4:30PM
Janet Fitch (Moderator) (White Oleander)
Panel: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
10:45AM-11:45AM
John Morgan Wilson (Moderator)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (KETCHUM, IDAHO)
David Francis in conversation with Judith Freeman
The Community Library, 415 Spruce Avenue Ketchum, Idaho 83340
(208) 726-3493
www.thecomunitylibrary.org
www.judithfreeman.net
Sunday, July 20, 2010 1 p.m.
Literary Marathon
The Writers Junction
1001 Colorado Ave,
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
www.writersjunction.com
Friday, June 11, 2010 7:30 p.m.(LOS ANGELES)
The Promising Series
Skylight Bookstore, 1818 North Vermont, Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 660-1175
www.skylightbooks.com
Monday, June 28, 2010 (WASHIINGTION D.C.)
American Library Association Book Awards
Hyatt Regency-Washington
400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 737-1234
www.ala.org
www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/january2010/stonewall_pio.cfm
Saturday, April 10, 2010 (ORANGE COUNTY)
The 4th Annual Literary Orange
UC Irvine Student Center
Irvine, CA 92697-2050
Tel: (949) 824-5252
www.literaryorange.org
Monday, March 15, 2010 (LOS ANGELES)
Pen Emerging Voices Author Evening,
6202 Banner Avenue, Los Angeles 90038
(323) 465 6850
http://penusa.org/programs/emerging-voices
February 2010: The American Library Association has announced its 2010 Stonewall Book Awards, given annually to English-language books of exceptional merit: fiction, Stray Dog Winter (MacAdam/Cage) by David Francis. (For details go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/glbtrt/stonewall/index.cfm.)
Saturday, February 6, 2010 (Los Angeles) 2 p.m.
Smart Gals' Reading Preserve,
Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
http://www.smartgals.org/happenings/10thAnniv/BarnsdallAuthorSchedule.pdf
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 (6:00 pm NEW YORK)
David Francis Reading and Reception
at the Australian Consulate in New York
150 E 42nd St
New York, NY 10017
www.australianyc.org
Thursday, May 28, 2009 (7:00 pm NEW YORK)
The 21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
Proshansky Auditorium
CUNY Graduate Center
Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
www.lambdaliterary.org/awards
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 (7:00 pm)
Event and Reading for LAMBDA Literary Award Finalists David Francis, Chris Freeman; John Morgan Wilson
SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Feliz
www.lambdaliterary.org
www.skylightbooks.com
Monday, May 4, 2009 (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
A Conversation With Australian Authors David Francis & Brian Castro
Sponsored by the American Australian Association
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
www.americanaustralian.org
www.booksoup.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 (6:00 p.m.)
Event and Reading for LAMBDA Literary Award Finalists
Palm Springs Public Library
300 South Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
www.palmspringslibrary.org
www.lambdaliterary.org
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
"Words, Wit and Wisdom"
Skirball Center (ticketed event)
Brandeis University
2701 North Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
info@skirball.org
Sunday, April 5, 2009 @ 8:00 p.m.
“VERMIN ON THE MOUNT” Mountain Bar
437 Gin Ling Way, Chinatown, Los Angeles
David Francis, Gary Amdahl and Chiwan Choi
www.vermin.blogs.com
Monday, March 30, 2009 (7:00 pm)
PEN USA's EMERGING VOICES FELLOWS
Antioch University, Culver City
400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
www.penusa.org
Saturday, March 21, 2009
C.A.L.M. Author's Luncheon
Doubletree Resort
Santa Barbara, CA
calm4kids.org
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 (7:30pm)
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
www.otis.edu
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Word Theater presents Novel and Memoir Beginnings
at M Bar in Hollywood
1253 Vine St
Los Angeles, CA 90038
www.wordtheater.com www.mbarhollywood.com
December 19, 2008 (7:30pm)
Readings from the Southern California Review
The Spot Cafe & Lounge (formerly Synergy)
4455 Overland Ave.
Culver City, CA, 90320
www.usc.edu
Sunday, November 23, 2008 (7:00pm)
Tongue & Groove
Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
www.tongueandgroovela.com
Wednesday, November 12, 2009
KQED Writers Block
Northern California Public Radio
Online at KQED.org
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (6:30 pm PARIS)
Paris Reading
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
22, Rue St Paul, 75004 Paris. (metro St Paul)
www.theredwheelbarrow.com
Saturday, November 1, 2008 (5:00pm)
The Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
www.hammer.ucla.edu
Go to WATCH + LISTEN: Hammer Museum reading: David Francis
Friday, October 24, 2008 (7:30pm)
Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
www.skylightbooks.com
October 20-25, 2008
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
Guest Blogger
PowellsBooks.Blog
Saturday, October 11, 2008 (8:30 - 9:30pm)
Litquake Litcrawl
MakeOut Room
3225 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.litquake.org
Friday, October 10, 2008 (7:00pm)
Books Inc.
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
www.booksinc.net
Sunday, September 28
West Hollywood Book Fair
West Hollywood, CA
www.westhollywoodbookfair.org
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
2008 Brisbane Writers Festival
Panel: The influence of art and artists in society. The portrayal of an artistic life. With David Francis, Claire Thomas, and Virginia Duigan.
www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au
Friday, September 19th
2008 Brisbane Writers Festival
Panel: Suspense with David Francis and Michael Robotham
www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au
Saturday, September 6, 2008 (2 p.m.)
Robinsons Bookstore
3/11 Station Street
Frankston, Victoria 3199
books@robinsonsbooks.com.au
2008 Melbourne Writers Festival
www.mwf.com.au
Sunday, August 31, 2008 (2:30pm)
2008 Melbourne Writers Festival
Panel: As innocent Russia writhed--the poetry of Anna Akhmatova
Orlando Figures, Robert Dessaix, Anya Ulinich, and David Francis in conversation.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 (4:00pm)
2008 Melbourne Writers Festival
Panel: Secrets and Lies
Mark Sarvas moderates this panel where we eavesdrop on David Francis, Joan London and Hannah Tinti as
they discuss the secrets and lies at the heart of their novels.
Saturday, August 23, 2008 (5:30pm)
2008 Melbourne Writers Festival
Panel: Barry Maitland, David Francis, and Nick Gadd in conversation
A shard of rock rearing out of the southern ocean, the icy splendor of Moscow, a Melbourne suburban level crossing--in their mysteries, Maitland, Francis, and Gadd use location to evoke more than a frission of fear.
Friday, August 22, 2008 (11:30am)
2008 Melbourne Writers Festival
Panel: Stray Thoughts with David Francis & Jane Turner
Author David Francis and Kath & Kim's Jane Turner trace their friendship back to the early eighties when they were both in Moscow, the setting for David's latest novel, STRAY DOG WINTER.
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