Calendar
MAY 2014
May 13-18, 2014, RT Booklovers Convention, New Orleans, LA
JULY 2014
July 10-13, 2014, Thrillerfest IX, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
SEPTEMBER 2014
September 3-7, 2014, Writers Police Academy, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC
September 26-28, 2014, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD
OCTOBER 2014
October 10-12, 2014, Keynote Author, Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Literary Convention, Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD
Keynote Talk and Master Class on “Defining Your Fictional Universe
October 22-26, 2014, Novelists, Inc. Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL
FEBRUARY 2015
February 28, 2015, Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
JULY 2015
July 7-11, 2015, Thrillerfest X, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
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Rebecca, Angela Knight, and Susan Sizemore at Dragon*Con 2007
PAST EVENTS
October 24-27, 2013, Novelists, Inc. Conference, Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort and Spa at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC
October 18-19, 2013, “Put Your Heart In a Book” Conference, New Jersey Romance Writers, Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ
October 18, 2:00pm – 2:45pm, Workshop, “Is Indie Publishing For You?”
September 27-29, 2013, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD
September 19, 2013, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Panel on “The Business of Romance”; 1:00pm to 1:30pm, questions and booksigning, American Women Writers National Museum, National Press Club, Washington, DC
July 11-14, 2013, Thrillerfest VIII, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
June 21-23, 2013, RomCon, Colorado Springs, CO
May 18, 2013, 9:00am to 6:00pm, Frederick Book Festival, Frederick, MD
April 19, 2013, 11:30am to 2:00pm, Booksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, Boonsboro, MD
October 19-23, 2012, Novelists, Inc. Conference, White Plains, NY
September 28-30, 2012, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD
July 11-14, 2012, Thrillerfest VII, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
July 14, 9:30am to 10:20am, Panel: Mars or Venus? Writing Opposite Sex Characters
July 14, 11:30am to noon, Book-signing
July 25-28, Romance Writers of America Conference, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CA
July 25, 5:00pm to 8:00pm, “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing
July 27, 11:00am to noon, Workshop: Building Reader Loyalty
May 23, 2012, 7:00pm — Local Authors, Howard County Central Library, Columbia, MD
April 8-15, 2012, RT Booklovers Convention, Chicago, Illinois
April 11, 1:00pm to 2:00pm — Host: “Celebrate History Action and Hometown Heroes in Series Romance”
April 11, 3:30pm to 4:30pm — Workshop: “Ain’t Yo Momma’s Vampires,” with Angela Knight, Jacquelyn Frank, Molly Harper
April 12, 11:15am to 11:45am — Club RT
April 12, 3:15pm to 3:45pm — Club RT
April 12, 4:00pm to 6:00pm — E-Book Expo
April 13, 11:15am to 12:15pm — Workshop: “Make Them Believe It,” with Sherrill Bodine, Patricia Rosemoor
April 13, 1:30pm to 3:45pm — Host: “Reader’s Entertainment and Celebration”
April 14, 11:00am to 2:00pm — Giant Book Fair
March 17, 2012, 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Talk, Howard County Center of African American Culture, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
February 25, 2012, Talk, Bay to Ocean Writers Conference, Chesapeake College, Easton, MD
November 5, 2011, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Talk, Mystery Author Extravaganza, East Columbia Branch, Howard County Library, Columbia, MD
November 10, 2011, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Talk, “What If…” Lecture Series, Pickford Theater, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
November 17, 2011, 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Talk on “Maintaining a Long-Time Career as a Writer,” Maryland Romance Writers Meeting, Arbutus, MD
October 19-23, 2011, Novelists, Inc. Conference, Tradewinds Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL
September 23-25, 2011, Baltimore Book Festival, Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
September 25 1:00pm to 1:30pm – Panel: “The Healthy Writer”
September 25 2:00pm to 2:30pm – Reading of MORE THAN A MAN
July 6-9, 2011, Thrillerfest VI, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
July 8, 9:00am to 10:00am – Panel: “How Do You Channel Lilith?”
June 28-July 1, 2011, Romance Writers of America Conference, New York, NY
June 28, 5:30pm to7:30pm – “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing
July 1, 9:00am to 10:30am – Berkley Book Signing
May 21, 2011, Panel with Catherine Asaro and Diane Wylie, Romance Writers Extravaganza, Chevy Chase Library, Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD
April 6-10, 2011, RT Booklovers Convention, Los Angeles, CA
April 6, 4:00pm to 4:30pm- Club RT
April 7, 2:45pm to 3:45pm – Panel: PARANORMAL: The Plot Thickens: How to Keep Paranormal Fans Hooked
April 8, 11:15am to 11:45am – Club RT
April 9, 11:00am to 2:00pm – Book Fair
February 26, 2011, 11:00am to 1:00pm, Book Signing, The Book Center, 15 No. Centre St., Cumberland, MD
February 18, 2011, Talk, Mystery at Noon lecture series, Pickford Theater, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
February 12, 2011, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Talk on “Plot and Character Go Together Like Love and Marriage,” Virginia Romance Writers Meeting, Richmond, VA
November 6, 2010, 12:00pm, Sisters in Crime Meeting and Book Signing, “A Book-Lover’s Delight,” Leisure World party room, 3330 N. Leisure World Blvd., Silver Spring, MD
November 6, 2010, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Book Signing and Concert, Mad City Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd., Columbia, MD
October 14-17, 2010, Bouchercon, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
September 25, 2010, Baltimore Book Festival, 600 Block North Charles St., Baltimore, MD
2:50pm to 3:10pm – Reading and Book Signing
3:10pm to 3:50pm – Panel: Love in Other Worlds: Paranormal (with Catherine Asaro, Mary Jo Putney, and Kathy Love)
July 27-31, 2010, Romance Writers of America Conference, Orlando, FL
July 28, 5:30pm to 7:30pm – “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing
July 30, 3:00pm to 4:30pm – Berkley Book Signing
July 31, 9:45am to 10:45am – Workshop: Successful Promotions: Saving Time and Money While Reaching Your Goal
July 7-10, 2010, Thrillerfest V, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
July 10, 2:00pm to 2:50pm – Panel: “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”
July 10, 5:00pm to 5:30pm – Book Signing
June 26, 2010 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Sisters in Crime Booth 1540, American Library Association Conference, Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC
May 11, 2010 – 6:30pm, Talk, Maryland Writers Association, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD
April 28-May 2, 2010, Panel: TBD, RT Booklovers Convention, Columbus, OH
April 29, 10:00am to 11:00am – Panel: “Thriller Zone: Chilling, Thrilling”
April 30, 10:00am to 11:00am – Paranormal: Building Paranormals from the Ground Up
May 1, 11:0am to 2:00pm – Giant Book Fair
May 1, 3:30pm to 5:00pm – SOS Military Mixer
February 17, 2010 – 11:30am to 1:00pm, Talk, Jewish Federation of Howard County, Century Plaza Bldg., Columbia, MD
January 2010, Serialized prequel to POWERHOUSE at www.eHarlequin.com, Daily Online Read (new chapter every weekday)
July 14-18, 2009, Romance Writers of America Conference, Washington, DC
July 15, 5:30pm to 7:30pm – Literacy Reception Booksigning
July 18, 4:30pm to 5:30pm – Workshop: Plot and Character: They Go Together Like Love and Marriage
July 8-11, 2009, Thrillerfest, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
July 11, 2:00pm to 2:50pm – Panel: Does Violence Kill the Romance?
July 11, 5:00pm – Book Signing
May 28-31, 2009, Book Expo America, Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, Booksigning, Mystery Writers of America booth
April 21-26, 2009 — RT Booklovers Convention, Orlando, FL
April 22, 11:45am to 12:45pm – Panel: “Romantic Suspense: Creating Cutting-Edge Romantic Suspense”
April 23, 3:30pm to 4:00pm – Club RT Author Appearance
April 24, 10:00am to 11:00am – Panel: “Thriller: Thrill Me!”
April 24, 2:30pm to 3:00pm – Club RT Author Appearance
April 25, 11:00am to 2:00pm – Booksigning, Giant Book Fair
April 25, 4:00pm to 5:00pm – SOS Military Mixer sponsor
April 17, 2009 — 11:00am to 2:00pm, Booksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, Boonsboro, MD
October 17-18, 2008 – Calgary Association of RWA, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct. 17 – 4:00pm to 6:00pm, Booksigning, Chapters, Signal Hill, Calgary
Oct. 18 – Saturday all-day Workshop, Greenwood Inn, Calgary
September 16, 2008 – 8:00pm to 9:00pm, Panelist, “The Writer on the Flying Trapeze — Swinging From One Genre to the Next,” Mystery Writers of America (mid-Atlantic Chapter), Embassy Suites Hotel, 4300 Military Rd. NW, Washington, DC
September 4-7, 2008 – Writers TeleSummit, by telephone:
Sept. 6 – 3:00pm to 4:00pm, speaking on “Writing and Selling the Romance Novel”
July 30-August 2, 2008 – Romance Writers of America Conference: San Francisco, CA
July 30 – 5:30pm to 8:30pm Literacy Reception Booksigning
May 2-3, 2008—Oklahoma Writers’ Federation Conference 2008: “Fantastic Forty–Writers Glory,” Oklahoma City, OK
May 2 — 10:00am to 10:45am Talk: “All About Horror & Paranormal Fiction”
May 2 — 9:00am to 9:45am Talk: “Master of the Universe (World Building) ”
May 3 — 4:30pm to 5:30pm Booksigning
April 16 – 20, 2008— RT Booklovers Convention, Pittsburgh, PA
April 17 — 11:30am to 12:30am, Specialty Workshop: Working with a Publicist
April 17 — 3:00pm to 4:00pm, Panel: “Thriller: Is It Just Another Thrill? ”
April 17 — 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Panel: Thriller: Adrenalized
April 19 — 11:00am to 2:00pm, Book Fair
December 1, 2007— 12:45pm to 1:00pm, Book signing, Turn the Page Books, 18 North Main Street, Boonsboro, MD
November 7, 2007 – 12:45pm to 1:00pm, Discussion of recent Rebecca York books and her career, Daily Cafe show, Retirement Living Television (RLTV).
October 2, 2007 – 10:45am to ??, Guest of Rowena Cherry, Crazy Tuesday, Internet Voices Radio
October 13, 2007 — 10:00am to 12:00pm, Talk, Maryland State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD.
October 15, 2007 – 1:30pm to 2:00pm, Booksigning, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Fall Conference, Sheraton Baltimore City Center, 101 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD.
October 19-21, 2007 — Women’s Expo, Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport, TN
October 19, 7:00pm to 11:00pm — Authors Dinner
October 20, 10:00am to noon — Booksigning
October 20, 3:00pm to 5:00pm — Booksigning
October 21, 1:00pm to 6:00pm — Booksigning
October 29, 2007 – 8:30pm to ??, “The Horror and Paranormal Continues with Rebecca York and Maggie Shayne,” Interview at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PHARRIS .
August 31-September 3, 2007—Dragon*Con, Atlanta, GA
September 1, 10:00am to 11:00pm — Panel
September 2, 10:00am to 11:00pm — Panel
September 2, 5:30pm to 6:15pm — Reading
September 3, 10:00am to 11:00pm — Panel
September 3, 1:00pm to 2:30pm — Autographing
July 12-15, 2007—Thrillerfest, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
July 13, 3:00pm to 3:50pm — Panel: The Devil’s Alternative (with Deborah LeBlanc, Laura Benedict, Dianne Emley, Erin Grady)
July 15 — Afternoon Booksigning
June 1- 2, 2007 — Book Expo America, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY
June 2 — 2:00pm to 2:45pm — ROYAL LOCKDOWN Booksigning, Harlequin Booth
June 24, 2007— 3:00pm to 5:00pm, Convention Center, Washington, DC,
Sisters in Crime Booth, American Library Association Convention
April 25 – 29, 2007— RT Booklovers Convention, Houston, TX
April 26, 9:00am to 10:00am — Bookseller event: “Chillin with Thrillers”
April 26, 3:00pm to 4:00pm — Panel: “Thriller: Is It Just Another Thrill?”
April 26, 5:00pm to 6:00pm — Panel: “Romantic Suspense: Don’t Plot Me to Death”
April 27, 2:30pm to 3:30pm — Club RT Author Appearance
April 28, 11:00am to 2:00pm — Book Fair
April 28, 4:00pm to 5:00pm — Booksigning, Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet Street
February 24, 2007— 8:00am to 5:00pm, Bay to Ocean Writers
Conference, Todd Performing Arts Center, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
Romance panel with Mary Jo Putney and Candice Poarch
Interview for the “Drake Around Town” show on WCEI-FM Booksigning