Speaking

• Oct. 24 – Getting Found: Discovery & SEO for Writers, Hippocampus Magazine’s How-To Tuesdays, Online
• Oct. 19 –  Melanie Brooks in Conversation with Donna Talarico (author event, open to the public) – Pocket Books, Lancaster, PA
• June 21 – Summer residency, Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (Lit Fest reading; introductions)
• Aug. 1 – Leadership Workshop: Storytelling from Leadership Lancaster – facilitator
• Aug. 12 – A Night of Nonfiction: Debut CNF Author Readings & Panel from Hippocampus Magazine (online) – host
• Aug. 13 – HippoCamp Minis (Part I & II) from Hippocampus Magazine (online) – host and speaker
  • Also individual session speaker for: Accessibility & Inclusivity for Content Creators
• Sept. 23 – Conversations & Connections at Temple University (a writer’s conference form Barrelhouse) – guest editor
• Oct. 8-12 – HighEdWeb Annual Conference, Buffalo – attendee/volunteer

• Oct. 2-5 – UCDA Conference, Denver, Colorado – main stage presentation (“The Art and Science of Storytelling in Higher Education”
• Oct. 24 – Nov. 4 (weekly, Thursdays) – Writing the Reported Essay Workshop, Pennsylvania College of Arts & Design (PCA&D) (rescheduled for fall) – cancelled
• June 19-25 – Summer residency, Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (various classes related to publishing/marketing)
• July 15 – Accessibility & Inclusivity for Creators, Pennsylvania College of Arts & Design (PCA&D) – held online
• July 22 – Aug. 4 (weekly) – Writing the Reported Essay Workshop, Pennsylvania College of Arts & Design (PCA&D) (rescheduled for fall)
  
• Aug. 13-15 – HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers – conference director and moderator for various panels
• April 17-22 – Belize Writers Conference, session called “Build Your Credits, Build Your Cred: Literary Magazines & Literary Citizenship”
• April 28 – Association of Journalists & Authors (ASJA) annual conference (held online this year) – “Panel: Freelancing in Higher Education”
• Feb. 9 – Rebecca Fish Ewan in Conversation with Donna Talarico: Doodling for Writers (Online, through Midtown Scholar)
• February 4 – 25 (weekly) – Writing Memoir for Beginners Workshop,  Pennsylvania College of Arts & Design (PCA&D) – held online

• January 4-11 – Winter residency, Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (various classes and sessions related to marketing)
• March 26-30 – AWP 2020 in San Antonio, Texas – exhibiting with Hippocampus Magazine & Books at Book Fair (Association of Writers & Writing Programs)
• April 2-4 – UCDA Creative Summit, Denver, Colorado (University and College Designer’s Association) – COVID-19 cancellation
• April 20 – ASJA Annual Conference, New York City – representing Books by Hippocampus at Client Connections portion (American Society of Journalists and Authors) – COVID-19 cancellation
• June 13-21 – Summer residency (moved online for COVID-19), Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (various classes and sessions related to marketing)
• June 24 – UCDA Essentials Webinar Series – “The Art & Science of Storytelling in Higher Ed” (reg. fee req.)
• Aug. 14-16 – HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, organizer/moderator/host – COVID-19 cancellation
• Oct. 10 – Push to Publish by Philadelphia Stories (online) – editors panel
• Nov. 6-7 – Belize Writers Conference (online) – “Start Me Up — Beginnings.”

• January 5-13 – Winter residency, Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (various classes and sessions related to marketing)
• March 26-30 – AWP 2019 in Portland Oregon – exhibiting with Hippocampus Magazine & Books at Book Fair
• May 6 – ASJA Client Connections, New York City – representing Books by Hippocampus
• June 14-22 – Summer residency, Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University (various classes and sessions related to marketing)
• July 23 – Lancaster Story Slam emcee
• July 25-27 – WP Campus, Portland – giving a lightning talk on content mistakes and how to fix them
• Aug. 23-25 – HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, organizer/moderator/host
• Sept. 5 – Truth/Lies: An Evening with Bassey Ikpi (moderator)
• HighEdWeb 2019 – Milwaukee (post-conference writing workshop)
• Nov. 8 – Millersville University Literary Festival (literary citizenship panel)

• January 7-14 – Wilkes University Creative Writing Program winter residency – plenary session on web and social media to build author platform + social consultations by appointment.
• Feb. 22 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “The Importance of Audience Engagement” workshop (open to public; paid course)
• Feb. 24 – Publishing Careers Symposium, Rosemont College (Pa.)
• March 7-10 – AWP 2018, Tampa – exhibiting at Table 544 with Hippocampus Magazine & Books; co-hosting offsite event
• April 10 – An Evening with Sands Hall at Midtown Scholar Book Store, co-sponsored by Hippocampus (I led the conversation on stage with Sands)
• April 22 – Guest reading at Jim Warner’s event for “Actual Miles” book-signing event at Library Express in Scranton, PA from 1 – 3 p.m. (details here)
• April 28 – Conversations in Publishing at Rosemont College (Pa.) – highlighting Lanternfish Press (moderator)
• May 17 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “The Art and Science of Storytelling ” – paid workshop in the continuing education department  (details)
• June 17-22 – Wilkes University Creative Writing Program winter residency – plenary session on web/social media to build author platform + social consultations by appointment. (for students)
• July 12-14 – WPCampus in St. Louis – Flash session, “All Work and No Fun? Nonsense.: How Creativity, Curiosity, Surprise & Play Help Us Work”
• July 26 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “Developing a Social Media Branding & Style Guide” – paid workshop in the continuing education department  (details)
• July 29 – Aug. 3 – Norman Mailer Colony at Wilkes University- Marketing for Writers (one-week course)
• Aug. 9 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “Navigating Negativity: What To Do When Things Go Wrong” – paid workshop in the continuing education department  (details)
• Aug. 24-26 – HippoCamp 2018, Lancaster; conference organizer/moderating panels, etc.
• Oct. 13 – Push to Publish at Rosemont College, presented by Philadelphia Stories – editor’s panel and editor’s speed dating
• Oct. 21-24 – HighEdWeb 2018, Sacramento, CA. – leading post-conference workshop, “Copy That” and giving a lightning round talk
• Dec. 6 – Elizabethtown College – guest speaking in a creative nonfiction class (private)

• February 3 – Leadership Lancaster’s Leadership Advantage, session on communication tools and audience engagement
• February 8-12 – AWP, Washington D.C. – exhibiting with Hippocampus Magazine and Books
• February 10 – Selected Memories Book Launch (part of AWP 2017)
• Feb. 11 – AWP panel on grassroots writing conferences
• Feb. 25 – Rosemont College’s Career Symposium for the MA in Publishing and MFA in Creative Writing programs – gave a talk called “My Publishing Journey” and also sat on a publishing experts panel.
• June 1-4 – Nonfiction NOW, Reykjavik, Iceland (attending only, not presenting)
• June 15 – Lancaster Marketing Group meeting; moderating a discussion on professional development – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design in Lancaster
• June 16-24 – Wilkes University Creative Writing Program summer residency – plenary session on web and social media to build author platform + social consultations by appointment.
• July 11 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “How to Create Content that Sizzles” workshop (open to public)
• July 14-15 – WordPress Campus, Buffalo, NY – “Interview Like a Journalist, Write Like a Marketer: How to Tell Stories with Heart and Accuracy”
• July 25 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – “Importance of Audience Engagement” workshop (open to public)
• Aug. 4-5, PA Writer’s Conference at Wilkes University – moderating panel, “You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania… Lit Mags”
• September 8-10 – HippoCamp 2017, Lancaster; conference organizer/moderating panels, etc.
• Oct. 8-11, HighEdWeb, Hartford, CT – “Interview Like a Journalist, Write Like a Marketer: How to Tell Stories with Heart and Accuracy“
• Nov. – Lancaster Story Slam “Grand Slam” guest judge
• Dec. – Fear No Lit’s Page Match – contestant

2016

• Jan. 5 – ABC (WHTM)’s Good Day PA live appearance, double segment (view recording of live show) (social media etiquette)
• Jan. 9-15 – Wilkes University Low-Residency Creative Writing Program (various talks, social media and nonfiction)
• Jan. 12 – The Pennsylvania State University -keynote speaker, private staff training meeting (storytelling in higher ed)
• Jan. 9-15 – Wilkes University Low-Residency Creative Writing Program (various talks, social media and nonfiction)
• Feb. 5 – Leadership Lancaster’s Leadership Advantage – session presenter (communication planning)
• Feb. 10 – NYU, speaker, private staff training meeting via webinar (Words, Words, Words)
• Feb. 23 – Lancaster Story Slam, theme: social media (video)
• Feb. 25 – ABC (WHTM)’s Good Day PA live appearance
• March 15 – Brandywine Valley Writers Group (West Chester), speaker
• March 30-April 3 – AWP Annual Conference (Los Angeles), exhibitor for Hippocampus and Wilkes/Etruscan Press
• April 8 – The Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference at Wilkes University
• April 11 – Wilkes University Department of Communication Studies, various talks
• April 26 – Lancaster Story Slam, theme: respect (video)
• June 9 – Fear No Lit Reading Series (Dogstar Books, Lancaster, Pa.), featured reader (creative nonfiction)
• June 12-15 – Elements Web Conference at Penn State (presenting at two sessions: storytelling and writing for the web)

• July 15-16 – WP Campus, Sarasota, Florida (session on storytelling)
• June 18-24 – Wilkes University Graduate Creative Writing Programs’ summer residency – plenary session on web and social media to build author platform + social consultations by appointment.
• July 26 – Lancaster Story Slam, host; theme: career opportunities
• Aug. 12-14 – HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers – organizer, host, emcee, moderator
• Oct. 8 – Push to Publish, from Philadelphia Stories at Rosemont College
• Oct. 16-19 – Higher Ed Web 2016, Memphis, Tenn. (post-conference workshop on storytelling) and session about writing – “Words, Words, Words: How to Create Sizzling Content.“
• Nov. 4 – Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCAD) – content workshop

Nov. – Lancaster Story Slam, Grand Slam judge

2015

Presenting about Words, Words, Words at NEPA BlogCon 2015. Photo courtesy of NEPA Scene.

• Nov. 15, 2015 – Third Point Press’ Adult Spelling Bee – Tellus 360 – contestant
• Oct. 17, 2015 – Moore College of Art & Design – Women in the Arts Leadership Conference – speaking on personal branding for professional success
• Oct. 20, 2015: Columbus, Ohio chapter of National Nonfiction Authors Association meeting – postponed until 2016
• Oct. 25, 2015 – Elizabethtown College, Career Services’ Senior Career Transition Conference – speaking on using LinkedIn and social to make connections – postponed until spring 2016 semester
• Oct. 4-7 – HighEdWeb annual conference, attending/committee member; presenting three-hour-long pre-conference workshop, Words, Words, Words.
• Oct. 10 – Philadelphia Stories Push to Publish Conference – speed-dating editor and creative nonfiction panelist
• Sept. 12, NEPA BlogCon, East Stroudsburg, Pa. – “Words. Words. Words.”
• August 7-9 – HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction, conference organizer – event host and panel moderator
• July Lancaster Story Slam – “Boiling Point”
• June 22-27, Wilkes University Creative Writing MFA Program 10th anniversary residency; reading creative nonfiction Sunday evening and creative nonfiction panelist
• June 19-21, CASE Multimedia Workshop, Washington, D.C., presented “From Print to Screen: The Evolution of the Magazine” and served on social media panel
• May – Lancaster Story Slam – “Road Trip” theme
• May 16, 2015 – Pecha Kucha Lancaster #4, Tellus 360, Lancaster, Pa. – “Things I Underscored in 2014”
• May 8, 2015 – Higher Ed Live – Communication United: Social Media and the Web (watch here)
• May 6, 2015 – Lancaster Literary Guild creative nonfiction workshop, guest speaker in final class (requires registration in entire series)
• April – Lancaster Story Slam – “Love Hurts” theme
• April 7-11 – AWP in Minneapolis, exhibiting on behalf of Hippocampus Magazine
• March – Lancaster Story Slam “Good Vibrations” theme
• March 11 – CUPRAP Conference (co-presenter with Liz Braungard, Wendy Sheaffer and Danilo Yabut) – building an in-house, integrated creative team, Hershey, Pa.
• Feb. 5 – Leadership Lancaster’s Leadership Advantage (co-presenter with Liz Braungard, repeated session) – integrated marketing, Lancaster, Pa.
• January – Lancaster Story Slam – “Embarrassing Moments” theme
• Jan. 24 – The Triangle’s Adult Spelling Bee, Lancaster, Pa.

2014

• The Triangle presents StorySlam: “It Happened at the Library” (winner) – PA Library Association Conference after-hours event, Lancaster, Pa.
• HighEdWeb Portland – October 2014 – “No Better Time than ‘NOW’: Telling the Story of How We’re Telling the E-town Story“presented on building on online news website
• The Web Conference at Penn State — State College, Pa., June
• Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference — Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April
• Higher Ed Experts Online Content Conference — March
• OmniUpdate OU Campus User Conference — Anaheim, Calif., March
• CUPRAP Conference (opening session panelist – multimedia storytelling) — Hershey, Pa., March
• CASE District II (co-presenter) — Baltimore, Md., February

OmniUpdate’s OU Campus User Conference 2014 | Photo Courtesy the OU Gang.

• HighEdWeb 2013 — Buffalo, N.Y., October
• mStoner webinar (co-presented) on integrated campaigns — “InteGREAT! Using Print, Web, and Social to Engage Prospective Students” — August (watch now)
• The Web Conference at Penn State – State College, Pa., June (live streamed and recorded, watch here.)
• Penn State Social Media Summit – State College, Pa., May
• .eduGuru Summit – online conference, March

The social media mistakes presentation at High Ed Web was packed and a hit!

2012

• HighEdWeb 2012 — “No Such Thing as TMI: How to Create a Culture of Sharing” — won best in track! — Milwaukee, Wisc., October
• CIC College Media Conference  — Washington, D.C.
• eduWeb 2012 — “No Such Things as TMI: How to Create a Culture of Sharing” — Boston, June 2012
• OmniUpdate OU Campus User Conference — Universal City, Calif., March 2012

I won best of track (content/social) at HighEdWeb 2012. Better known as The Red Stapler Award.

2011

• HighEdWeb 2011 — “Multimedia Storytelling” — Austin, October
• Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference — April

2010 and earlier

With the exception of the October 2010 event, the following events were during my time working in eCommerce and while I was still an active contributor to local publications, hence the focus of some of these talks. However, most of these talks are indeed relevant to the areas on which I speak and present today. My marketing and communications experience has continued to evolve as I moved from print and broadcast media, to ecommerce, to higher ed and, now, as an independent creative professional.

• Small businesses and eCommerce, Elizabethtown College’s S. Dale High Center for Family Business, October 2010
• Social Media and Small Business, Wilkes University Small Business Development Center, June 2010
• Social Media in Networking, Wilkes University Recent Alumni Program, February 2010
• Using Social Media to Get Published and Make Connections, Where Books Begin, December 2009
• Social Media & Public Relations Workshop, Zebra Communications (student-run PR firm at Wilkes University), October, 2009 – (NOTE: This led to me adjuncting at Wilkes on this topic.)
• NEPA Non-Profit Summit (part of blogging panel), 2009
• The Business of Blogging — Woodlands Inn and Resort Mixer Series, 2009
• Social Media for the Anti-Social Writer, Wilkes University Low-Residency MFA program, summer residency, June, 2009
• Freelance Writing Opportunities, Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference at Wilkes University, Spring 2008
• Solid Cactus Ecommerce Boot Camp: PR – Offline Media for Online Business – 2007
• Solid Cactus Ecommerce Boot Camp: “Creative Content Kingdom” co-presented with Cory Brin (recap here) – 2008
• Solid Cactus Ecommerce Book Camp: Session on our company’s then-new features, co-presented with Scott Sanfilippo – 2007/8
• Freelance Writing While in College, Dr. Andrea Frantz’s Magazines & eZines class, Wilkes Univeristy – Spring 2007