Tour Dates
January 31
Capitol Theatre
Register for free tickets here
Bowling Green, KY
hosted by Warren County Public Library
February 4-5
Bookmarks Moveable Feast
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 26, 3 PM
Sunday With Friends Series
Washington County Public Library
Abingdon, VA
March 6
Monroe County Public Library
Register here
Key West, FL
March 15
John Fox, Jr. 47th Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
Big Stone Gap, TN
April 14
SouthWord Lit Festival
Chattanooga, TN
April 18, 6 PM
Eastern Kentucky University
with Sherry Robinson
Library
April 21-23
SOLD OUT
Troublesome Creek Writers Retreat
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, KY
April 30
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Dimensions of Faith Lecture
Louisville, KY
May 4
Literacy Together Conference
Asheville, NC
May 23
Kentucky Great Writers Reading Series
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Lexington, KY
November 12
2 PM Johnson City Public Library, 100 W Millard Street, Johnson City, TN, with sales by Atlas Books
6 PM The Emporium, 100 Gay Street, Knoxville, TN, with sales by Union Ave Books, Free Tickets Here
November 15
7 PM Lincoln Memorial University, Duke Hall, Harrogate, TN
November 18
6 PM Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mt. Sterling, KY, tickets here
December 1
Corbin Public Library, Corbin, KY Details TBA
2023
March 5, Details TBA
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Louisville, KY
October 19
Colgate University
Living Writers Series
Hamilton, New York
2021
September 30, 7 PM EST
20th Anniversary of Clay's Quilt Celebration
Conversation with Jayne Moore Waldrop
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Lexington, KY
October 21, 6 PM CST
Conversation with Jeff Zentner
Capitol Theater, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Free, but must register in advance.
November 6
Kentucky Book Festival
Lexington, Kentucky
Details to come
November 23, Noon EST
Ohio County Public Library
Wheeling, West Virginia
November 29, 7-9 CST
Master Class on Sense of Place and Characterization
Story Studio Chicago (via Zoom)
Must register in advance
2020
All in person events for 2020 have been cancelled
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
All events are virtual
October 10, 11 AM
Southern Festival of Books
with Wiley Cash, Mallory Cash, Jason Howard,
and Lee Smith
Free and open to the public
October 10, Noon
Southern Foodways Alliance Conference
with Chandra Ram, Oscar Diaz, and
Mary Beth Lasseter
Must purchase a ticket to the SFA Conference
October 13, 2 PM
Glen Cove Public Library
Glen Cove, New York
Free Event-Register here.
October 17, 6 PM
Virginia Literary Awards
People's Choice Awards Presenter
October 22, 6 PM
The Coal Tattoo Book Discussion
Facebook Live-RSVP here
Get the book, read the book, discuss the book
Questions will be answered live
October 28, 8 PM
An Evening with Allison Moorer and Silas House via The Porch
Free event ($10 suggeted donation).
RSVP here to receive the link.
October 31, 7 PM
World Premiere of Unseen, a new play by Silas House
November 8, 7 PM
Conversation with Ashley Blooms,
author of Every Bone a Prayer
Read Spotted Newt Bookstore
Details TBA
2020
February 25, 6:30
Oxford American's South Words Reading Series
Ron Robinson Theater
Little Rock, Arkansas
February 29, 6 pm
Conversation
with Wes Brown about his Hillbilly Hustle
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Lexington, Kentucky
March 4, 10 am
John Fox Jr Literary Festival
Goodloe Center of Phillips-Taylor Hall
Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
March 11
Sayre School
Lexington, Kentucky
March 21, 2-5 PM
Surrender: Creating Unforgettable Characters and Vivid Sense of PlaceAn intensive three-hour class hosted by The Porch
Registration is required $75
March 21, 6:30
Books, Bars, and Guitars
Silas House, Tiana Clark, Ishmael Beah, and music by Allison Moorer
Analog at the Hutton Hotel, Nashville
Presented by The Porch and Narrative 4
April 3-4
SouthWord Conference
Fellowship of Southern Writers
Chattanooga, Tennesee
April 16 & 17
Festival of Faith and Writing
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
April 18
WVLE Conference
Morgantown, West Virginia
April 21-22
Indian River Literary Society
Vero Beach, Florida
April 26-28
Keynote Speaker
Rural Access and Success Summit
Talking Stick Resort
Scottsdale, Arizona
May 7
4-H Conference
Keynote Speaker
Lexington, Kentucky
September 16
Details TBA
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky
September 29-30
Mary Breckinridge Festival
Details TBA
October 5
Southern Wyoming University
Details TBA
October 9-11
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville, Tennessee
October 13
Glen Cove Public Library
Glen Cove, New York
October 15
Details TBA
New York City
2022
June 8 (virtual)
Bell County Schools
Jun 9 (virtual)
Appalachian Media Institute
July 16, 2 PM
Where the Lilies Bloom
Film introduced and discussed by Silas House
Farish Theater, Downtown Library
Harry Dean Stanton Film Festival
Lexington, KY
July 17, 7 PM
Paris, Texas
Conversation with Allison Anders moderated by Silas House
Kentucky Theater
Harry Dean Stanton Film Festival
Lexington, KY
July 28, 4 PM
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Conversation with Little Bubby Child
(Workshop attendees only)
Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY
August 19 and 20, Details TBA
"How to be Beautiful" Performance and Art Show
Lexington Public Library
Lexington, KY
2022
September 8, 7:30
Clinton and Mary Opal Moore Memorial Reading
Curris Center
Murray State University
Murray, KY
September 16, 7:30
And the Creek Rose: A Benefit for the Appalachian Media Institute
Kentucky Theatre
Lexington, KY
September 27, 7:00
Book Launch: Lark Ascending
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Lexington, KY
September 28, 7:00
Crescent Hill Baptist Church
2800 Frankfort Ave, Louisville
REGISTER HERE
September 29, 7:00
Joseph Beth-Rookwood Pavillion
Cincinnati, OH
September 30, 6:00
Coffeetree Books
Morehead, KY
October Tour Dates for Lark Ascending will be announced soon.
October 21-22
University of Virginia
Wise, Virginia
Earlier 2018 events
2018
January 22-25
Winter Institute-BookExpo USA
Memphis, Tennessee
February 12
11 AM
Meet the Author Signing
American Booksellers Association
Midwinter Conference
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado
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2-4 PM United for Libraries
Gala Authors Tea
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado
March 14-17
Northeast Alabama Community College
With Tom Franklin, Mark Powell, George Singleton,
and Darnell Arnoult
Gainesville, Alabama
March 23
Ingram Luncheon
Nashville, Tennessee
April 5
Texas Library Association
Speaker
April 6-7
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Various Panels
April 19
University of Tennessee at Martin
April 25-28
Narrative 4 Symposium
with Colum McCann
Swain County, North Carolina
May 19
World Premiere-HILLBILLY, 7pm
Nashville Film Festival Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX, Nashville
719 Thompson Lane, Nashville, TN 37204
June 5, 7pm
Carmichael's Bookstore
Louisville (event takes place at Crescent Hill just down the street from the bookstore)
with music by
Joan Shelley and Daniel Martin Moore
June 7, 6pm
Brier Books
Lexington
June 10, 2pm
Union Avenue Books
Knoxville
June 11, 7pm
Acapella Books at the Wrecking Bar
292 Moreland Ave
Atlanta
with Caleb Johnson
June 12, 6.30pm
Parnassus Books
Nashville
with Tiffany Williams
June 13, 7pm
Flyleaf Books
Chapel Hill, NC
with Kathy Pories and Lee Smith
June 14, 6pm
Malaprop's
Asheville
PRIDE EVENT
June 15, 8pm
Books and Books
Coral Gables, FL
June 19, 5pm
Lemuria
Jackson, MS
June 20, 5pm
Square Books
Oxford, MS
June 21, 6pm
Garden District Books
with C. Morgan Babst
June 22, 7pm
Interabang Books
Dallas
June 26, 7pm
Gramercy Books
Columbus
June 27, 7pm
Books and Company
Dayton
June 28, 7pm
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Cincinnati
June 30, 3pm
Washington County Public Library
Abingdon, Virginia
July 12, 7 PM
Robert Byrd Center
Shepherd University
Hosted by Four Seasons Books
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
July 15, 4pm
East City Bookshop
Washington DC
July 23-28
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Hindman, Kentucky
July 31
Coffeetree Books
Morehead, Kentucky
August 13
Edinburgh International Book Festival
6.30-8pm
Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, Scotland
with Malachy Tallack, Rebecca Gayle Howell, and Jennifer Haigh
August 27, 3pm
Public Conversation with bell hooks
bell hooks Institute
Berea College
August 28, 6pm
Paul Sawyier Public Library
Book sales by Poor Richards
Frankfort, Kentucky
August 30, 6pm
Warren County Library
Bob Kirby Branch
175 Iron Skillet Ct
Bowling Green, Kentucky
September 6
BookMarks Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
September 10-11
Dennison University
Granville Ohio
Details TBA
September 20
Kentucky Library Association
Louisville
October 10, 7 PM
MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series
William T. Young Library's UK Athletic Association
Auditorium
University of Kentucky, Lexington
October 11, 6.30 PM
hillbilly Screening
talkback with Silas House and Sam Cole
Baird Lounge, Berea College
October 12, 2 PM
Nashville Public Library Auditorium
Southern Festival of Books
Nashville
October 21, 2 PM
False Face-a new short play by Silas House
playwright will be in attendance
UK Art Museum
405 Rose Street
October 23, 6 PM
Frankenstein Discussion
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street
Lexington, Kentucky
October 27, 11 AM
Spalding MFA Alums Lexington Book Bench Walking Tour
Downtown Lexington
Details TBA
October 28
SOLD OUT
Mostly Southernern Arty Party Brunch
LexArts Fundraiser
November 13, Noon
TICKETS REQUIRED
Literary Luncheon
Kentucky Book Festival
161 North Mill
Arts Place, Lexington
November 13, 6 PM
Southernmost reading and discussion
Wild Geese Bookshop
107 S. Water Street
Franklin, Indiana
November 15, 5.30 PM
Reading from Southernmost
Egan Leadership Center
Spalding University
Louisville
November 17, 3 PM
Silas House in conversation with
Nickole Brown and Kayla Rae Whitaker
Main Stage
Kentucky Book Fair
Kentucky Horse Park
Lexington, Kentucky
November 28, 6pm
Monroe County Public Library
Key West, Florida
Book sales by Books and Books
November 30-December 2
Dumplins and Dancing
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, Kentucky
December 10, 5 PM
Thomas Merton Celebration
Carnegie Center
Lexington, Kentucky
2019
February 14
Savannah Book Festival
Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 6PM
Southernmost Reading
Loyal Jones Appalachian Center
Berea College
Berea, KY
February 21, 7 PM
Milano Reading Room
Downtown Public Library
Morgantown, WV
February 22, 7 PM
Talkback with Directors Ashley York and Sally Rubin
Hillbilly film screening
Gluck Theatre, Mountainlair
Morgantown, WV
February 28
Hadassah Luncheon Speaker
Gilda Mallin Boca West of Hadassah
Boca Raton, FL
March 5
Centre College Writer-in-Residence
Events TBA
March 7, 6.30-8
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Lexington, Kentucky
Reading/Musical Performance of Southernmost
March 14, time TBA
Wilma Dykeman Lecture Series
University of Tennessee Library Society/Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 15-17
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Various events
Asheville, North Carolina
March 19, 7.30
Judy Gaines Young Award Ceremony
Reading from Southernmost
Transylvania University
Carrick Theater
March 22, 4PM
Virginia Festival of the Book
Barnes and Noble
Charlottesville, Virginia
March 26, 7.30 pm
Western Carolina University
Spring Literary Festival
A.K. Hinds Theatre
March 29-31
Saints and Sinners Literary Festival
New Orleans
April 8, 6 PM
Shelby County Public Library
Shelbyville, Kentucky
April 10, 7.30
Jack Higgs Memorial Reading
East Tennessee State University
Brown Hall Auditorium
Johnson City, Tennessee
April 15, 6:30
Palmer Lecture
University of the Cumberlands
Gatliff Chapel
Williamsburg, Kentucky
April 18, 7:00
Why There Are Words Reading Series
Trade and Lore Cafe
37 Wall St, Asheville, NC
Asheville, North Carolina
April 24, 7:00
Conversation with Charles Frazier
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Lexington, Kentucky
April 28
Southern Kentucky Book Fair
Bowling Green, Kentucky
May 10, 11.30AM-2PM
Post Courier Spring Luncheon
with Kathy Reichs, Stewart O'Nan, Lee Smith
Charleston, South Carolina
May 13, 7:00
Conversation with Louis Bayard
Carmichael's Bookstore
Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
June 4, Time 6PM
Paperback Release of Southernmost
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Lexington, Kentucky
June 5, Time TBA
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Cincinnati, Ohio
June 6, 7 PM
Carmichael's Bookstore
Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky
June 8, 6PM
Union Avenue Books
Knoxville, Tennessee
June 11, 6PM
Paul Sawyier Library
with Poor Richard's Bookshop
Frankfort, Kentucky
June 13, 6PM
Coffeetree Books
Morehead, Kentucky
June 15, 11.30 AM
Country Music Hall of Fame
with Matraca Berg
July 15
Breadloaf School of English
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
July 18, 6 PM
Bluegrass Writers Studio
Reading, Apollo Pizza
August 22, 8 PM
Pine Mountain Sessions Live
Fundraiser for Kentucky Natural Wild Lands Trust
with Joan Shelley, Daniel Martin Moore, Rachel Grimes,
and others
Kentucky Center
Louisville
September 5
2:00-3:15
Craft Talk, “The History of Every Country:
Writing Place”
7:30-8:30
Reading
Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
September 13, 11 AM
Conversation with Allison Moorer
Americana Music Festival
The Westin, Nashville
September 21, 2 PM
FoxTale Book Shoppe
Woodstock, Georgia
September 24, times TBA
BCTC Common Read-Same Sun Here
Lexington, Kentucky
September 26, 7 PM
"Richmond Reads" Community Read of Southernmost
Richmond Memorial Library
Batavia, New York
October 9, 6 PM
Kentucky Wesleyan
Owensboro, Kentucky
October 21, Times TBA
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
October 25, Times TBA
University of North Carolina-Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
November 8
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
November 9
The Berry Center with Wendell Berry
New Castle, Kentucky
November 15-24
Spalding School of Writing Residency
December 2
Burns Middle School
Same Sun Here Common Read
Owensboro, Kentucky
2020
February 6, Doors 7 pm, $10
The Lexington Gathering Kick-Off Party
The Burl, Lexington, Kentucky
Reading with Ansel Elkins, Jason Howard, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Ada Limón
Square Dance and music by the Possum Queens, The High Tops, The Winetree, Giant Rooster Sideshow
2017
February 24
Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts
Embassy Suites, Lexington, Kentucky
March 9-12
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Various panels
April 28, 6.30-8.30 PM
Cincinnatti Art Museum
Symposium with Malcolm Davis & Jessica Hindman
A presentation of the Cincinatti Art Museum, the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement, and the Friends of Steely Library.
June 10, 1 PM
Literary Lunch, Main Speaker
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Tickets are $100 per person, proceeds benefit the Carnegie Center
July 12-24
Edinburgh, Scotland
Spalding University MFA in Creative Writing
July 27-29
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, Kentucky
Evening programs are free and open to the public
October 6
James Agee Literary Conference
Keynote Address
Pellissippi State
Knoxville, Tennessee
October 21
Live @ Your Library
Grand Reading Room, Main Library, EKU
11:30AM-12:30PM
October 26, 7pm
In These Fields performance
Free and open to the public
Union Church
Berea, Kentucky
November 3 & 4
SouthWord Literary Festival
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Various events
January 22-25
Winter Institute-BookExpo USA
Memphis, Tennessee
2016
February 25
Knoxville, Tennessee
TYCA-SE
Plenary Session Speaker
March 2
Berea, Kentucky
Berea College
Phelps-Stoke Auditorium
Blood on the Mountain screening
with director Mari-Lynn Evans, Nick Clooney, Chris Green, and Loyal Jones
March 23
Lexington, Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Reel World String Band Induction
Singing with Jason Howard
March 24
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Librarians Dinner
Keynote speaker
April 28, 8pm
Richmond, Kentucky
Pages and Pints Reading Series
Appalachian Writers Workshop Fundraiser
with Robert Gipe and George Ella Lyon
Readings and Signings
June 3, time TBA
Lexington, Kentucky
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Books-in-Progress Conference
Workshop Leader
July 14
Sheperdstown, West Virginia
Contemporary American Theatre Festival
Staged Reading: Family of Strangers
July 24-29
Hindman, Kentucky
Hindman Settlement School
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Afternoon Session Leader
September 9
Lexington, Kentucky
Transylvania University
Convocation Speaker/Honorary Degree Recipient
September 14, Noon
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington Country Club
Frontier Nursing Service Luncheon
October 15-16
Oxford, Mississippi
Southern Foodways Alliance Conference
Premier of In These Fields, a folk opera by Silas House and Sam Gleaves
October 18, 6pm
London, Kentucky
Laurel County Public Library
One Book/One Community
Eli the Good Q&A
October 27, 6.30 pm
Berea, Kentucky
Madison County Public Library (Berea Branch)
One Book/One Community
Eli the Good Q&A
PAST DATES
2015
June 6
Spalding University
Commecement
Caritas Award recipient
June 12-14
Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee
James Still Lecturer
September 9-10
The Appalachian Symposium
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
September 23
Brushy Fork Institute
Berea College
Berea, Kentucky
October 24
Frontier Nursing Service
Commencement
Nixon Center, Hyden, Kentucky
PAST DATES
September 19-20
Keynote, Appalachian Festival
Frostburg University
Frostburg, Maryland
October 4
Frontier Nursing Service
Keynote, Anniversary Brunch
Lexington, Kentucky
November 6, 3pm
Writing and Roots: A Public Conversation between Silas House & Barbara Kingsolver
Phelps-Stokes Hall, Berea College
March 5, 2015
Jean Ritchie Lecture
National University of Ireland, Galway
Galway, Ireland
January 2014
Pandora Productions Presents
Silas House's THIS IS MY HEART FOR YOU
January 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30 p.m. & January 12 @ 5:30 p.m.
For more information: Pandora
January 27, Noon
Common Read-Same Sun Here
Foley Middle School
Berea, Kentucky
February 26
Appalachian Voices event with Robert Kennedy, Jr.
New York City, NY
March 10
Oak Ridge High School
Common Read-Eli the Good
March 12
Common Read-Same Sun Here
Berea Community School
Berea, KY
March 19-20, 2014
Community Writers' Workshop
Owensboro, Kentucky
March 28-30, 2014
Appalachian Studies Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
April 26
Eastern Kentucky University
Distinguished Alumni Ceremony
Richmond, KY
May 23-June 1
Spalding University MFA in Creative Writing
Past dates
January 1-6
Ireland, private events
January 24, 6pm
Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Readings
Carnegie Center
Lexington, Kentucky
February 3, 3pm
Washington County Public Library
Abingdon, Virginia
February 4-5
Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, Virginia
February 19
Clark County Librarians Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada
February 28
Keynote Address
Gulf South Summit
Louisville, Kentucky
March 20-24
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
New Orleans, LA
March 25
Southeastern Louisiana State University
Hammond, LA
June 12-July 3
Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, Ireland
April 3, 1pm
Berea Women's Club
Berea, Kentucky
May 23-25
Saints and Sinners Conference
New Orleans, LA
October 24
Wilkes Reads Together
North Wilkesboro, NC
June 15-July 7
Ireland tour
July 11-13
Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
July 28-August 2
Appalachian Writers Workshop at the Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Kentucky
October 17
Wilkes Reads Together, Wilkes County, North Carolina
October 18
Berea College Trustees Dinner, Berea, Kentucky
October 27
Jim Wayne Miller Writing Workshop and Reading, Western Kentucky University,
Bowling Green, Kentucky
November 17, 2pm
Ticketed event-This I Believe Fundraiser Reading with Sena Jeter Naslund, Frank X Walker, George Ella Lyon, Jason Howard, and others.
Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky. ORDER
November 21, 6pm CST
Warren County Public Library-Main Library
Bowling Green, Kentucky
For more information contact Jayne Pelaski
Old schedule
January 18
Writers Institute
New Orleans
January 20
American Library Association
Winter Showcase
Dallas, Texas
January 31
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
February 1
McCracken County Public LibraryFor more information, contact Julie Hart by telephone at 270-442-2510 ext. 113 (Toll-free 866-829-7532) or email at jhart@mclib.net.
February 4Mildred Haun Festival
Morristown, TN
Keynote speech,
Time TBA
http://www.ws.edu/mildredhaunconference/
February 26-28
Events in Abingdon, Virginia
...details to be announced
March 8 & 9
Events at Caldwell Community College
Hudson, NC
Details TBA
March 10
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Chattanooga, TN
with Adanma Barton
March 12, 7pm
Keynote Reading
Clemens Fine Art Center
Paducah, Kentucky
Phone: 270.534.3212
March 20
Bowling Green School System
Bowling Green, Kentucky
March 23-25
Appalachian Studies Association Converence
Indiana, Pennsylvania
April 1-3
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
July 29-August 3
Appalachian Writers Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, Kentucky
July 31
Coffeetree Books
Morehead, Kentucky
August 13
Edinburgh International Book Festival
6.30-8pm
Spiegeltent, Edinburgh, Scotland
with Malachy Tallack, Rebecca Gayle Howell, and Jennifer Haigh
August 27, 3pm
Public Conversation with bell hooks
bell hooks Institute
Berea College
August 28, 6pm
Paul Sawyier Public Library
Book sales by Poor Richards
Frankfort, Kentucky
August 30, 6pm
Warren County Library
Bob Kirby Branch
175 Iron Skillet Ct
Bowling Green, Kentucky
September 6
BookMarks Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
September 10-11
Dennison University
Granville Ohio
Details TBA
September 20
Kentucky Library Association
Louisville