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Tour Dates
2020 All in person events for 2020 have been cancelled ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME All events are virtual October 3, 1 PM Spalding University’s Founders’/Alumni Weekend With Katy Yocom and Crystal Wilkinson October 10, 11 AM Southern Festival of Books with Wiley 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 on the Silas House Facebook Page 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 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 --- 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