Events & Appearances Calendar

April writes articles for Writers Digest, reviews books for the Oregonian, and has taught at Portland State's Haystack program. April talks about books and writing with children and adults at schools, libraries, bookstores, and book festivals. She has even chatted by speakerphone with book groups. Want to learn more about having her at your event? E-mail her at april@aprilhenrymysteries.com.

2012


July 27-29
Norfolk Public Library Literature Festival
Norfolk, Nebraska
Events include writers' workshop and presentations.

April 26
Write to Publish
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association annual meeting
Portland State University
http://www.ooliganpress.pdx.edu/w2p/

April 23
Girl, Stolen up for Oregon Book Award
Ceremony at Portland Center Stage

April 20
6 - 9 p.m.
Homeword Bound
A benefit for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing featuring a dozen authors
Tualatin Country Club
9145 SW Tualatin Road
Tualatin, OR
Tickets are $65 per person. Call 503.293.4038
http://cpahinc.org/hwbound2012.html

April 3
Eyes of Justice released. New book in the Triple Threat adult mystery series.

7 p.m.
Powells Books in Cedar Mills
Beaverton, Oregon
Talking about both The Night She Disappeared and Eyes of Justice. Free event.

March 23
Girl, Stolen chosen for One Book, One Community event
Olney, Illinois
School and community visits

March 21, 22
St. Louis, Missouri
Talking about Girl, Stolen and The Night She Disappeared
School and community visits


March 20
School and community events in Warsaw, Ohio

March 3
Paperback of Girl, Stolen releases


 

March 13
The Night She Disappeared releases

February 2
6:30 - 8 p.m.
How to Turn up the Tension class
917 SW Oak St. #405
Call 503.796.9224 to register, $30, all proceeds benefit Write Around Portland

2011

October 15
9:45-10:15 a.m.
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association annual meeting
Portland, OR
Signing Advanced Readers Copies (ARCs) of The Night She Disappeared
(Note: this event is open only to booksellers and librarians who have registered)

May 21
3 p.m.
Brigadoon Books
Space B-10
Reed Opera House
189 Liberty St. NE.
Salem, OR
Talking about Heart of Ice

May 17
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Willamette Writers Coast Branch
Newport Pubic Library
35 Nye Street
Newport, OR
47 Ways to Create Suspense

May 17
Taft High School
Lincoln City, OR
Making a Living as a Killer and a Thief

April 25
9:15 a.m.
AM Northwest on KATU-TV (Channel 2)
Appearing with the girl who inspired Girl, Stolen

April 21
6:30 p.m.
Milwaukie Library Author's Quarterly
Ledding Library Pond House at 2215 SE Harrison
Milwaukie, OR
Making a living as a thief and a killer

April 16
3 p.m.
Springfield Library
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR
Inside Springfield City Hall
Talking about Heart of Ice and other mysteries and thrillers

April 11
Online Skype chat with teens
Broadway Library
Long Island City , NY

April 8
6 - 9 p.m.
Homeword Bound
A benefit for Community Partnership for Affordable Housing featuring a dozen authors
Tualatin Country Club
9145 SW Tualatin Road
Tualatin, OR
Tickets are $65 per person. Call 503.293.4038
http://cpahinc.org/hwbound2011.html

April 7
7 p.m.
Annie Blooms Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR
Launch for new Triple Threat Mystery: Heart of Ice

March 12
More of Jackson County Reads Mysteries event
1 - 2 p.m.
Medford Branch Library
205 South Central Avenue
April will talk about writing mysteries and her latest books, Girl Stolen and Heart of Ice
Sponsored by Jackson County Public Libraries (www.JCLS.org) and Ashland Mystery (www.AshlandMystery.com)

March 11
Kick off of Jackson County Reads Mysteries event
7 - 8 p.m.
Ashland Branch Library
410 Siskiyou Boulevard Saturday
April will talk about writing mysteries and her latest books, Girl Stolen and Heart of Ice
Followed by dinner with fans at Standing Stone Brewing Company
Sponsored by Jackson County Public Libraries (www.JCLS.org) and Ashland Mystery (www.AshlandMystery.com)

March 5
Postponed from February 26 due to ice in coast range pass!
11 a.m.
Tillamook Public Library
Tillamook, OR
1716 3rd Street
April will talk about making a living as a thief and a killer (on paper, of course!)

January 23
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Oak Room, Wilsonville Public Library
8200 SW Wilsonville Road
Wilsonville, OR
The Northwest Author Series Presents:
Commit the Perfect Crime: Writing Mysteries & Thrillers
Cost is $5.00, $3.00 for Seniors (60+) and Enrolled Students
In this ninety-minute writing workshop, April will show you how to develop a plot, create compelling characters, plant clues, and keep the pages turning in your novel.

January 20
7 p.m.
St. Helens Book Shop
2149 Columbia Blvd
St. Helens, OR
April will talk about Girl, Stolen.

2010
October 10
Talking about Girl, Stolen
3:00 p.m.
Wordstock
Portland, OR
wordstockfestival.com

October 9
Teaching at Wordstock
"Starting a series: What you need to know before you sit down to write."
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Portland, OR
wordstockfestival.com

October 8
Taking part in the "Author Feast" at the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) fall tradeshow
Portland, OR

October 2
Appearing at Powells Beaverton with LK Madigan and Lauren Kate.
2 p.m.
Beaverton, OR

September 24-26
Attending Writers' Police Academy
Jamestown, NC

September 12-November 14
Teaching 9-week in-person class on writing mysteries and thrillers (no class September 26)
Contact me if interested in attending
Portland, OR

July 12-16
Teaching at Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop
Oceanside, OR
Faculty also includes: writers Eric Kimmel, Margariet Ruurs, David Greenberg, Elizabeth Rusch, editor Molly O'Neill, agent Jennifer Laughran

July 6
Speaking at Willamette Writers
"How to write a mystery or thriller"
Old Church, 1422 SW 11th, 7 p.m.
Portland, OR

April 13
Launch Party for Hand of Fate
Annie Blooms Books, 7:30 p.m.
www.annieblooms.com

April 9
Appearing at Homeword Bound
6 p.m.
Tualatin Country Club
More information about Homeword Bound

March 24
Signing ARCs of Girl, Stolen and new hardcovers of Hand of Fate
Public Library Conference
Sisters in Crime Booth
1-3 p.m.
Portland, OR

February 25
Speaking at Sherwood Public Library
"How I quit my day job and became a killer and a thief"
6:30 p.m.
More info about the event
Sherwood, OR

February 19
Speaking to students at Wilson High School
Portland, OR

2009
January 18
Driftwood Library, Lincoln City How I Quit My Day Job and Became a Killer

February 14
Oregon Sesquicenntenial Celebration
Downtown Library, Portland

March 13
Society for Children's Writers and Book Illustrators Oregon Gala Barnes and Noble Clackamas Town Center

April 3
Oregon Library Association Salem Conference Center Speaking with best-selling thriller writer GM Ford

April 7
Lars Larson show
Powells Cedar Hills Crossing

April 17
Community Partnership for Affordable Housing Homeword Bound fundraiser with Garth Stein

May 7
Mid-Valley Willamette Writers Tsuanmi Books, Eugene

May 12
Robert Gray Middle School

May 16
Manzanita Writers Series

June
http://www.kink.fm/pages/4620585.php?
Costcos in Seattle and Portland

August
Grand opening Sandy Library

October 10
Oregon Association of School LibrariesSalem Convention Center

October 11
Wordstock for Writers: The Thrill of It All - 49 secrets to nail-biting success
Wordstock for Teens: Shock Point
Wordstock for Adults: How I Quit My Day Job and Became a Killer