Ruth's Booksignings, Talks, Courses, Chats


June 1-2, 2007, Book Expo America, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY
    June 2, 2:00PM-2:45PM, ROYAL LOCKDOWN Booksigning, Harlequin Booth

June 24, 2007, 3:00PM-5:00PM, Sisters in Crime Booth, American Library Association Convention, Convention Center, Washington, DC

July 12-15, 2007, Thrillerfest, Grand Hyatt, New York, NY
    July 13, 3:00PM-3:50PM, Panel: The Devil's Alternative (with Deborah LeBlanc,
                                           Laura Benedict, Dianne Emley, Erin Grady)
    July 15, Afternoon, Booksigning

August 31-September 3, 2007, Dragoncon, Atlanta, GA

    Panel membership on panels to be announced

October 19-21, 2007, Women's Expo, Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport, TN
     October 19, 7:00PM-11:00PM, Meet the Authors Dinner, Bays Mountain Park,
                                                    Steadman Museum
     October 20-21, Booksignings

October 27, 2007, 10:00AM-12:00PM, Talk, Maryland State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD

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April 25-29, 2007, RT Booklovers Convention,  Houston, TX
    April 26, 9:00AM-10:00AM, Bookseller event:
"Chillin with Thrillers"
                      3:00PM-4:00PM, Panel: "Thriller: Is It Just Another Thrill?"
                     
5:00PM-6:00PM, Panel: "Romantic Suspense: Don't Plot Me to Death"
    April 27, 2:30PM-3:30PM, Club RT Author Appearance
    April 28, 11:00AM-2:00PM, Book Fair
                  4:00PM-5:00PM, Booksigning, Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet St.

February 24, 2007, 8:00AM-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

September 23, 2006, 10:00AM-5:00PM, Romance Program with Mary Jo Putney and Patricia Rosemoor, Martin Luther King Library, Washington, DC

September 8-9, 2006, STAR Conference, Holiday Inn, Ithaca, NY
    September 9, 2:00PM-3:00PM, Workshop, "39 Steps to Writing Mystery and Suspense"
    September 9, 4:00PM-5:30PM, Booksigning


September 8-9, 2006, RWA National Conference, Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, GA
   
July 26, 5:30PM-8:30PM, Literacy Booksigning
    July 29, 11:00AM-noon, Workshop: "Three Act Structure: Pull the Reader in, Avoid the Sagging Middle, and Exit on a High Note," with Ann Voss Peterson & Patricia Rosemoor


June 29-July 2, 2006, Thrillerfest 2006, Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix, AZ
    June 30 9:00AM-9:45AM, Panel:
"Beyond DaVinci" 

June 12, 2006, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Booksigning, Arbutus Public Library, Arbutus, MD


March 11, 2006, Talk, "Author as Master of the Universe," Orange County Chaper Romance Writers of America, Brea Community Center, Brea, CA


February 25, 2006, 10:00AM-noon, Workshop, "Writing Heart-Pounding Romantic Suspense with Characters that Grab the Reader," Washington Romance Writers, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Service Center, Bethesda, MD

November 26, 2005, 12:30PM-1:30PM, Talk, "Plotting," Long Island Romance Writers, Jericho Library, Jericho, NY

October 23, 2005, 6:00PM-9:00PM, Booksigning,  Book Bash 2005, Greetings & Readings, Hunt Valley, MD


July 27-30, 2005,
RWA National Conference, Reno, NV
   
July 27, 5:30PM-8:30PM, Literacy Reception Booksigning
    July 29, 9:45AM-10:45AM, Workshop: "Learn How to Turn Research into 'True
                                              Lies'," with Ann Voss Peterson & Patricia Rosemoor


April 27-May 1, 2005, RT Booklovers Convention, St. Louis, MO
    April 29, 11:00AM-12:00PM, Panel:
"Creatures of the Night,"  How to make vampires
                                                            more than just people with fangs
.
     April 29, 4:00PM-5:00PM, Panel: "Targeting the Category Romance Market."
     April 30, 11:00AM-3:00PM,
Booksigning at "Book Fair"

April 19, 2005, 7:00PM-8:30PM, Talk, "Romance in the Air," Howard County Library, Savage, MD


December 6, 2004, 1:00PM-2:00PM, Talk, Georgetown Senior Center, 3240 O St., NW, Washington, DC

November 6, 2004, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning, Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Long Gate Shopping Center, Ellicott City, MD

October 23, 2004, 10:00AM, Talk, "Romantic Suspense--Category vs Mainstream," Reston Regional Library, Reston, VA

September 21, 2004,  7:00PM-9:00PM,
Talk & Booksigning, Tenley-Friendship Branch,  DC Public Library, Washington, DC

September 19, 2004,  2:00PM-3:00PM, Mystery Loves Company Booksigning, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD
 

August 11, 2004, 9:00PM-10:00PM, eHarlequin Intrigue Authors Chat

July 28-31, 2004, RWA National Conference, Dallas, TX
    July 28, 5:30PM-8:30PM, Literacy Reception Booksigning
    July 31, 9:00AM-10:00AM, "Selling the Book of Your Heart" (with Laura Resnick)
                 at the PAN Retreat

July 23-25, 2004, Guest of Honor, Writer's Weekend, Seattle, WA
    July 24, 4:00PM-6:00PM, Booksigning, Sleep Inn Hotel,
                20406 International Blvd. S, SeaTac, WA

July 14, 2004, 9:00PM-10:00PM, Noveltalk Chat

July 8, 2004, 9:00PM-10:00PM, Fallen Angel Reviews Chat

June 27, 2004, 9:00PM-10:00PM, Writerspace "Beach Party" Chat

June 15, 2004, 9:00PM, Karen Find Out About New Books Chat

June 7-11, 2004, Lecturer, Online Workshop, "Facing the Terror of Synopsis Writing," RWA Online Chapter

April 30, 2004, 11:30AM-2:00PMBooksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, 18 N. Main St., Boonsboro, MD

April 24, 2004, 5:30PM-9:00PMBooksigning, Barnes and Noble Bookstore,  4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD

April 16-18, 2004, Speaker and Booksigning,  Desert Dreams Conference, Desert Rose Romance Writers, Phoenix, AZ

November 14, 2003, 10:00AM-2:00PM, Talk and Booksigning, Annual Books and Brunch for Charity, sponsored by the Assistance League of the Chesapeake, Officers' Club, Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

October 30-November 2, 2003, World Fantasy Convention, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
      October 31, 2003, 8:30PM-10:30PM,  Autograph Reception,
                                    4:00PM-5:00PM, Panel on "Passionate Crossovers"

October 29, 2003, 8:00PM-11:00PM
, Writerspace Halloween "Mash,"
www.writerspace.com/chat

October 25, 2003, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning at Mystery Loves Company, 1730 Fleet Street, Baltimore, MD

October 15-19, 2003, Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
    October 16, 2:15PM-4:30PM,
"Pulling Off the Paranormal," In-depth workshop,
                                                 with Mary Kilchenstein, Editor, ImaJinn Books
    October 18, 11:00AM-3:00PM, Booksigning at "Book Fair"


August 27, 2003, 9:00 PM, Deb Stover Chat

July 16-19, 2003, RWA National Conference, New York, NY
   
July 16, 5:30PM-8:00PM, Literacy Reception Booksigning
    July 18, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Berkley Booksigning
    July 19, 8:30AM,
"Catch the Paranormal Wave," Panel Discussion (with Cindy Hwang, Editor at Berkley Books; Alicia Condon, Editor at Dorchester Publishing; and Ann Lawrence, Author)

July 12, 2003, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, 18 N. Main St., Boonsboro, MD

June 22, 2003, 9:00PM, Writerspace Berkley Sensation Authors Chat

June 5, 2003, 9:00PM, Writerspace Berkley Jove Authors Chat

May 1, 2003, 6:30PM-9:00PM, Booksigning, "An Evening of Romance," Randallstown Public Library, Randallstown, MD

April 25, 2003, 11:30AM-2:00PM, WRW Pre-Retreat Booksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, 18 N. Main St., Boonsboro, MD

April 15, 2003, 9:00PM, Writerspace Chat

March 25, 2003, 3:15PM-4:30PM, Workshop and Booksigning, Maryland Day, Maryland Library Association, Russett Branch, Anne Arundel Public Library, Laurel, MD

December 7, 2002, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning, Barnes & Noble, White Marsh, MD

November 3, 2002, 6:00PM-9:00PM, Booksigning,  Book Bash 2002, Shops at Kenilworth, Towson, MD

October 27, 2002, 8:00PM, Halloween Mash Chat, www.writerspace.com/halloween

October 19, 2002, Workshop and Booksigning,  Valley Forge Romance Writers, Wayne, PA

September 28, 2002, 1:00PM-4:00PM, Booksigning, Island View Inn, 2542 Island View Rd., Essex, MD 

September 9-15, 2002, Intrigue and Silhouette Intimate Moments authors forum

July 17-20, 2002, Booksigning and Workshop (with Patricia Rosemoor) on "Never Give Up"--Turning an unsold proposal for one market into a selling book for another, RWA National Conference, Denver, CO

April 26, 2002, 11:30AM-2:00PM, WRW Pre-Retreat Booksigning, Turn the Page Bookstore, 18 N. Main St., Boonsboro, MD

March 16, 2002, 9:00AM-5:00PM, Workshop and Booksigning, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD

March 5, 2002, 8:00PM-9:00PM, Blaze authors chat

February 22, 2002, 7:00PM-9:00PM, Booksigning, Arbutus Public Library, Arbutus, MD

January 16, 2002,  7:30PM-8:30PM, Lecture and Demonstration of Fabulous Lo-Carb Cuisine, David's Natural Market Speaker Series, Columbia, MD

December 8, 2001, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning, Barnes & Noble, Bel Air, MD

November 14-18, 2001, Organizer of a panel on "Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Romantic Suspense" (Who publishes it?  What's the difference between mainstream and category romantic suspense?  How do you break in?  How do you write it?), Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, Orlando, FL

November 10, 2001 -- Speaker, New Jersey Romance Writers, Somerset, NJ

October 27, 2001, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Booksigning, Waldenbooks, Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA

October 20, 2001 -- Speaker, Rendezvous Conference, Chicago, IL

July 17-22, 2001,  Romance Writers of America Conference--Speaker on "Left Brain-Right Brain, The Author As Master of the Universe," Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA

February 21, 2001, 6:30PM-9:00PM,  Booksigning and Panel discussion, Rosedale Public Library, Baltimore, MD

November 10, 2000 -- Panel discussion on Romantic Suspense at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, Houston, TX

May 10, 2000 -- Speaker, Maryland Library Association, Towson, MD

February 15, 2000, 7:00PM-9:00PM -- Ruth will speak on "No, Virginia, there is no romance writing formula,"  Little Falls Community Library, Bethesda, MD

February 13, 2000 -- Booksigning, Barnes & Noble, Bethesda, MD

January 20, 2000, 11:00AM-2:00PM -- Featured Author, Monthly Meeting, Adult Literacy Book Club, Cal Ripken Learning Center, Baltimore, MD


 
   

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