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WORKSHOP PRESENTER | Sudbrook Park Book Fest
Sudbrook Park 616 McHenry Rd, Pikesville, MDVIEW EVENT DETAILSCome to this event for book lovers in Sudbrook Park, in a quaint suburb of Baltimore! This is a book fest for all ages to celebrate a love of reading, writing, and creativity. Liza Achilles will be presenting two workshops: Finding the Time: 10 Tips for Fitting Writing into Your Life (2:00-2:30 pm) and Be the Book: How to Meet Your Life Goals Through Reading (3:00-3:30 pm). This event is free and open to the public. Learn more here.
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PANELIST | Fall for the Book
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VAVIEW EVENT DETAILSPoetry and dance come together! Fall for the Book is presented by many friends and sponsors, including George Mason University and the City of Fairfax. At this event on Wednesday, October 8 at 10:30am on George Mason University's Fairfax Campus, there will be a video screening and panel featuring poets and dancers. The video includes Liza Achilles reading sonnets from Two Novembers as a dancer interprets. Liza Achilles will also appear on the panel. Learn more at the Fall for the Book website.
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WORKSHOP PRESENTER | From Brain to Bookshelf Conference
Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport 1739 West Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MDVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will be presenting at From Brain to Bookshelf, the annual Maryland Writers' Association Conference. The conference is Saturday and Sunday, October 11-12. Her presentation will be on Saturday, October 11. Her workshop will focus on how to have a successful book launch. Details about her workshop are available here. Learn more about the conference and register here.
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AUTHOR | Locally Crafted Makers Market
Grand Corner Avenue, Rio, Gaithersburg, Maryland Grand Corner Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesVIEW EVENT DETAILSCome say hi at the Locally Crafted Makers Market! I'll be outdoors in a booth in Rio, Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Sunday, October 26, 2025, 11am - 5pm. I'll be selling Two Novembers, alongside LGBTQ+ activist James Styers, who will be selling his book Just Love Me for Who I Am: An Open Letter to Parents of Transgender Children.
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AUTHOR | Palisades Poetry Reading Series
The Palisades of Towson, Fifth Floor 212 Washington Ave., Towson, MD, United StatesVIEW EVENT DETAILSI'll be a featured poet at the Palisades Poetry Reading Series. Presenting sonnets from TWO NOVEMBERS. Hope to see you there!
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PRESENTER | 2026 Online San Diego Writing Workshop
VirtualVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will present "How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch" at the 2026 Online San Diego Writing Workshop. This conference is sponsored by Writing Day Workshops, led by Chuck Sambuchino. It is open to anyone, anywhere: it's virtual, so you don't have to be in San Diego. Attend the conference to learn about the publishing industry and pitch your book to literary agents. Learn more about my session here. The conference is February 6-7, 2026, and my session is on Friday, February 6 at 4-5pm. THIS IS PACIFIC TIME. If you're on the East Coast, that's 7-8pm. Register here. $189.
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PRESENTER | Annapolis Chapter of the Maryland Writers’ Association
Annapolis Friends Meeting 351 Dubois Rd., Annapolis, MD, United StatesVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will present "How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch." This will be a hybrid presentation (you can attend either in person or virtually). MWA chapter meetings are open to the public and are free to Maryland Writers' Association members and first-time guests. Click here for all the details..
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PRESENTER | Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland
VirtualVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will present “How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch.” This is a virtual event. Information about the Black Writers' Guild of Maryland is available at https://www.blackwritersguild.org. Guild members can attend this event at no additional cost. The public/non-members can attend for $7.18, which includes the Eventbrite fee. Tickets for non-members are available here.
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PRESENTER | Women’s Fiction Writers Association
VirtualVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will present a webinar called "How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch." This event is sponsored by the Women's Fiction Writers Association. DATE: Thursday, March 12, 2026 TIME: 7 - 8:30 pm This webinar is free for all Women's Fiction Writers Association members. It is open to members only. The webinar will be recorded and kept in a password protected online community for members only. Click here for info about becoming a member.
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INSTRUCTOR | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Carnegie 10100 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MDVIEW EVENT DETAILSLiza Achilles will present a literature class for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Tuesday afternoons, 1-3pm, 6 weeks, April 7 – May 12, 2026 The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg Shakespeare's Sonnets: 400 Years of Timeless Love William Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence was first published over 400 years ago and still resonates with readers today. “But thy eternal summer shall not fade,” proclaims the most famous of them all (Sonnet 18). The poet addresses these words to a young man known as the Fair Youth; but the words also refer to the poetry itself. In this course, we will read and discuss Shakespeare's Sonnets, including the 154 sonnets as well as the short narrative poem A Lover's Complaint that was published with the sonnets in 1609. We will examine the life and times of Shakespeare and learn how he crafted these masterful 14-line poems, which have often been underrated due to their shocking sexual content. We will also read selected sonnets by other writers from various historical periods, from the Italian Renaissance through the twenty-first century. Learn more and register here.
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PRESENTER | Thursdays with ESWA
VirtualVIEW EVENT DETAILSEastern Shore Writers Association (ESWA) presents Thursdays with ESWA. Presented online, these are generative writing workshops, craft sessions, readings and more. Every Thursday night from 7:30-9pm EST on Zoom. Free & open to all! To join a session, visit the ESWA home page at easternshorewriters.org. Liza Achilles will present "How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch" on April 9 at 7:30pm.
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AUTHOR | 804 Lit Salon
804 Lit Salon Washington, DCVIEW EVENT DETAILSCatch me reading Two Novembers and participating in a Q&A at the 804 Lit Salon in Washington, DC! I am one of several featured writers at this event. Learn more and RSVP.
