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Speaking & Event Schedule


2012

January 28 (Time: 10:30am)
Reading at the Florence Lauderdale Public Library
Florence, AL 

March 5 (Time: 12 noon)
Speaking to the Pioneer Area Quilt Guild
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
1904 N. Pecan Rd.
Ponca City, OK

March 15 (Time: 10am)
Visiting Author at Cedar Lane Elementary School
Middletown, DE

March 24 (10am to 5pm)
Vending at the County Line Quilter's Guild Quilt Show
Archbishop Wood High School
655 York Road
Warminister, PA 18974

March 25 (10am to 5pm)
Vending at the County Line Quilter's Guild Quilt Show
Archbishop Wood High School
655 York Road
Warminister, PA 18974

March 27 (Time: TBA)
Speaking to the Warwick Valley Quilt Guild
Warwick, NY

April 4 (Time: 9:30am)
Speaking to the Hospitality Quilters
Richmond, VA

April 9 (Time: 7-9pm)
Stonehouse Quilt Guild
JAVA Rock
8730 Sudley Road
Manassas, VA 20110

April 10 - (Time: 6:30pm)
Peninsula Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Hampton, VA
 
April 13 - (Time: 9:30am)
Peninsula Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Yorktown, VA

April 14 (Time: 9:30am)
Speaking to the Country Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Powhatan, VA

May 2 (Time: 6:00pm)
Speaking to the Gems of the Prairie Quilt Guild
Anshai Emeth Temple
5614 N. University
Peoria, IL

May 20
Speaking at the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Conference
Orlando, FL

May 21
Speaking at the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Conference
Orlando, FL

June 4
Speaking to the Florida Cabin Fever Quilters Guild
Orlando, FL

July 15
International Christian Retail Show
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

July 16
International Christian Retail Show
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

July 17
International Christian Retail Show
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

July 18
International Christian Retail Show
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

August 14 (Time: 6pm)
Speaking to the Orange County Quilters Guild
Anaheim First Christian Church
520 W. South Street
Anaheim, CA

August 21 - HOLD

September 17 (Time: 10am)
Speaking to the Old Church Gallery Quilters Guild
Jacksonville Center
Floyd, VA

October 3 (Time: 6:30pm)
Santa Monica Quilt Guild
First United Methodist Church
Simkins Hall
1008 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403

October 9 (Time: 7pm)
Speaking to the Love Apples Quilt Guild
St. Andrew's Methodist Church
327 Marlton Pike
Cherry Hill, NJ

November 13 (Time: TBA)
Speaking to the Ankeny Area Quilters Guild
Ankeny, Iowa



Speaking Opportunities

Dalen is an experienced speaker and is more than happy to speak to your organization.  A few speaking topics are listed below but he can modify and customize a topic based on your group's needs and interests.  Potential speaking opportunities include schools, libraries, churches, small groups, Sunday school classes, youth groups, writing conferences, quilting guilds and bookstores.  Please contact Dalen is you are interested.  Some ideas for speaking topics include:

- Quilting, Creativity and Kids Books (includes a reading of Just A Quilt?)
- Piecing It Together - on Quilting, on Writing, on Life (includes a reading of The Mess) 
- Getting Started in Writing - taking your first steps
- Self-Publishing - What ti Expect - why do it?, how to do it and how much does it cost?
- Marketing Your Writing - key learnings