2013

May 17-19: Ashland, Ohio: SRS to keynote River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, at Ashland University. Details to come. For information: Sarah M. Wells at swells@ashland.edu or 419-289-5957.

May 23: Minneapolis, Minnesota. SRS to speak at "Minnesota Made," sponsored by the Minnesota Land Trust. 6:00 p.m., New Century Theater, 615 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. Ticketed event. For information: 651-647-9590 or emland@mnland.org. For tickets: http://minnesotamade2013-eac2.eventbrite.com/#

May 24: Richfield, Minnesota. SRS to give reading at 7:00 p.m. in Wood Lake Nature Center, 6710 Lakeshore Drive, Richfield. Directions: From Highway 35W, East on 66th Street; 3rd Right on Lake Shore Drive. Co-sponsored by The Minnesota Land Trust and The Loft Literary Center. For information: (612) 861-9365 or http://www.mnland.org/

June 6: Indianapolis, Indiana. SRS to speak on "Caring for Creation" at United Methodist Church of Indiana annual conference. Morning (time to be announced) at Indiana Convention Center, 100 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46225. For information: Amy Barnes at amybarnescoach@gmail.com or 317-257-7544.

June 13-16: Chautauqua, New York: SRS to conduct nonfiction workshop and give reading as part of the Chautauqua Writers’ Festival. For information:http://www.ciweb.org/writers-festival/.

July 6-14: Enterprise, Oregon. SRS to lead writing workshop in Fishtrap Outpost, a five-day retreat followed by weekend of literary readings and panels in Wallowa County, northeastern Oregon. For information: Ben Hayes at ben@fishtrap.org or http://www.fishtrap.org/outpost.shtml.

August 4: Denali National Park, Alaska. SRS to give program on "Writing about the Far North" at 7:00 p.m. in the Murie Science and Learning Center, at the entrance of Denali National Park. For information: http://www.murieslc.org/ or N. J. Gates at njgates@murieslc.org or 907-683-6432.

August 5-12: Denali National Park, Alaska: SRS to give evening programs and participate in daytime field trips at Camp Denali and North Face Lodge. Details to come. For information: Katherine Schake, Program Coordinator at katherine@campdenali.com or 907-683-2290.

September 18-20: Mansfield, Pennsylvania. SRS at Mansfield University to give a reading, teach a master class, and meet with students in conjunction with the use of his book Hunting for Hope as the common text for first year students at the university. Details to come.

October 5: Fort Wayne, Indiana. SRS to read new stories paired with new songs by Carrie Newcomer at the Indiana Environmental Education Association annual conference. Location: McMillen Program Center near Fort Wayne. Details to come.

2014

March 22: Rockford, Illinois. SRS (stories) and Carrie Newcomer (songs) in performance at Severson Dells Nature Center. Details to come. For information: Don Miller at 815-335-2915 or rivermiller@hotmail.com.

June 3-10: Homer, Alaska. SRS to teach and give readings at Kechemak Bay Writers Conference. Details to come.