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2021-2022

Saturday, May 21, 2022, 4:15 pm ET
Gaithersburg Book Festival, Gaithersburg, MD
Ellen will be in the Gertrude Stein tent with Margaret Rosenberg, author of Finding Napoleon; moderated by Karen Yaffe Lottes.
Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm ET
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Bedford, PA

Bedford Creative Writing Workshop

“Step into the Picture: Words Inspired by Art” with Ellen Prentiss Campbell.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 7:00 pm ET
Cleveland Park Library (Washington, DC)
Virtual Tuesday Talk: “Listening to Ghosts, Conjuring Characters: Drawing from Life and Creating Fiction.” Watch it here.
Thursday, December 9, 2021, 7:00 pm ET
Maryland Writers’ Association, North Baltimore Chapter
Zoom meeting: “An Author (Ellen Prentiss Campbell) and Editor (Kevin Atticks, Apprentice House Press) in Conversation.”
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 2:00 pm ET
Rockville Memorial Library (Rockville, MD)
In-person event: “Roots and Wings: Writing Fiction Set Close to Home.”
Thursday, December 2, 2021, 7:00 pm ET

Peerless Rockville, Peerless Book Club

Zoom event: Discussion of Frieda’s Song.
Friday, November 19, 2021 and Sunday, November 21, 2021
Washington Musica Viva

Ellen and artist Marilyn Banner (whose painting is on the cover of Frieda’s Song) join the chamber music performances to discuss the importance of visual art and music in Ellen’s novel.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Writing Workshops
Saturday, October 30, 2021, 9:00 am ET
Virtual event: Ellen presents “Time Travel on the Page: Fiction Fueled by History and Imagination.”
Politics and Prose (Washington, DC)
Sunday, September 12, 2021, 3:00 pm ET
Virtual event for Frieda’s Song: Ellen in conversation with author Carrie Callaghan. Watch it here.
14th Annual Lewes Creative Writers’ Conference: An Evening of Readings
Friday, August 13, 2021, 5:00 pm-6:00 pm ET

Zoom event: Ellen and the other Conference Workshop presenters read from their works.
14th Annual Lewes Creative Writers’ Conference: Workshops

Saturday, August 14, 2021, 8:30 am-3:30 pm ET

A free virtual one-day conference for writers with workshops on a variety of writing-related topics offered throughout the day. Ellen speaks during Session II, 11:00 am -12:30 pm ET on writing historical fiction.
Friends of the Chesterfield, MA, Library
Sunday, August 1, 2021, 4:00 pm ET
In person event: Chesterfield Community Center, 400 Main Road, Chesterfield, MA 01012
White Whale Bookstore (Pittsburgh, PA)

Thursday, July 22, 2021, 7:00 pm ET

Zoom event: Ellen reads from Frieda’s Song and in conversation with author Susan Scarf Merrell (Shirley).
Rockville Rotary Club
Thursday, July 8, 2021, 12:15 pm ET
Zoom meeting: Ellen speaks about Frieda’s Song, set at the Chestnut Lodge Sanatorium in Rockville, MD.
“Who Writers Read”
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 5:00 pm ET
Virtual event: Ellen and author Deborah A. Lott appear in the debut event for a new series “Who Writers Read.”
Peerless Rockville

May 25, 2021, 7:00 pm ET

Launch Event for Frieda’s Song: “Unreal Estate: A Novelist Moves into Frieda Fromm-Reichmann’s Cottage.”

Ellen in conversation with Peerless Rockville about her new novel, which takes place in Frieda Fromm-Reichmann’s cottage in Rockville, MD–restored by Peerless Rockville and recently designated a National Historic Landmark. Watch it here.
The Virginia Center for Creative Arts Fireplace Series

May 20, 2021, 7:30 pm ET

Live on Facebook and YouTube: Ellen and artist Marilyn Banner (cover artist for Frieda’s Song) discuss their work and answer live questions.
Politics & Prose
March 7, 2021, 5:00 pm ET
Ellen in conversation with writer/book blogger Deborah Kalb. Watch it here.
Montgomery County Underground Reading Series
February 24, 2021, 7:00 pm ET
Virtual readings with Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Lynne Schmidt, Lannie Stabile, Pamela Huber, Kay Drew, and Julia Tagliere.

2020

Bennington Writers
Dec. 16, 2020, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET
Ellen joins four other Bennington writers for a Facebook Live event.
Oasis Lifelong Adventure, Online Class
Oct. 28, 2020, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
Washington Metro Oasis presents “These Walls Do Talk” with Ellen Prentiss Campbell. She explores the process of writing fiction inspired by local history, specific places, and evocative buildings. Incorporating examples from her novel and short stories, Ellen discusses the surprises, pleasures, and challenges of giving voice to the walls which witness lives and history.
The Ivy Bookshop
Aug. 17, 2020, 6:30 pm ET
Zoom readings with Ellen Prentiss Campbell and Jan Cherubin, author of “The Orphan’s Daughter.”
Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
Aug. 5, 2020, 7:00 pm ET
Ellen presents the free webinar “Talking Walls and Echoing Hills: The Role of Setting and Memory in Regional Fiction.” Watch it here (scroll down right column).
National Women’s Book Association, Washington Chapter
July 30, 2020, 6:30 pm
“Conquering FOMO: 3 Fiction Writers Reimagine Community During Global Pandemic” — Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Jan Cherubin, and Ginger Eager discuss what it’s like to write, publish, or promote a book in the age of COVID-19.
White Whale Bookstore – Zoom Book Launch & Reading
July 22, 2020, 7:00 pm
Ellen officially launches “Known By Heart: Collected Stories,” joined by Marc Nieson, Sherrie Flick, and Josh Barkan for a reading.
Washington Metropolitan Oasis
March 10, 2020, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Washington Metropolitan Oasis, 7125 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, 20817
Ellen talks about the process of writing historical fiction and the resonant, relevant themes of “The Bowl with Gold Seams.”

2019

Words Out Loud Spoken Word Series, Glen Echo, MD
October 4, 2019, 7:30 pm
Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD
Ellen reads with poet Clifford Bernier.
WWII Weekend at Bedford Springs
August 3, 2019, 3:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
The continued interest in Omni Bedford Springs Resort’s rich history is once again being commemorated at their upcoming WWII Weekend (August 2-4). The setting for Ellen’s novel “The Bowl with Gold Seams,” she will speak on Saturday, August 3 at 3:00. The Omni Bedford Springs Resort, together with the Furious Fourth WWII Living History Group, will bring the 1940s era to life. Learn how this historical resort contributed to the war effort, serving as a home base for Keystone Radio Schools, naval training…

2018

Glenview Mansion & Peerless Rockville Speaker Series
December 13, 2018, 7:00 pm
Glenview Mansion, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre Social Hall, 603 Edmondston Drive, Rockville, 20851
Ellen will speak about “Fiction Imbued by Place: Rockville Stories.”
Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
September 14, 2018, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Ellen is the keynote author at the reception kicking off the festival. Tickets are on sale now. Ellen will also be doing a Reading and Book Talk about Writing on Saturday, Sept. 15th at 1:30 at the Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, 137 East Pitt Street, Bedford, PA.
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
May 12, 2018, 4:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Ellen returns to the setting of “The Bowl with Gold Seams” for a reading.

2017

Omni Bedford Springs Resort
December 9, 2017, 4:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Ellen returns to the setting of “The Bowl With Gold Seams” for a reading and tour.
Bedford Senior Center
July 25, 2017, 10:30 am
Bedford Senior Center, 201 Juliana Street, Bedford, PA
Ellen discusses her historical novel “The Bowl with Gold Seams,” set at the Bedford Springs Hotel in the summer of 1945.
Maryland Writer’s Association, Annapolis Chapter
July 19, 2017, 7:00 pm
Maryland Hall, 801 Chase Street, Room 205, Annapolis, MD
“The Interrupted Writer” — Ellen discusses making art when there are more reasons to stop than to keep going. She talks about her path to successful publication as she navigated through job and family. Free to MWA members and all first-time attendees; all others pay $5.
The Peabody Room, Georgetown Neighborhood Library
June 10, 2017, 1:00 pm
Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
Chesterfield Community Center
June 4, 2017, 7:00 pm
Chesterfield Community Center, 400 Main Road,Chesterfield, MA 01012
The Friends of the Chesterfield Public Library host a book talk and desserts.
Rockville Memorial Library
May 6, 2017, 2:00 pm
Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
WWII Weekend at Bedford Springs
April 29–30, 2017, 3:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522

Ellen’s discussions and book signings will be held on April 29 and April 30 at 3:00. Throughout the weekend, explore the Bedford Springs resort and learn of its unique place in 1940s history as reenactors, authors, historians, and a Saturday night movie bring the decade to life.Established over 200 years ago, the resort has hosted the likes of presidents and celebrities. During World War II, however, the United States Government used the hotel as a school to train naval radio operators. Early in 1945, the hotel was used to imprison captured Japanese diplomats posted to Germany (as recounted in Ellen’s novel). The hotel reopened after the war. The establishment was designated a national historical landmark in 1984—two years before it closed its doors for nearly twenty years.
East City Bookshop
March 9, 2017, 6:30 pm
East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
The Writer’s Center Open Door Reading Series
January 29, 2017, 2:00 pm
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Ellen will be reading and discussing writing inspired by memory and place with authors Marc Nieson and Melissa Scholes Young as part of The Writer’s Center’s “Open Door Reading” Series. At 10:30 am, prior to the reading, Ellen and Marc will be running a Writer’s Center workshop.
The Writer’s Center Workshop
January 29, 2017, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Ellen and author Marc Nieson lead a “Speak Memory” workshop where writers will look at how sense memories can serve to spark material and enliven their fiction or nonfiction. Following the class, Ellen and Marc will be reading at The Writer’s Center Open Door Reading Series (see below).
WOWD-LP Takoma Radio, 94.3
January 24, 2017, 4:00 pm
Ellen joins Carolivia Herron on her radio show Epic City to discuss books and writing.

2016

Omni Bedford Springs Resort
December 17, 2016, 3:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Join Ellen at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort, the beautiful setting of her novel. Meet the Author.
Sunday Shorts with Ellen Prentiss Campbell
November 20, 2016, 4:00 pm
Curious Iguana, 12 North Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Ellen will discuss her short story collection “Contents Under Pressure” as the bookstore’s three-part discussion series concludes.
Live & Learn Bethesda
November 7, 2016, 10:30 am
Live & Learn Bethesda, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
A lecture focusing on Ellen’s two books “The Bowl with Gold Seams” and “Contents Under Pressure, long and short fiction inspired by memory, place, and history. Registration required.
Daytime Book Group, Politics & Prose
October 19, 2016, 12:30 pm
Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion about “The Bowl with Gold Seams.”
East End Book Exchange
October 1, 2016, 7:00 pm
East End Book Exchange, 4754 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Reading from the “The Bowl with Gold Seams.”
The Cornelia Street Cafe
September 15, 2016, 6:00 pm
The Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street,New York, NY 10014
“The Interrupted Writer” – Ellen Prentiss Campbell and Alice Mattison talk about making art when there are more reasons to stop than keep going. They discuss the writing life and read from their new books.
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
July 16, 2016, 2:00 pm
Omni Bedford Springs Resort, 2138 Business 220, Bedford, PA 15522
Ellen returns to the setting of “The Bowl with Gold Seams” for a special reading.
Bedford County Historical Society
June 18, 2016, 2:00 pm
Bedford County Historical Society, 6441 Lincoln Highway, Bedford, PA 15522
Farley’s Bookshop
June 11, 2016, 1:00 pm
Farley’s Bookshop, 44 South Main Street, New Hope, PA
Cricket Book Shop
June 5, 2016, 1:00 pm
Cricket Book Shop, 17800 New Hampshire Avenue, Ashton, MD 20861
Politics & Prose
May 22, 2016, 5:00 pm
Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Artomatic@Frederick
May 21, 2016, 7:00 pm
Artomatic@Frederick, 117 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Gaithersburg Book Festival
May 21, 2016, 10:35 am
Gaithersburg Book Festival, 31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
One More Page Books
May 14, 2016, 3:00 pm
One More Page Books, 2200 N Westmoreland Street #101, Arlington, VA 22213
Browseabout Books
May 7, 2016, 2:00 pm
Browseabout Books, 133 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Readings from “The Bowl with Gold Seams” and “Contents Under Pressure”
Upshur Street Books: Bowl with Gold Seams Launch Event
May 1, 2016, 6:00 pm
Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 United States
The Writer’s Center: Broadkill River Press Reading
April 24, 2016, 2:00 pm
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815
Cricket Book Shop
April 10, 2016, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Cricket Book Shop, 17800 New Hampshire Avenue, Ashton, MD 20861
Reading from Contents Under Pressure