Events 2013 THURSDAY, APRIL 18 - FRIDAY APRIL 19: PORTLAND, OR THURSDAY, APRIL 18:
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALL-SCHOOL READ PRESENTATIONS
Cascade, TH 122
11 AM - 11:45 AM: Author's presentation
Southeast Center, Great Hall
3 - 4 PM: Author's presentation
4 - 4:30 PM: Book signing
Portland Community College
Portland, OR 97280
Free and open to the public. More info: news.pcc.edu/2013/04/pcc-reads/
FRIDAY, APRIL 19:
ROCK CREEK, BUILDING 9 EVENT CENTER
10:30 -11:30 AM: Author's presentation
11:30 AM to 12 noon: Book signing
Sylvania, PAC Lobby
1:30 - 2:30 PM: Author's presentation
2:30 - 3 PM: Book signing
Sylvania, Library Lobby
3:15 - 4 PM: Small group discussion More info: news.pcc.edu/2013/04/pcc-reads/
TUESDAY, APRIL 23: MEDIA, PA
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S COLLEGE-WIDE READ PRESENTATIONS
Delaware County Community College
Marple Campus, large auditorium (room 2225)
901 S. Media Line Road
Media, PA 19063
11 AM - 1 PM
Talk will be broadcast to 5 additional campuses. Limited to students and staff of Delaware County Community College.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24: New York, NY CUNY TALK
The New Community College at CUNY
50 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
5 PM
Limited to students of the NCC at CUNY.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25: ENGELWOOD, NJ
DWIGHT-ENGELWOOD SCHOOL TALK
Dwight-Engelwood School
315 E. Palisade Avenue
Engelwood, NJ 07631
8 AM - 9 AM
Limited to students and staff of the Dwight-Engelwood School.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25: NEW YORK, NY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION
Columbia University
Columbia Fiction Foundry
622 East 113th Street
New York, NY 10027
6 PM - 8 PM
Limited to members of the Columbia Fiction Foundry and Columbia MFA students.
Events 2012
THURSDAY, MARCH 29: LONDON, UK
SHORTLIST FOR SUNDAY TIMES EFG SHORT STORY AWARD READINGS
Waterstone's Piccadilly
203-205 Piccadilly
W1J 9HD London
United Kingdom
7:00 PM
Daphne Cheung reads Jean Kwok’s ‘Where the Gods Fly’.
David Morrissey reads Kevin Barry’s ‘Beer Trip to Llandudno’.
Q&A with Jean and the judges.
Tickets £8 each, available from Waterstones Piccadilly, by telephone from 020 7581 2419 or by email from events@piccadilly.waterstones.co.uk
FRIDAY, MARCH 30: OXFORD, UK
SUNDAY TIMES OXFORD UNIVERSITY LITERARY PANEL: SHORT FICTION, CHOOSING THE BEST
Christ Church Hall, Oxford University
St. Aldates
OX1 1DP, Oxford
United Kingdom
4:00 PM
Panel discussion with Hanif Kureishi, Joe Dunthorne , Alison MacLeod, Andrew Holgate and other members of the shortlist for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. Chaired by Cathy Galvin. More information and tickets
FRIDAY, MARCH 30: OXFORD, UK
SUNDAY TIMES EFG PRIVATE BANK SHORT STORY AWARD DINNER
Oxford University
SUNDAY, MAY 6: DUTCH TELEVISION BROADCAST
VPRO PROGRAM "NIEUWKOMERS" WITH WIM BRANDS ON JEAN'S LIFE AND BOOK
Broadcast for Dutch national television at 19.50 on Nederland 2
THURSDAY, JUNE 21: NEW YORK, NY
HUNTER COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Jean accepts Distinguished Graduate 2012 Award and speaks to the graduating class. Limited to graduating Hunter seniors and their families.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10-TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11: DAYTON, OH
WRIGHT UNIVERSITY ALL-SCHOOL READ PRESENTATIONS
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435
Times and locations to be announced
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: WEST HARTFORD, CT
RENBROOK SCHOOL COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROGRAM
Featured Author Talk
6:30 PM: Refreshments
7:00 PM: Book talk begins
Renbrook School
2865 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
860.236.1661
Moderated by Jocelyn Maminta, Emmy-nominated reporter and anchor.
