past

This page serves as an archive of Tayari's previous appearances:

  • May 22-24-- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    24th Annual Celebration og Black Writing
  • Monday, March 17, 2:25-- Long Island, NY
    Adelphi University
    Discussion
  • Wednesday, March 19, 6:30pm-- New York City
    The New School
    Women Writers of The Diaspora Series
    Reading and Signing
  • March 28-30-- Brooklyn, New York
    National Black Writers Conference, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
    Panel Discussions
  • Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 5:30, pm-- Newark, New Jersey
    Writers at Newark Reading Series
    Reading and Signing (with Monique Truong)
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 6:30 pm-- Staten Island, New York
    CUNY Reading Series
    Reading and Signing
  • Monday, April 14, 2008, 6:30 pm-- Queens, New York.
    CUNY Reading Series
    Reading and Signing
  • Monday, February 25th, 1pm-- Mahwah, New Jersey
    Ramapo College of New Jersey

Sunday, February 10, 7pm-- Brooklyn, NY
Sunday Salon

January 17-21 -- Key West, Florida
Key West Literary Seminar

  • January 8, -- Portland, Maine
    Stonecoast MFA Residency
  • Thursday, October 18, 2007, 7-9:30pm-- New York, New York
    Girls Write Now 10th Anniversary Party
    The Slipper Room
  • Friday, October 19, 2007. 3:30 pm-- Chicago, Illinois
    Chicago State University, Gwendolyn Brooks Writers' Conference
  • Thursday, October 25, 2007. 3:30pm-- Baltimore, Maryland
    Callaloo 30th Anniversary Celebration
    Reading and Signing, with Mat Johnson and Emily Raboteau
  • Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 8pm-- Washington, DC
    American University MFA Reading Series
    Reading and Signing
  • Tuesday, June 19,2007. 7pm-- Camden, New Jersey
    Rutgers-Camden Summer Writers Conference
    Workshop and Reading

    • Wednesday, May 2, 2007. 10am-12pm-- Washington, DC
      State Education Agency, UDC
      Group Session, Reading, Signing
    • Thursday, March 29-- Washington DC
      Pen/Faulkner Writers in Schools
    • Thursday, March 22, 2007-- Johnson City, Tennessee
      East Tennessee State University
      Reading and Signing
    • Saturday, March 3, 2007, 8:30 pm-- Atlanta, Georgia
      AWP Conference
    • Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 7pm-- Atlanta, Georgia
      Margaret Mitchell House
    • Wednesday, February 7, 7:00pm-- Hartford, Connecticutt
      Mark Twain House
    • Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 5:30 pm-- Oakland, California
      Mills College
    • Friday, January 26, 2007-- Itta Bena, Mississippi
      Keynote Address, Mississippi Philiogical Society Annual Conference
    • Thursday, November 16, 2006--Portland, Oregon
      Reed College
    • October 25-30, 2006-- Marshall, California
      Tomales Bay Workshops
    • Tuesday, October 17,2006, 8pm-- Washington, DC
      George Washington University
    • Tuesday, October 3, time 6:30-- Decatur, GA
      Emory University
    • Sunday, September 24, 2006, 2pm-- Bethesda, MD *new date!
      Bethesda Writer's Center
    • Thursday, September 21, 2006, 8pm-- Rome, GA
      Berry College
      Conson Wilson Lecture
    • Saturday, August 5, 2006, 7:30pm-- Washington D.C.
      Flanked: Women's Writers Conference
    • Thursday, May 4, 2006 -- Bridgeport, CT
      Mercy Learning Center
    • Sunday, April 30, 2006, 1pm-- Durham, NC
      North Carolina Book Festival
    • Thursday, April 27, 2006--Salisbury, MD
      University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
    • Monday, March 20, 2006, 6-8 pm-- Washington, DC
      PAPERBACK RELEASE PARTY!
      Busboys and Poets (14th & V Streets, NW)
    • March 8-11, 2006-- Austin, TX
      AWP Conference
    • Thursday, March 9, 2006, 7pm-- Austin, TX
      University of Texas
      Herbarium of the Life Sciences Library
      Reading and Signing with Monique Truong
    • Thursday, February 23, 2006-- Madison, NJ
      Drew College
      Reading and Signing
    • Saturday, February 18,2006, 4pm-- Atlanta, GA
       Spelman College
      Public Conversation with Pearl Cleage
    • Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 7pm-- Fredericks, MD
      Hood College
    • Thursday, February 2,2006, 8pm-- Washington, DC
      George Washington University
    • Tuesday, January 31, 2006, 5:30 pm,-- Newark, NJ
      Rutgers University, Newark Campus
    • Thursday, December 8, 2005 -- Poughkeepsie, NY
      Vassar University
    • Tuesday, November 8, 2005-- Raleigh, NC
      Quail Ridge Books
    • Monday, November 7, 2005— Raleigh , NC
      Peace College
    • Thursday & Friday, November 3-4, 2005— Milledgeville , GA
      Georgia State College and University
    • October 27-29, 2005-- Carbondale, IL
      Devil's Kitchen Literary Festival, Southern Illinois University
    • Monday, October 24, 2005-- Greenfield, MA
      Greenfield Community College
    • Sunday, October 23, 3:00pm, 2005-- West Concord, MA
      "New Literary Voices", Concord Festival of Authors
    • Monday, October 17, 7:30pm, 2005-- St, Louis, MO
      River Styx Reading Series at Duff's

      Monday, September 26, 2005— Washington , DC
      Pen/Faulkner Gala
    • September 7-9 2005— Crawfordsville , IN
      Wabash College
    • Sunday, August 21, 2005, 3:00 pm - Oak Park, IL
      Afri-Ware Bookstore
    • Friday, August 5, 2005 , 11:55am — Atlanta , GA
      National Book Club Conference
    • Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, 2005 - Chicago, IL
      Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair
    • Wednesday, June 9, 2005, 5:30pm- Chicago, IL
      Harold Washington Public Library
    • May 23, 2005, 7:00 pm- Los Angeles, CA
      Eso Wan Books (3655 South LaBrea)
      Reading and Signing
    • May 23, 2005, 12:30 pm - San Francisco, CA
      Alexander Book Company
    • May 22, 2005, 4:00 pm - San Francisco, CA
      A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books
    • Saturday, May 21, 2005, 6:30 pm - Oakland, CA
      Marcus Books
    • Thursday, May 19, 2005, 7:00 pm - Phoenix, AZ
      Burton Barr Central Library
    • Wednesday, May 18, 2005, 7:00 pm - Tempe, AZ
      Changing Hands Bookstore
    • Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 7:00 pm - Glendale, AZ
      Glendale Public Library
    • Sunday, May 15, 2005, 4:30 pm - Atlanta, GA
      Sign & Dine, Copeland's Restaurant
    • Thursday, May 12, 2005, 7:00 pm - Decatur, GA
      Dekalb County Public Library
    • Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 7:30 pm - Atlanta, GA
      Charis Books
    • Thursday, May 5, 2005 - Richmond, VA
      Junior League Annual Book & Author Dinner
    • Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 5:30 pm-- Richmond, VA
      Richmond Public Library
    • April 28, 2005, 5:00 pm - Champaign, IL
      University of Illinois Bookstore

    • Saturday, April 23, 2005, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - New York, NY
      Chocolat Restaurant Lounge

    • April 22, 2005, 7:00 pm - NYC
      Bluestockings Book Store

    • Saturday, April 16, 2005, 12:30 pm - Baltimore, MD
      Enoch Pratt Free Library

    • Friday, April 15, 2005, 6:30 pm - Hyattsville, MD
      Karibu Books

    • Thursday, April 14, 2005, 7:00 pm - College Park, MD
      University of Maryland

    • Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 4:30 pm - Washington, DC
      Howard University Bookstore
    • April 8-10, 2005 - Oxford, MS
      Oxford Conference on the Book
    • April 7, 2005 - Birmingham, AL
      Red Mountain Reading Series

    • February 28, 2005 - Raleigh, NC
      Peace College

    • February 17, 2005 - Atlanta GA
      Clayton State College and University

    • February 6, 2005 - Champaign, IL
      St. Luke’s CME Church. African-American Read-IN

    • December 13, 2004 - Chicago, IL
      Pen/Faulkner Writers in Schools

    • November 4, 2004 - Tempe, AZ
      Arizona State University

    • October 12, 2004 - Washington, DC
      George Washington University

    • September 9, 2004 - Morgantown, WV
      University of West Virginia

    • August 12, 2004 - Middlebury, VT
      Bread Loaf Writers Conference

    • July 31, 2004 - Atlanta, GA
      Atlanta Public Library, Downtown Branch

    • July 22, 2004 - Sewannee, TN
      Sewannee Writer’s Conference