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
- Wednesday, May 2, 2007. 10am-12pm-- Washington, DC