Blue Light at the Gallery
Featured Reading With Sandra Anfang, William Greenwood, and David Oliveira
Friday, September 5, 2025
6:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom event
RSVP to bluelightpress@aol.com to get the link
Past Events
AWP 2025 LA (3/26-3/29/25)
Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 pm
Unsolicited Press Reading and Mixer
Arts District Brewing Company
828 Traction Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA
Thursday, March 27, 4-5 pm
Book Signing
Unsolicited Press Booth T755
Friday, March 28, 1:45-3 pm
Moderator
A Newly Discovered Galaxy of Words
Unsolicited Press Authors & Recent Books
Bookfair Stage, West Hall A, Level 1
Friday, March 28, 6 pm
Writers Grotto Reading & Soiree
1230 Horn Ave.
West Hollywood
Saturday, March 29,4-5 pm
Book signing
Unsolicited Press Booth T755
Saturday, March 29, 6:00-7:30 pm
Auditory Browsing Experience
Synchronized Chaos Magazine Reading
Chevaliers Books
133 N Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Babylon Salon
Saturday, December 7, 5:30 pm
12/7 5:30 pm Saturday
at The Sycamore
2140 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
https://www.babylonsalon.com/home
Grotto Reading and Meeting
Friday, November 15, 5-7 pm PDT
SF Writer’s Grotto
Mezzanine Level
1663 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
more info: http://writersgrotto.org
Books, Inc.
Thursday, 11/7/24, 7 pm
A Litquake Aftershock Event
In Conversation with Sophia Raday
1491 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
https://booksinc.net/event/2024-11-07/terry-tierney-books-inc-berkele
Portland Book Festival
Friday 11/1/24 and Saturday 11/2/24
Book signing Friday 6-7 pm
Unsolicited Press table
Grotto Nights at the Library
Grotto Nights at the Library
Tuesday, November 19, 6:00 – 7:30pm
“When Bad People Do Good Things: Writing the Antagonist”
Virtual (Zoom) panel discussion with Minna Dubin, Brad Balukjian, and Janine Kovac
More info and registration: https://sfpl.org/events/2024/11/19/dialogue-grotto-nights-library
Green Apple Books on the Park
Thursday 10/17/24, 7 pm
with Anna B. Moore and J.J. Eliott
1231 9th Ave. (@ Lincoln Way)
San Francisco, CA 94122
https://greenapplebooks.com/event/2024-10-17/9th-ave-jj-elliott-anna-b-moore-terry-tierney
Video of event: https://terrytierney.com/2024/10/18/new-video-of-my-reading-at-green-apple-books-10-17-24/
Great Good Place for Books
Sunday 10/6/24, 6 pm
In conversation with Susan Ito
6120 La Salle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
https://www.ggpbooks.com/event/whytrees
Stranger Than Fiction Reading Series
Sunday, February 25, 2-4 pm
Specs Bar
12 William Saroyan Pl
San Francisco, CA 94133-4400
https://www.specsbarsf.com/
Grotto Salesforce Words & Stories Series
Thursday, February 15, 5-6 pm
Salesforce Park, San Francisco
Access on Mission Street, between 1st and Fremont Streets
https://www.writersgrotto.org/
AWP 2024 (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Convention, Kansas City) February 7-10, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 9-10 am
Unmasking Grief: Writers Confront the Illusion of Post-Pandemic Recovery (V116)
Panel Discussion with Jan Steckel, Amaranthia Sepia, Claire Jones, and Suchandrima Banerjee
This virtual event was prerecorded. It will be available to watch on-demand online starting on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, through Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Wednesday, February 7, 6-9 pm
Audible Browsing Experience 2024
Group Reading with Synchronized Chaos
Prospero’s Books
1800 W 39th St
Kansas City, MO 64111
https://prosperosbookstore.com/
Thursday, February 8, 7-9 pm (5-7 pm PDT)
Pages Unveiled: An Evening of Literary Voices with Unsolicited Press
Hotel Kansas City Unbound
Grill Room
6th Floor of Hotel
Friday, February 9, 12:10-1:25 pm
The Long and Winding Road: How to Persevere When Your Book Takes Forever (F171)
Panel Discussion with Susan Ito, Susanne Pari, Sejal Shah, and Sari Botton
Room 2207, Kansas City Convention Center, Street Level
Great Good Place for Books
Tuesday, 9/26, 7 pm
Reading with Stewart Florsheim
6120 La Salle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
For info: https://www.ggpbooks.com/event/AmusingBeer
Babylon Salon
Saturday, 9/9, 5:30 pm
Group Reading
at The Sycamore
Reading with Doug Henderson, Beth Winegarner, Colin Winnette, Danielle Truppi
2140 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
https://www.babylonsalon.com/home
Grotto Night at the San Francisco Public Library
Tuesday, Aug 8, 2023, 6-7:30 pm PDT
Zoom event
“Why We Love Mysteries: The Genre and Motif of Discovery“
Reading and Conversation with Sophia Raday and Pia Chatterjee
San Francisco Public Library
Register: https://sfpl.org/events/2023/08/08/panel-grotto-nights-library-conversation-writers
Poetry Flash Reading Series
Sunday, 8/6, 3 pm
Reading with Peter Neil Carroll
Art House Gallery and Cultural Center
2905 Shattuck Avenue (near Ashby)
Berkeley, CA
For info: https://poetryflash.org/calendar/?t=0o20230806o_tierney-carroll
Books Inc., Berkeley
Tues 7/25/23, 7 pm PDT
1491 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
For info: https://www.booksinc.net/event/terry-tierney-books-inc-berkeley
Beast Crawl
Reading with Synchronized Chaos Journal
Saturday, July 22, 5:30-6:30 pm PDT
Feelmore Social Club
1542 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
more info: https://www.beastcrawl.org/2023festival.html
Book Passage
Sunday 7/16/23, 1 pm PDT
In Conversation with Heather Bourbeau
51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera, CA 94925
For info: https://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-tierney-bridge-beer-river-corte-madera-store
Grotto Reading and Meeting
Group reading
Friday, June 23, 2023, 5-7 pm PDT
SF Writer’s Grotto
Mezzanine Level
1663 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
more info: http://writersgrotto.org
California Writer’s Club Author Showcase
Group reading
Saturday, June 17, 2023, 5-7 pm PDT
Live event
Clio’s Bookstore
Oakland CA
Register (free): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/california-writers-club-author-showcase-tickets-622646922707
“How to Write Punchy Dialogue” Workshop
Terry presenting
Sunday 6/4, 2023, 1-3 pm PDT
Zoom event
Register: https://cwc-berkeley.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=edcc1c6e93d07182e139e703d&id=538e744b52&e=85e0e375e4
Grotto Reading and Meeting
Terry MC
Friday, May 19, 2023, 5-7 pm PDT
Live event
SF Writer’s Grotto
Mezzanine Level
1663 Mission
San Francisco, CA
more info: http://writersgrotto.org
No Poetry No Peace
Wednesday 4/12/23, 6 pm PDT
Poetry Reading with Sheryl Bize-Boutte, Dr. Jeanne Powell, Karla Brundage, and Sandra Wassilie
For more details and to register:
https://www.milibrary.org/events/no-poetry-no-peace-reading-and-celebration-human-expression-and-peace-apr-12-2023
Friends of the Walnut Creek Library Author’s Gala
Saturday 4/29/23, 6 pm PDT
Guest Author
Walnut Creek Library
1644 North Broadway
Walnut Creek, CA
AWP Seattle
Group Readings
Thursday March 9, 2023, 6-8 pm, Reading at Audible Browsing Experience, Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe, 425 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112
Friday March 10, 12:15-1:30 pm, MC and Reading with Unsolicited Press, Bookfair Stage 1, AWP Bookfair
Friday March 10, 8-9:30 pm, Reading with Unsolicited Press Poets, Perihelion Brewery, 2800 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA
All Times PST
Unsolicited Press Table
AWP Bookfair (T636)
Saturday, March 11, 2023, 1-3 pm PST
Head House Books
Lucky Ride: East Coast Book Launch
Saturday, March 26, 2022
6:00 Eastern Time (3:00 PST)
619 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Unsolicited Press Presents
Anne Leigh Parrish and Terry Tierney
Saturday, October 2, 2021
5:00 pm Pacific Time
Virtual Event
Register at https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/reading2021.html to get the link
Blue Light at the Gallery
Featured Reading With Bruce Bagnell, Naomi Lowinsky, and Raphael Block
Friday, March 5, 2021
6:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom event
RSVP to bluelightpress@aol.com to get the link
Live From the Poet’s Garage!
Featured Reading for Small Press Book Fair
Sunday, March 7, 2021
12:30 pm Pacific Time
Zoom event
RSVP to terrytierney@gmail.com to get the link
Poetry Promise / Zeitgeist Press
Featured Reading and Open Mic
Saturday, April 17, 2021
2:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom event
RSVP to bruce@poetrypromise.org to get the link
Poetry Flash Reading Series
Featured Reading With Natalie Anderson
Sunday, February 28, 2021
3:00 pm Pacific Time
Zoom event
Register in advance to receive the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvfu2upzgsG9zezLcrDfPQ1gRqFCNePPMt