Laurel's Speaking Engagements

April 30, 2011 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Festival of Women Authors
Irvine Marriott, Irvine CA

Laurel is a featured speaker at the annual convention of the Orange County Literary Guild. Check back for updates and details.

December 3, 2010 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Lecture UCSD OSHER Institute
UCSD Extension

Laurel discusses her research into the lives of women and how it informs her writing

November 22, 2010 2:00 to 3:30 pm

SDSU Osher Institute, Class 4: Forgotten Females of the Medieval World
SDSU OSHER Institute

Fourth and final class in a minicourse taught by Laurel Corona for the Osher Institute will focus on the accomplishments of overlooked or forgotten women in the medieval era

November 15, 2010 2:00 to 3:30 pm

SDSU Osher Institute, Class 3: Forgotten Females in Music
SDSU OSHER Institute

Third class in a minicourse taught by Laurel Corona for the Osher Institute will focus on the accomplishments of overlooked or forgotten women in the history of music

November 8, 2010 2:00 to 3:30 pm

SDSU Osher Institute, Class 2 Forgotten Females of Science
SDSU OSHER Institute

Second class in a minicourse taught by Laurel Corona for the Osher Institute will focus on the accomplishments of overlooked or forgotten women scientists and mathematicians throughout history

November 1, 2010 2:00 to 3:30 pm

SDSU Osher Institute, Class 1 Forgotten Females of the Ancient World
SDSU OSHER Institute

First class in a minicourse taught by Laurel Corona for the Osher Institute will focus on the accomplishments of overlooked or forgotten women in ancient times

October 28, 2010 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Author Event--Penelope\'s Daughter
Bay Books (Coronado)
1029 Orange Avenue

Laurel reads from PENELOPE'S DAUGHTER and discusses the novel

October 27, 2010 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Wine and Writers
TBA

Laurel Corona will be the speaker at the popular Wine and Writers monthly gathering. Watch for a venue change in fall!

October 26, 2010 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Author Appearance
Upstart Crow Bookstore and Coffee House
Seaport Village, San Diego

Come celebrate the successful launch of Penelope's Daughter with a champagne toast at this local landmark!

October 12, 2010 7:30 to 9:00 pm

Author Event--Penelope\'s Daughter
Warwicks Books
Girard Avenue, La Jolla CA

Join Laurel Corona as she discusses Penelope's Daughter and signs copies at Warwick's Books

October 9, 2010 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

San Diego County Library: Annual Book Festival
Encinitas Branch, SD Library

Laurel Corona discusses THE FOUR SEASONS and PENELOPE'S DAUGHTER at the Encinitas Branch of the SD Public Library. Specific time TBA

September 24, 2010 7:00 to 9:00 pm

LAUNCH OF PENELOPE\'S DAUGHTER!
Saville Theatre, San Diego City College
14th and C Streets, San Diego

SD Community College District Chancellor and Classics scholar Constance Carroll talks about Homer and the Odyssey, SD City College dancers perform, and Laurel Corona reads from her newly released novel Penelope's Daughter.

July 23, 2010 12:00 to 5:00 pm

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: The Political Theory of Hannah Arendt
San Diego State University

Laurel Corona speaks at SDSU with noted Holocaust documentary filmmaker Pierre Sauvage as part of the NEH summer institute program for K-12 teachers

June 5, 2010 6:00 to 10:00 pm

San Diego Book Awards
TBA

An unprecedented triple winner at the 2009 San Diego Book Awards (Best biography for UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH, best historical novel for THE FOUR SEASONS and the Theodor Geisel Award for Book of the Year for THE FOUR SEASONS), Laurel Corona returns in 2010 as the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony.

May 6, 2010 7:00 to 10:00 am

San Diego State University OSHER Institute
SDSU-location TBA

Laurel Corona discusses and reads from THE FOUR SEASONS as part of the Spring 2010 semester book program of the SDSU Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning

April 23, 2010 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Vivaldi Dinner UCSD Faculty Club
UCSD Faculty Club

A Venetian-themed dinner sponsored by the UCSD Faculty Club, in honor of authors Laurel Corona and Barbara Quick, who discuss their research and writing about Vivaldi and the Pieta. Music and regional wine pairings add to the fun.

April 22, 2010 9:30 to 11:00 am

Women, Work, and Writing
Room D-121 A/B San Diego City College
1313 Park Blvd, San Diego

Authors Laurel Corona, Barbara Quick, and Caitlin Rother discuss their writing and its role in their lives. Local author and television celebrity Kathi Diamant moderates.

February 14, 2010 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Southern California Writers Conference
Crowne Plaza Mission Valley

Laurel Corona presents two workshops at the 24th Annual Southern California Writers Conference in San Diego.

November 14, 2009 3:00 to 5:00 pm

Mission Valley YMCA Benefit Book Fair
Barnes and Noble Hazard Center

Laurel Corona will sign books and read from THE FOUR SEASONS at the all-day book fair at Mission Valley Barnes and Noble in Hazard Center. Proceeds benefit the Mission Valley YMCA.

October 17, 2009 7:00 am to 3:00 pm

Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English
Marina Village Conference Center, San Diego

Opening and closing keynote addresses. Opening keynote: \"Writing Scared\": “I tell my students that writing will never be easy—not for them or me. The only thing that changes is that you gain confidence you can succeed at it.” Even after nineteen published books and two more on the way, for Laurel Corona the first stages of contemplating a new book are still the scariest part of being an author. In her keynote address, she discusses the fear that sets in long before writer’s block is even a possibility, and describes the triumphs and tribulations in the writing life. Closing keynote: “Tell the Truth but Tell It Slant”: The Writer as Photoshopper: Recent falsified memoirs such as A Million Little Pieces and The Angel at the Fence have served to highlight the dilemmas faced by authors striving to serve both the truth and the need to write a compelling narrative. What are writers’ ethical obligations to the people and subjects they write about? Are there rules or guidelines applicable across the board, or is every case and every genre a little different? Laurel Corona discusses the difficult calls she has had to make in writing about real people and real history in both her novels and her narrative non-fiction, and guides the audience through some thought-provoking hypothetical scenarios.

October 3, 2009 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

San Diego International Book Fair
Saville Theatre, San Diego City College
14th and C Streets, San Diego

Lectures and signings by featured authors, including Laurel Corona, who will appear in the Saville Theatre at 4 PM. “When Michael Bart approached me in 2003 to see if I would be interested in writing a book based on his research into his parents’ wartime experience in Nazi-occupied Lithuania and the renowned Jewish resistance movement of which they had been a part, I almost said no. In the end, what settled it for me was the chance to address several common misperceptions: first that the typical Jew was a passive, uncomprehending victim, and second, that rescuers were almost always non-Jews.” Until Our Last Breath explores the many ways Jews fought back, focusing in particular on the armed resistance movement known as the Vilna Partisans. Holocaust scholars and book reviewers have acclaimed Corona’s writing, one calling Until Our Last Breath “carefully nuanced and beautifully written, and another, "a narrative of great but controlled power." Better known as a novelist (The Four Seasons), Laurel Corona shows her range with this work of narrative non-fiction, winner of a 2009 San Diego Book Award and a 2009 Christopher medal, given to books whose writers "craft words and images into a clear, cohesive vision." She will discuss her work as an author, with readings from Until Our Last Breath and other works.

August 26, 2009 7:00 to 9:30 pm

\"Wine and Writers\"
Tango
2161 India Street, San Diego

A talk and signing with Laurel Corona. This event is part of the Wine and Writers series at Tango,in Little Italy. Participants enjoy specially selected wines and appetizers before a lively, informal presentation by the featured author.

June 15, 2009 7:00 am

Author Appearance
Ida Public Library
Belvidere, IL

Laurel Corona will discuss and read from THE FOUR SEASONS and UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH. Time TBA

June 12 to 14, 2009

Historical Novel Society 2009 Annual Conference
Hyatt Regency Woodfield
1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, Illinois

Laurel Corona will be a participant on two panels:\"Historical Accuracy vs. Plot: A Debate on Balancing Fact and Fiction,\" and \"Writing About Biographical Figures\"

May 17, 2009 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Author Panel: Swimming with the Big Fish
The Book Works
Flower Hill Mall, Del Mar CA

Journalist Barbara Davenport will moderate a discussion with local authors Lisa Fugard (Skinner’s Drift, Simon & Schuster), Jincy Willett (The Writing Class, Winner of the National Book Award, and Jenny and the Jaws of Life, St. Martin’s Press), and Laurel Corona (Four Seasons, Hyperion and Until Our Last Breath, SMP). Writers and readers, join us for a fascinating discussion about negotiating with agents, big publishing houses, and publicists, making a living as a writer, and maintaining artistic integrity in a culture of commercialism.

May 15, 2009 7:00 am

San Diego Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony
AMN Healthcare Building
12400 High Bluff Drive, San Diego CA

UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH and THE FOUR SEASONS are both finalists for San Diego Book Awards!

May 9, 2009 12:00 to 4:00 pm

City Works Literary Journal--Launch Event
San Diego City College

Laurel Corona is the featured author in City Works, the annual literary journal produced by City Works Press. She will read "In Search of the Partisans of Vilna," and other work.

May 2, 2009 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

AAUW Luncheon:Cover-to-Cover: A Day for Readers and Writers
Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club
14050 Carmel Ridge Road San Diego 92128

Laurel Corona will speak about THE FOUR SEASONS and UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH at the annual scholarship luncheon of the Poway-Penasquitos branch of the Association of University Women. Funds raised at the benefit are used to send eighth-grade girls to science camp and assist local women reenter college after a break in their educations.

April 29, 2009 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Brandeis University Women\'s Association
Gordon's on the Green
San Marcos Country Club

Laurel Corona will speak about UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH and THE FOUR SEASONS at the association luncheon

April 23, 2009 6:30 to 9:00 pm

Author Reception and Signing
Art Walk SOCA Gallery
4160 North Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale AZ

Laurel Corona will meet readers and sign copies of THE FOUR SEASONS at a reception in her honor

April 23, 2009 12:00 to 2:00 pm

Arizona Vivaldi Festival
Vincent's
3930 Camelback, Scottsdale, AZ

Laurel Corona will be the speaker at the annual Vivaldi Festival Luncheon

April 16, 2009 6:00 to 9:30 pm

Awards Ceremony and Banquet--The Christopher Awards
McGraw-Hill Building, New York City

Laurel Corona will receive a medal as one of the winners of the 60th Annual Christopher Medallion, for her writing in UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH. This award specifically honors"the storytellers who, whether using fact or fiction, tell us something about the human condition," including"writers who craft words and images into a clear, cohesive vision, and"exhibit exceptional artistic and technical proficiency." Michael Bart is also being honored for his research contributions to the book.

March 24, 2009 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Author Lecture
San Diego City College
1313 Park Blvd. San Diego. CA

The Spring Literary Series at San Diego City College runs from February through May 2009. Author appearance by Laurel Corona has been rescheduled from April 16 to March 24

March 5, 2009 7:00 to 10:00 am

\"Heroic Women of the Jewish Resistance\"
Saville Theatre, San Diego City College
!4th and C Streets, San Diego

Laurel Corona will speak in celebration of International Women's Day

February 26, 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Author Event--Bay Books
Bay Books, Coronado
1029 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA

Mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers--come join me for a discussion and reading from THE FOUR SEASONS at Bay Books, just across the bridge from downtown San Diego. Though this event is suitable for all audiences, it will focus on the relationships among girls and women that are at the heart of the book.

February 13, 2009 7:00 am

Southern California Writers Conference, San Diego
Crowne Plaza San Diego
2270 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA

Breakfast Keynoter, \\\\\\\"My Years of Writing Copiousssssly." Afternoon workshop on "Writing Fiction about Real People"

February 7, 2009 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Author Appearance
The Grove
30th and Juniper, San Diego

Laurel Corona will meet with local members of the American Association of University Women at The Grove, an independent bookstore in South Park, San Diego

January 31, 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Local Authors Reception
San Diego Library Central Branch
820 E Street, San Diego, CA

A reception honoring local authors who published books in 2008. Among the titles the library will showcase through the end of February 2009 in an exhibit at the main branch are UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH and THE FOUR SEASONS

January 21, 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Book Reading and Signing
San Diego Central Library
820 E Street, San Diego, CA

Please join me at San Diego\'s Central Library for a reading and book signing of THE FOUR SEASONS.

January 17, 2009 2:00 to 3:30 pm

Book Reading and Signing
THE AVID READER, Sacramento
1600 Broadway, Sacramento CA

If you are in the Sacramento area, please join me for a discussion and reading from THE FOUR SEASONS. Bring or purchase a book for signing!