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April 2023
Royal Oak, MI reading for Bone Country
The Royal Oak Public Library will host a reading by Linda for her new book, Bone Country. She will be joined by her friend and colleague Mary Jo Firth Gillett. A book signing and reception will follow the presentation. Royal Oak Public Library 222 E. Eleven Mile Road Royal Oak, MI For more information, please click the link below or email Susan Sheiner at: [email protected] To read more about the event, please click on the link below: https://ropl.evanced.info/msignup/Details
Find out more »Cornerstone Press Book Launch on Zoom
Cornerstone Press, the publisher of Bone Country, will host a Zoom book launch featuring Linda Nemec Foster and Heather Bourbeau. The program highlights the Press and two of their newly published poets. Watch the full video of the book launch event below: Additional Event Information To join this Zoom program, click on the link below. For more information, contact Angela Green at: [email protected] Cornerstone Zoom Link: https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/91013829436?pwd=bUVUNWZiVEUyd2NMakZaWGczaUdFZz09#success
Find out more »May 2023
San Francisco State University’s Literary Reading on Zoom
Linda’s work has been published in the SFSU’s literary journal, Invisible City, and the editors will celebrate with a reading on Zoom. Eleven other contributors will join Linda for this virtual program. For more information, click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
Find out more »June 2023
Michigan State University Reading
Linda will be a featured speaker at the annual conference for the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. The conference will take place on MSU’s campus at the Kellogg Conference Center from June 1-3. 2023. Linda will read from her new book, Bone Country, and other more recent poems. For more information, contact Jeffrey Hotz at: [email protected]
Find out more »Scriptoria Conference in Grand Rapids
Linda is a featured poet, author, and workshop leader for this annual writing conference sponsored by Aquinas College, Calvin University, and Cornerstone University. She will conduct two workshops on poetic forms and prose poetry and present a major evening reading of her work on Tuesday, June 20 at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact Cynthia Beach at [email protected] For the full schedule and to register, click on the link: www.scriptoriaworkshop.org
Find out more »July 2023
West Cork Literary Festival in Ireland
For the second year in a row, Linda is a prize winner in the Fish Anthology’s international competition for flash fiction. She will be honored at the award ceremony and give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival at the Maritime Hotel in Bantry Co. Cork. For more information, visit: www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie
Find out more »September 2023
Poetry Reading in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Linda will be reading from her most recent book, Bone Country, and also discuss two other poetry collections: The Blue Divide and The Lake Michigan Mermaid. This event is hosted by Lion’s Mouth Bookstore, one of the region’s most popular independent bookstores. Lion's Mouth Bookstore 211 N Washington Street Green Bay WI, 54301 For more information, click on the link below: https://lionsmouthbookstore.com/events/28997
Find out more »Celebrating the Prose Poem
Linda Nemec Foster will be joined by her friend and colleague Kathleen McGookey as they read from their recent books of prose poems. In celebration of this exciting genre, they will be joined by host and moderator, Cecilia Woloch. This program is free and on Zoom, but registration is required. For more information and to register for the Zoom event, click the buttons below: Event Information Register Here for Zoom Event *NEW* ZOOM WORKSHOP: Magic Tricks and Ghostly Reminders: Approaches…
Find out more »October 2023
Poetry Reading in Royal Oak, Michigan
Linda will read her poem that was selected as an honorable mention for this year’s Springfed Arts Poetry Contest. She’ll be joined by other winners including Linda Sienkiewicz and Alexander Morgan. A book signing and reception will follow the program. Free and open to the public. Royal Oak Public Library 222 E. Eleven Mile Road Royal Oak, MI For more information, please contact John Lamb at: [email protected]
Find out more »Poetry Conference at Loyola University, Chicago
Linda Nemec Foster will give a poetry reading on Friday, October 27 at 8:00 pm. The reading is sponsored by Presence Journal, Loyola University, and Fordham University as the initial event to begin a weekend conference: The Poets of Presence: Faith, Form, and Forging Community. Other poets presenting their work throughout the weekend include Christian Wiman, Mark Burrows, Susan L. Miller, and Angela Alaimo O’Donnell. Registration required. For more information about this annual fall conference, contact Mary Ann Miller, Editor-in-Chief…
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