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May 2018
BookExpo America
Author Appearance. Book signing at 10 am June 1, 2018 at the Blackstone booth.
Find out more »Library Journal Day of Dialog
Susan will be speaking on a women’s memoir panel. Join Library Journal for the most anticipated librarian-only gathering of the year.
Find out more »September 2018
Flathead River Writers Conference
Authors of the Flathead. Author Appearance with Susan and her publisher, Blackstone.
Find out more »Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Tradeshow
Friday 9/28 at noon, Susan will be speaking on a panel called “AUTHORS ON THE MAP” lunch. AOM features newer NW authors who have written potential breakout books. Susan will be signing her book.
Find out more »October 2018
Casey’s Whitefish
Book Launch Event October 2, 2018. At 7:15 Susan takes the stage with Whitefish Review editor, Brain Schott, Keith Liggett and Lauren Walker.
Find out more »Weller Book Works
Utah Humanities Festivals. Books signing and slide show.
Find out more »Explorers Club
Dinner and a conversation. Book signing and author discussion.
Find out more »Mountain and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Fall Show
Author Appearance with Susan and her publisher, Blackstone Publishing.
Find out more »Neptune Mountaineering
Lecture, Book Reading and Signing.
Find out more »November 2018
Banff International Book and Film Festival
Susan’s speaking on women’s memoir panel. Book signing to follow.
Find out more »Alibi Ale Works
Book signing and discussion.
Find out more »Flathead Valley Community College Library
Trivia Contest, Search and Rescue K-9 Power Point, Q &A, and book signing. Learning Resource Center 102.
Find out more »WLUC TV6 – Upper Michigan News
TV 6 in Marquette will host Susan on Monday November 26th.
Find out more »Peter White Public Library
Reading, Slide show and moderator/discussion with local author, Carrie Pearson. Book signing to follow. Open to the public.
Find out more »Northern Michigan University English Department
Jamrich Hall room #1322. Susan will discuss the writing process. Open to the public.
Find out more »NMU’s Superior Dome
Moderators Cathy Greer Cole and Dwight Johnson discuss with Susan about her unconventional career in the outdoors including the highest, hottest and coldest places on earth. Super Dome room B 101. Prizes, slideshow, book reading. Sponsored by the Organization of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (OORP)
Find out more »December 2018
Snowbound Books
Author Extravaganza with Snowbound Books. Book signing.
Find out more »Whitefish Library in Montana
Avalanche awareness discussion and book signing.
Find out more »Kalispell Rotary
Discussion and book signing.
Find out more »Whitefish Mountain Resort
Ladies ski day. Après ski with Susan.
Find out more »ImagineIF Library
Avalanche awareness discussion and book signing.
Find out more »January 2019
Radio Interview with Donna Sebbo Show
Radio Interview with Donna Sebbo Show Live from Seattle, WA.
Find out more »Wasatch Backcountry Rescue Avalanche Dog School
Peruvian Lodge, Alta Ski Resort, Utah. Keynote Speaker, book signing.
Find out more »St. Eugene Mission Golf Resort
Friday Night Literary Series. In conversation with Keith Liggett.
Find out more »Lizard Creek Lodge
Reading and book signing.
Find out more »Fernie Distillers
Reading and book signing.
Find out more »REI Kalispell MT
Avalanche Awareness Discussion and Book Signing.
Find out more »February 2019
Outdoor Retailer Show
Panel discussion about winter safety and survival.
Find out more »Book Bar
Discussion and book signing.
Find out more »Crested Butte Heritage Museum
Social and music. 7pm Susan in conversation with Glo Cunningham followed by book signing. Proceeds benefit museum.
Find out more »Greater Arkansas River Nature Association
Search and Rescue Case study, book signing. Daytime presentation.
Find out more »Montana National Public Radio – The Write Question
The Write Question with host Sarah Aronson.
Find out more »Fact and Fiction Bookstore
Reading and book signing.
Find out more »April 2019
Women Write the Wilderness
Susan Purvis explorer, educator and Go Find best selling author discusses how a backpack trip in the Bob Marshall Wilderness changed her life and launched her career. She'll discuss how women's narratives can connect people to the landscape. Location in Arts & Science building, Room 144
Find out more »Truth or Consequence Brewery
Author Appearance with Susan.
Find out more »Westshore Community Library
Author Appearance with Susan.
Find out more »May 2019
Canadian Writers Conference, St. Eugene, BC, Canada
Evening Lecture. Filling in the holes after you get that publishing contract--What's next? What the literary agent and publisher never told me. What do I need to do to sells books.
Find out more »Guest Speaker, 3 Day Writers Conference
Filling in the marketing holes. Susan will speak about marketing tips and tricks once your manuscript is sold and your book is out.
Find out more »Country Bookshelf
Author Appearance with Susan.
Find out more »June 2019
Booksigning, lecture and reading
Join me at Jackson Hole Book Trader Monday June 10th at 6pm.
Find out more »July 2019
Authors of the Flathead Thursday night lecture series
Susan will discuss her journey narrating her audio book, Go Find.
Find out more »Cobble Creek Golf Community Club House
Search and Rescue Dogs in Colorado. PowerPoint lecture, discussion, Q & A, book signing.
Find out more »Women in Search and Rescue, Ridgway Public Library
Western Colorado GO FIND Summer Book Tour Day 2. Susan discusses her memoir and shares the stage with Karen Risch of Ouray Mountain Rescue. Her books is called No Individual Heroes. Both books are on sale. Noon at the Library.
Find out more »Women in Search and Rescue, lessons from the field.
Western Colorado Go Find Summer Book Tour. Susan presents stories of training her dog Tasha to find the lost. Guest appearance Karen Risch, Ouray Mountain Rescue member and author of No Individual Heroes.
Find out more »Book signing Maggie’s Bookstore Montrose
Western Colorado Go Find Summer Book Tour. Susan shares search and rescue stories from the high country of Colorado. Book signing to follow.
Find out more »Nothing Better Than A Live Find Stories From The Field
Western Colorado GO FIND Summer Book Tour. Susan presents missions from her memoir, GO FIND.
Find out more »August 2019
Audio book narration. Learn from Susan about the process.
Author of the Flathead member and author will discuss audio book process and her journey narrating her audio book, GO FIND.
Find out more »September 2019
Tattered Cover-Denver, CO Go Find Paperback Book Launch
Join Susan and the release of her paperback edition of GO FIND at the Tattered Cover Book Store on Colfax, Denver, Colorado. 2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206
Find out more »Barnes and Noble Book Event
Join Susan as she presents Go Find at Barnes and Noble in Littleton, Colorado. Slideshow, reading and Q & A. Book signing to follow.
Find out more »Whitefish Rotary Keynote Speaker
Engaging and entertaining talk on finding purpose and passion in your life.
Find out more »The Northwest Montana Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association Keynote Speaker
Susan will speak at fundraising event for the The Northwest Montana Chapter of the Forest Fire Lookout Association. We're going to talk about wilderness and how it influences how we think and act.
Find out more »Montana Book Festival Speaker at Fact and Fiction Bookstore
Memoir with a Mission: Join Susan on the stage with author of Downriver, Heather Hansman at the Montana Book Festival Fact and Fiction Bookstore at 4:30-5:30 pm Thursday Sept 12th. Missoula, MT
Find out more »Conference Speaker-Flathead River Writers Conference
Susan will be presenting at this writing conference on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday Sept 14th Author Alliance: Agent & Publisher Pact for Success 2:15 - 3:15 PM Congrats, you have an agent... but you're not done yet. Author Susan Purivs' presentation dives into all the work that begins after you acquire an agent including edits, rewrites, decisions, communication, and your role in finalizing and promoting your book. Sunday Sept 15th Promotion: The Secret Weapon is You 11:00 - 12:00 PM Authors must evaluate their pitch, professional image, business plan, author website, and online appearance. In this presentation attendees will learn ways to enhance their platform, seek interviews and presentation, ask big names for blurbs.
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