March 21, 2012
Madonna and Me reading at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. 4:30 pm. Readings from Laura Barcella, Jamia Wilson, and Shawna Kenney.
March 25, 2012
reading at Brickbat Books, Philadelphia, PA from the Madonna and Me anthology w/Laura Barcella, Kristin McGonigle, Shawna Kenney, Kelly Keenan Trumpbour, Dana Rossi & Maria Raha
March 27, 2012
Washington, DC reading forĀ Madonna and Me anthology @ Busboys & Poets, 8:30-10 pm, 2021 14th Street (@V Street); hosted by Laura Barcella with readings from contributors Shawna Kenney, Kelly Keenan Trumpbour, Jamia Wilson, Maria Raha.
April 18th – June 20th, 2012
teaching 10-week UCLA Extension Writers’ Program class (online): Writing the Personal Essay
past readings and performances
Saturday Oct. 15th, 2011
presenting new anthology Tarnished: True Tales of Innocence Lost with co-editor Cara Bruce and contributors Valley Haggard, Julie Geen, Tambre Leighn and Jennifer Tress @ awesome Atomic Books in Baltimore, MD. 7 pm. Free.
Saturday Oct. 1st, 2011
performing as half of the heavy-metal spoken word duo Heavy Metal Girlfriend @Mum’s, 1132 S. Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD, opening for the Society Fringe Players. Music starts at 10 pm. $5
Tuesday Feb 15th, 2011
talking punk rock on Dissonance Radio, 97.5 FM with Danger Mike & Dave Brown – tune in live at 10 pm or catch it in podcast form here
Saturday April 9, 2011
reading with Sister Spit @ University of Maryland, Tawes Fine Arts Building, College Park, MD 7 pm
Wednesday May 11, 2011
reading @ the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY – 8 pm

Imposters signing at Skylight Books. Los Feliz, CA. Sept. 6, 2008.

Emerging Feminist Voices Panel at Goucher College, Baltimore MD. 2005. Authors from left-to-right: Shira Tarrant, Daisy Hernandez, Inga Muscio, me, and Michelle Tea.

Cara Bruce, Shawna Kenney Pleasant Gehman. City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, CA. Halloween reading, 2001




Yay, I love your blog and I love the Roaming Writes Blog also. Awesome!!!
shawna! just you’re reading at umd and i won’t be there to enjoy it! i hope it’s a great time and those folks are so lucky to have. xoxo