EVENTS & APPEARANCES
2017
January 13
Morgan State University
Faculty Seminar– Leader
Morgan State University, School of Global Journalism and Communication
Fredrick Douglas-Issac Myers Maritime Park
1417 Thames Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
April 6
“What Can We Do For Our Country”
This is a non-profit, volunteer effort that uses creative writing and storytelling to further the causes of the community engagement, social justice, free speech and historical responsibility.
Clarksdale, Miss.
April 9
Cotesworth Culture & Heritage Center
William Raspberry: A Career Retrospective
In conjunction with the Mississippi State University Library, Neely hosts an afternoon symposium on the trailblazing career of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist, who grew up in Okalona, Miss.
2pm
Cotesworth Culture & Heritage Center
New Carrollton, Mississippi
662-237-9600
April 29
Washington Independent Review of Books
“Across the Cultural Divide”
Panel, chaired by Dana Williams, chair, Howard University English Department
11-Noon
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
3501 University Blvd E.
Hyattsville, MD 20783
May 20
Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon Street NW
Washington, DC 20010
7:00pm
May 20
Gaithersburg Book Festival
1:15pm
May 24
East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20003
6:30pm-8:30pm
May 30
2200 N Westmoreland Street #101
Arlington, VA 22213
One More Page Books
7pm
October 28
American Association of University of Women
Book and Author Luncheon
Springfield Golf and Country Club
Springfield, VA
11am-2pm
2016
March 19
Virginia Festival of the Book
Omni Hotel – Ballroom B
212 Ridge McIntire Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
2:00-3:00 p.m.
April 2
Jambalaya Writers Conference
Terrebonne Parish Library
151 Library Drive
Houma LA 70360
Keynote address/Host
April 30
Books Alive 2016! Washington Writers Conference
Bethesda Marriot Hotel
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda MD 20814
Guest speaker
2:45pm-3:30pm
July 5-9
Craftfest/Thrillerfest
Grand Hyatt
109 East 42nd St
New York, NY 10017
Appearances TBD
July 6- 10:30am
August 6
Lewisburg Literary Festival
Carnegie Hall
105 Church Street
Lewisburg, W.V.
3:00pm
August 19
Mississippi State University Library
Starkville, Miss.
Donation of papers/collection to MSU
3 p.m.
August 20
Mississippi Book Festival
Jackson, Miss.
10 a.m.
State Capitol Room 201-A
August 30
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
WAMU, 88.5
Noon
Neely talks with Nnamdi, D.C.’s best interviewer about “Only the Hunted Run”
August 30
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
7:00pm
In conversation with WAMU’s Tayla Burney
September 15
Elmore Leonard: The Dickens of Detroit
Documentary by John Mulholland
Featured interview subject
September 15-18
Bouchercon World Mystery Convention
New Orleans Marriott
555 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
9 a.m, Sat. Sept 17
December 12
Maryland Institute College of Art
W Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD
Panel discusion on life/art of William Christenberry
Time TBA
