Montana

A little late with this, but I’ve got an essay up over at Lithub about rural America, community, and cultural division.

Upcoming Events

Out There: Writing the Natural World April 23, 2019 at 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Community Building, 35 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201, USA A Get Lit! reading with Summer Hess, Paul Lindholt, and Joe Wilkins. https://sched.co/MOpy

Reading and Revision with Melissa Kwasny and Joe Wilkins April 24, 2019 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EWU Spokane Center, Suite 257 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd Get Lit! and the Writers’ Center at EWU have teamed up to present readings from Melissa Kwasny and Joe Wilkins, followed by a discussion from these writers on the editing and revision process. https://sched.co/Nxkb

Independent Bookstore Day April 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Third Street Books, 4729, 320 NE 3rd St, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA I'll be slinging books on Third Street for Independent Bookstore Day. Come join me! https://www.thirdstreetbooks.com/independent-bookstore-day-0

Readings at the Nick: Joe Wilkins April 30, 2019 at 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Linfield College Nicholson Library, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-news/wilkins-to-read-from-acclaimed-debut-novel/

Fall Back Down When I Die Northwest Book Tour: Broadway Books May 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232, USA https://www.broadwaybooks.net/event/joe-wilkins

Fall Back Down When I Die Montana Book Tour: Country Bookshelf June 5, 2019 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Country Bookshelf, 28 W Main St, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA

Fall Back Down When I Die Montana Book Tour: Elk River Books June 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Elk River Books, 120 N Main St, Livingston, MT 59047, USA Love small town book stores more than any other book stores! Come hang with me at the best of the best, Elk River Books! https://elkriverbooks.com/events/

Fall Back Down When I Die Montana Book Tour: Billings Public Library June 7, 2019 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Fall Back Down When I Die Montana Book Tour: Montana Book Company June 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Montana Book Company, 331 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601, USA No prettier town in all of the west. And I'm headed up in there--join me! https://www.facebook.com/events/963307367202474/

Fishtrap Outpost June 24, 2019 – June 29, 2019 Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Imnaha, OR 97842, USA We'll be writing and camping under the stars! Join me on the Fishtrap Outpost! https://fishtrap.org/summer-fishtrap/outpost/

The Magic Barrel: A Reading to Fight Hunger October 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA Join me and Barry Lopez, Lidia Yuknavich, Lauren Kessler, Mosley Wotta, Debra Gwartney, Keith Scribner, George Estreich, and Sterling Cunio for the 25th Anniversary of the Magic Barrel!

Visiting Writers Series at St. Lawrence University February 6, 2020 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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What I Wish My Children Could Learn from My Rural Upbringing