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  • “Come Write In!”

    Urbana Library 9020 Amelung Street, Frederick, MD, United States

    Join us at Urbana Library for a write-in, whether you’re participating in Nanowrimo or not.  There will be free bookmarks and a drawing for a prize!

  • MWA Meeting: Holiday Edit & Critique

    Urbana Library 9020 Amelung Street, Frederick, MD, United States

    Okay, so you’ve been writing. Now what? Come bounce some of your writing off of fellow chapter members!  Form critique groups, or just chat about your WIP to get feedback and ideas on where to steer your story. Grinches also welcome.

  • Girl Scout Novelist Badge Workshop

    Potomac Woods

    I will be presenting a three-hour workshop for Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors who are earning their Novelist badges.

  • Teen Writing Club

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    I’ll be hosting the Teen Writing Club meeting at C. Burr Artz.  Open to all middle-school and high-schools students of Frederick County.

  • MWA Board Meeting

    East Columbia Library 6600 cradlerock way, columbia, MD, United States

    I’ll be attending the MWA Board meeting this month.

  • Teen Writing Club

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    I’ll be hosting Teen Writing Club, open to middle and high-school students of Frederick County.

  • Intro to Teen Writing Club

    Urbana Library 9020 Amelung Street, Frederick, MD, United States

    Visiting Urbana Library to introduce TWC to teens.

  • Teen Writing Club (CANCELLED)

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    I’ll be hosting TWC, open to middle- and high-school students of Frederick County.

  • Teen Writing Club (CANCELLED)

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    Hosting TWC for middle- and high-school students of Frederick County.

  • MWA Conference (CANCELLED)

    University of Maryland Global Campus 3501 University Blvd East, Hyattsville, MD, United States

    I’ll be attending the MWA annual conference taking place 28-29 March.  Looking forward to it! My books will be for sale.

  • Teen Writing Club

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    Hosting TWC for Frederick County middle-/high-schoolers

  • CANCELLED Teen Writing Club

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    Hosting TWC for Frederick County middle- and high-school students

  • (CANCELLED) Teen Writing Club

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    Hosting TWC for Frederick County middle-/high-school students

  • (CANCELLED) Frederick Festival of the Arts

    Carroll Creek Linear Park frederick, MD, United States

    I’ll be at the Festival of the Arts both days, overseeing the MWA booth, hosting a children’s activity, and selling my books. Saturday 11:00-6:00, Sunday 12:00-5:00

  • (CANCELLED) Sky Stage Open Mic

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    MWA Frederick, led by Kari, will be hosting an outdoor open mic night at Sky Stage, emceed by Rod Deacey.  Readers and audience members are required to wear masks, social distance, and follow other protocol set forth by MWA and Sky Stage.

  • (CANCELLED) Scholarship Workshop for Juniors/Seniors

    Urbana Library 9020 Amelung Street, Frederick, MD, United States

    Kari Martindale, a nonprofit Scholarship Judge, will introduce a sample scoring matrix and explain the components judges use in scoring.  There will be hands-on practice and editing.

  • CANCELLED “Come Write In!” Write-in

    MWAFrederick will be hosting a write-in during Nanowrimo.  Last year’s write-in was a great success.  We had both familiar faces and new faces!

  • Poetry Open Mic with Patti Ross

    First open mic for the Baltimore County Arts Guild at new Clubhouse location, hosted by Patti Ross. I’ll be reading political poetry.  

  • Sky Stage reading hosted by MWA

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    I am a scheduled reader, reading both finished poetry and work-in-progress; topics are political.  The event will be followed with a public open mic–join us! Join us for our third annual Open Mic at Sky Stage! Readers from MWA will be scheduled and an open mic will follow. SKY STAGE, 59 S Carroll St, Frederick […]

  • Live Reading: Sky Stage

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    I will be reading at MWA Frederick’s third annual Literature Night & Open Mic at Sky Stage! Readers from MWA will be scheduled and an open mic will follow. SKY STAGE, 59 S Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 (INDOOR RAIN LOCATION SOON TBA)

  • Presenter for OMOB: Journaling with Kari Martindale of Maryland Writers’ Association

    Join Kari Martindale of the Maryland Writers’ Association as we explore journaling. What memories to you cherish?  A trip to dream destination?  A delightful experience? A lifetime of raising a child you now enjoy seeing become their own person in the world? A trip to see a loved one you hadn’t realized you had missed so […]

    Free

  • Virtual Chapter Drop-In

    Hosting Zoom drop-in for Frederick Chapter: Let’s practice our pitches on one another! Or just throw out some of the story ideas you’re trying to get under control and ask which piques our interest!

  • Instagram Live!

    Join me and Megan Ellis for an Instagram Live interview where I show off all of the awesome children’s books/authors that were in the Support Indie Summer program this year.  All of them have arrived now and we’re looking to get them into kids’ hands!  I’ll be showing off the covers and telling you about […]

  • Open mic following Rod Deacey & the DC Beats

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    First, I’ll be attending the performance of Rod Deacey & the DC Beats, et al. Then, if there’s open mic time at the end, I plan to read.Event: Literature Night: Rod Deacey & the DC Beats, Luther Jett, Claudia Gary, plus Open Mic 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM   Oct 13, 2021 (General) Award-winning beat poet Roderick […]

  • Conference Attendee: Brain to Bookshelf 2022

    I’ll be attending the MWA 2021 Brain to Bookshelf conference in Baltimore, LIVE AND IN PERSON, and I hope you’ll come up and give me a fist bump or an elbow bump or even a hip check.  As a member of the conference committee who was heavily involved in workshop selection, I CANNOT WAIT to […]

  • Third Thursdays Open Mic with Patti Ross

    Baltimore Couny Arts Guild 10 st. timothy's lane, catonsville, MD, United States

    I’ll be reading at an open mic: Poetry Open Mic with Patti Ross.  I’ll be practicing a Thanksgiving poem and one or two others.

  • PORTRAITS OF LIFE: Once Upon A Story – An Ekphrastic Poetry Event (Poet)

    Baltimore Couny Arts Guild 10 st. timothy's lane, catonsville, MD, United States

    “Your new word for the day: ‘ekphrastic’. It means “a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art.” The Baltimore County Arts Guild will be hosting an art show/ekphrastic event in November. Two wonderful artists will be showing their work and a number of the paintings will be accompanied by poems written […]

  • Closing Reception: Portraits of Life (Poet)

    Baltimore Couny Arts Guild 10 st. timothy's lane, catonsville, MD, United States

    Kari will be reading “No Room at the Inn,” inspired by the painting “Stop Injustice,” by Elaine Weiner-Reed.  The show featured Elaine’s work along with the work of April M. Rimpo.

  • Christmas Event reading (Performer, private Event)

    ECP&P members Patti Ross and Kari Martindale will be reading as part of a Remnant of God Deliverance Ministry’s Christmas event. Kari will likely be reading “Stop the Injustice: A Thanksgiving Message” (racial justice topic sparked by the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict), “No Room at the Inn” (about refugees), “Suburban Lies” (racial justice), and “Capitol Offense” […]

  • “You Show Me Your Website, I’ll Show You Mine!”

    I’ll be hosting an MWAFrederick Meeting, “You Show Me Your Website, I’ll Show You Mine!”  We’ll be sharing websites with one another for inspiration/information.  We can share our screens (or, if you’re not great at screen sharing, I can look up the website and share my own  screen) and show one another our author websites.  […]

  • Launch of Maryland Bards’ Poetry Review 2022 (Contributor)

    Holiday Inn Belcamp-Aberdeen Area 1326 Policy Dr., belcamp, MD, United States

    Kari will be reading at the launch for the Maryland Bards Poetry Review 2022, in which her poem “No Room at the Inn” is being published.  Terri Simon also has a poem, “The Weight of Love” appearing in the Review.  The ECP&P poets are busy! Sun April 24th 5:30 pm (Door Opens at 5) at Holiday Inn […]

  • May Mingle! (Facilitator)

    Frederick Arts Center 11 West Patrick St., frederick, MD, United States

    May Mingle! – Maryland Writers’ Association Frederick Come see your fellow chapter members IN PERSON!  Feel the energy of your fellow writers!  Enjoy the aesthetic of Frederick’s Arts Center and get inspired to go home and write!  Light refreshments will be provided.  (You do not have to be a member to attend.)

  • Arts & Drafts (Performer)

    Guinness Open Gate Brewery 5001 Washington Boulevard, Halethorpe, MD, United States

    At 3:50 pm on Saturday, June 5, I’ll be performing/reading with EC Poetry & Prose during the Arts & Drafts festival. Patti and I will share a 30-minute set.

  • “Meet the Authors” (Facilitator)

    C Burr Artz Library Frederick, MD

    Come visit me at the “Meet the Authors of Frederick County” event at the C Burr Artz Library, where the community can familiarize themselves with our local authors and their books!  I’ll be there with Flash Series books but talking about my poetry as well.  

    Free

  • Sky Stage: Scheduled to read during open mic

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    Beat poetry from the DC Beats plus special guest readers, followed by open mic.

    All-ages, possible mature content.

    Free to enter; books/anthologies/journals/chapbooks may be available for purchase; byob.

  • Write Women Book Fest (Performer)

    marietta house Glenn Dale, MD, United States

    As a member of EC Poetry & Prose, I’ll be a featured reader, both individually and in a joint set with Patti Ross, Founder of EC Poetry & Prose.

  • Sky Stage open mic (Reading)

    Sky Stage 59 S Carroll St, frederick, MD, United States

    On the list to read at Sky Stage’s Literature Night & Open Mic, during the open mic that follows Rod Deacey & the D.C. Beats.

  • MWA Conference (Presenter)

    hilton BWI 1739 W Nursery Rd,, linthicum heights, MD, United States

    I will be hosting a facilitated discussion at the annual MWA conference: CHALLENGES FACING INDEPENDENT AUTHORS: A FACILITATED DISCUSSION — KARI MARTINDALE A facilitated group discussion about obstacles facing independent authors. The speaker, who authored two self-published children’s books and ran the MWA-hosted Support Indie Summer, will present issues she has faced and discuss how […]

  • Open Mic (Host)

    hilton BWI 1739 W Nursery Rd,, linthicum heights, MD, United States

    I’ll be hosting an open mic at the Hilton BWI during MWA’s annual conference.  It’s our first conference open mic, so we’re excited! Open to the public.

  • Turning Old Prose into Poetry (Instructor)

    virtual

    In October, I’ll be teaching a workshop in the Armed Service Arts Partnership writing program. Turning Old Prose into Poetry: Have you been writing prose for a while now and you’d like to try your hand at poetry? Are you a seasoned poet looking for inspiration? Come learn some techniques to turn your old prose […]

  • Nanowrimo Mingle (Facilitator)

    Frederick Arts Center 11 West Patrick St., frederick, MD, United States

    While I personally won’t be participating in Nanowrimo, I will be hosting a mingle through MWA: Are you thinking about doing Nanowrimo and need that extra push?  You want to find your people before the month begins?  Writing prompts, word sprints, and giveaways, Oh my!  Invite your writer friends! PUBLIC, NON-MWA MEMBERS ARE SUPER WELCOME!!

    Free

  • I’ll be travelling! (England!)

    I’ll be heading to England to support a friend who has been nominated for an award for a screenplay.  I’m looking forward to familiarizing myself with the film industry. It has inspired me to consider studying screenplay writing, to potentially turn into a screenplay a women’s fiction novel that has been in progress for way […]

  • Art at Night Ekphrastic Event at The Delaplaine (Reader, Organizer)

    Delaplaine Arts Center 40 South Carroll St., Frederick, United States

    From Delaplaine: “Join us as we collaborate with local poets from the Maryland Writers’ Association for an ekphrastic event!…Poets in the Maryland Writers’ Association with the artwork in our National Juried Photography Exhibition and read their poetic creations on site. FREE”

    Free

  • MWA Meeting

    I will not be presenting, but our monthly meeting of the Frederick County Chapter of Maryland Writers’ Association will have a great presentation virtually: David Reichenbaugh and Eileen McIntyre (former President of MWA) team up to talk about writing crime and mystery, and take your questions.  More info coming in the future.  

  • I’ll be Travelling! (Alaska!)

    I’ll be heading to Fairbanks, Alaska for my daughter to do a college visit. During the trip, as we visit a refuge, tour museums of Native culture, etc., I’m looking forward to inspiration for some poetry! Crossing my fingers we catch the Northern Lights… Watch instagram for pics!

  • ASAP Instructor Showcase & Social (Performer)

    I’ll be reading spoken word at a social during a weekend Teacher Artist Training session for ASAP, an organization for which I have begun delivering workshops.

  • Black History is All Our History (Panelist and Reader)

    Bird in Hand Cafe & Bookstore 11 E 33RD ST, baltimore, MD, United States

    I’ve been invited to sit on a Black History Month panel with my poem “Suburban Lies” – you know, the one about all the stuff they conveniently left out of our curriculum? More details in the future.  Description: BLACK HISTORY IS ALL OUR HISTORY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 5PM Join members of the EC Poetry & Prose […]