• Alumni Reading Event at Georgia State – Atlanta, GA

    Department of English, GSU 25 Park Place NE, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, GA

    Chris will participate in a reading with fellow GSU graduate Soniah Kamal, author of Unmarriageable, at Georgia State University.

  • A Novel Idea – Dunwoody, GA

    Crema Espresso Gourmet 2458 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA

    Chris will appear at A Novel Idea in Dunwoody along with authors Mark Warren, McPatti Langston, Doug Dahlgren, and Jason Sheffield.

  • Write Now: Heroes and Villains with Brian Panowich – McDonough, GA

    Story on the Square 19 Griffin Street, McDonough, GA

    Chris will pair with Brian Panowich, the award-winning author of Bull Mountain and Like Lions, for a Write Now program run by the Broadleaf Writers Association at Story on the Square in McDonough.  The date has changed to July 13.  Details forthcoming.

  • Decatur Book Festival (Decatur, Georgia)

    Marriott Conference Center C 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA

    Chris will moderate the panel "The American Dream: Three Novels" at this year's Decatur Book Festival. On the panel are Jason Allen, author of The East End; Tim Murphy, author of Correspondents; and Snowden Wright, author of American Pop. From the Decatur Book Festival's website: There are many “American” stories. Snowden Wright’s American Pop is an epic saga that moves […]

  • 4th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference – Atlanta, GA

    Cobb Galleria 2 Galleria Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA

    Chris will serve on three different panels at the 4th Annual Broadleaf Writers Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.   Goons, Dames, Lying, Cheating and Killing: Putting the Thrill in Thriller Panelists: Emily Carpenter, Roger Johns, Christopher Swann / Moderator: Ian Campbell Saturday, Sept. 21, 10:45-11:45am, Room #118 From the gritty pulp crime novels on dime store […]

  • Hometown Novel Nights – Newnan, GA

    Carnegie Library in Newnan, GA 1 Lagrange Street, Newnan, GA

    Chris will join authors Angela McRae and David Coppage for Hometown Novel Nights at the Carnegie Library in Newnan, GA.

  • Hometown Novel Nights – Newnan, GA

    Carnegie Library in Newnan, GA 1 Lagrange Street, Newnan, GA

    Chris will be on the September author panel of the Hometown Novel Nights series in Newnan, GA, along with Estelle Ford-Williamson, Marlene Ratledge Buchanan, and Bob Moseley. For those unable to attend in person, the program will be simulcast on Facebook Live. Event registration available right after Labor Day weekend.

  • Hudson Library – Highlands, NC

    Hudson Library 554 Main Street, Highlands, NC

    Chris will read from his newest book, A Fire in the Night, as well as talk about his writing and answer questions at the Hudson Library in Highlands, N.C. as part of their "Books & Bites" series. (Added bonus--A Fire in the Night is set in Highlands and Cashiers, and there is even a big scene in the […]

  • Moveable Feast with Litchfield Books – Pawleys Island, SC

    Austin's Ocean One at the Oceanfront Litchfield Inn 1 Norris Drive, Pawleys Island, SC

    Chris will be the keynote speaker at a Moveable Feast luncheon hosted by Litchfield Books at The Oceanfront Litchfield Inn, where he will talk about his newest book, A Fire in the Night. A signing at Litchfield Books will follow the event for those who cannot make the luncheon.