CHRISTOPHER SWANN

A Novel Idea: Mystery/Thriller Night - Canton, GA
2018-07-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | East Main Cafe, 210 East Main Street, Canton, GA, 30114
Come on out to A Novel Idea in Canton for literary dinner theater. It’s Mystery/Thriller Night, featuring Chris alongside fellow authors Anne Lovett, Jason Sheffield, Shane Etter, Erica Gerald Mason, and Kim Bryan. Door prizes!

Literary Guild of St. Simons Island - St. Simons Island, GA
2018-05-29 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Casino Building, Room 108, 550 Beachview Drive, St. Simons, Georgia, 31522
Chris will participate in a Coffee with the Author with the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island, GA. Free for Literary Guild members, $10 for guests. Reservations recommended (click this link to reserve tickets via Eventbrite).

Vinings Library Book Fair - Atlanta, GA
2018-05-05 14:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Vinings Public Library, 4290 Paces Ferry Road SE, Atlanta, GA, 30339
Chris will visit the Vinings Book Fair to talk about his novel Shadow of the Lions and sell and sign copies.

Townsend Prize for Fiction Ceremony
2018-04-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | DeKalb History Center, 101 East Court Square, Decatur, GA, 30030
Chris will join the other nominees for the 2018 Townsend Prize for Fiction at the Old Courthouse in Decatur. The keynote speaker will be Guggenheim recipient and two-time National Book Award nominee Brad Watson, author of Miss Jane.
The finalists for the 2018 Townsend Prize for Fiction are:

The Guineveres by Sarah Domet
Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks
The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
The Lemon Jell-O Syndrome by Man Martin
Lightning Men by Thomas Mullen
The Half Wives by Stacia Pelletier
Among the Living by Jonathan Rabb
Shadow of the Lions by Christoper Swann
The Hidden Light of Northern Fires by Daren Wang

Signal Mountain Library - Signal Mountain, TN
2018-03-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Signal Mountain Library, 1114 James Blvd., Signal Mountain, TN, 37377
Chris will discuss his novel Shadow of the Lions at the Signal Mountain Library in Signal Mountain, TN.

Dahlonega Literary Festival - Dahlonega, GA
2018-03-25 12:00 (America/New_York) | Dahlonega Literary Festival, Lumpkin County Community House, Dahlonega, GA, 30533
Chris will participate on a panel, “My First Novel,” along with Anna Schachner, author of You and I and Someone Else. The panel will take place from 12:15 to 1:15.

Virginia Festival of the Book - Charlottesville, VA
2018-03-24 12:00 (America/New_York) | Omni Charlottesville Hotel (Monroe Room), 212 Ridge McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Chris will participate in the panel “Crime Wave: Race-to-the-Finish Mysteries” along with authors Nicole Baart (Little Broken Things), Lyndsay Faye (Jane Steele), and Philip Gerard (The Dark of the Island) at the Virginia Festival of the Book. Author Meredith Cole will moderate.

Spartanburg Day School - Spartanburg, SC
2018-03-19 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Spartanburg Day School, 1701 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg, SC, 29307
Details forthcoming.

Delicious Reads - Spartanburg, SC
2018-03-18 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Marriott AC Hotel Spartanburg, 225 West Main Street, Spartanburg, SC, 29306
Chris will participate in Delicious Reads, a new author-in-the-round event featuring eighteen authors such as Patti Callahan Henry, Wiley Cash, and Megan Miranda. Registration is limited to 120.

Women Alone Together at Agnes Scott - Atlanta, GA
2018-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Colonnade, 1879 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA, 30324
Chris will speak at the March Book Group dinner of Women Alone Together.

Macon Writers' Club - Macon, GA
2018-03-03 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Idle Hour Country Club, 251 Idle Hour Drive, Macon, GA, 31210
Chris will deliver the keynote at the annual breakfast of the Macon Writers’ Club in Macon, GA.

Atlanta Writers Club - Dunwoody, GA
2018-02-17 13:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | GPC/GSU Dunwoody Campus, NC Building Auditorium, 2101 Womack Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338
Chris will give a keynote presentation, “Find Your Story,” at the February meeting of the Atlanta Writers Club in Dunwoody, GA.

A Novel Idea - Alpharetta, GA
2018-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Alpha Soda, 11760 Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30009
Chris will participate in A Novel Idea – A Literary Evening at Alpha Soda in Alpharetta along with R. Craig Henderson, Linda Sands, Grant Jerkins, and Marsha Cornelius. Come eat, drink, and join us for an evening of mysteries and thrillers!

Milton Branch Library - Alpharetta, GA
2018-02-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30009
Chris will give a keynote and hold a Q&A at the Milton Library with Bookmiser as the partnering bookseller.

Mercer University Press Authors Luncheon
2017-12-09 10:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, 3315 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30326
Chris will sign books at this year’s annual Mercer University Press Authors Luncheon in Atlanta.

Atlanta Authors Series - Roswell, GA
2017-12-02 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA, 30075
Chris will talk about his novel Shadow of the Lions at the Roswell Library in Roswell, GA. The event is part of the Atlanta Authors Series sponsored by Roswell Reads. Details forthcoming.

Indian River Literary Society - Vero Beach, FL
2017-10-24 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Indian River Literary Society, Vero Beach, FL
The Indian River Literary Society in Vero Beach, Florida will host Chris as their visiting author at this season’s kickoff luncheon. Details forthcoming.

Southern Festival of Books - Nashville, TN
2017-10-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Legislative Plaza – downtown Nashville, 300 7th Avenue N, Nashville, TN, 37219
Chris will be at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN. Along with author Bryn Chancellor (Sycamore), Chris will participate on a panel titled “A Reckoning: Novels of Unresolved Pasts.”

Bayside Academy - Fairhope, AL
2017-10-12 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Bayside Academy, 303 Dryer Avenue, Daphne, AL, 36526
During the school day Chris will be visiting with creative writing students at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Alabama. Page and Palette will handle any book sales at the school!

Page and Palette - Fairhope, AL
2017-10-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Page and Palette, 32 South Section St, Fairhope, AL, 36532
Chris will present his novel Shadow of the Lions at Page and Palette in Fairhope, AL.

Garden District Book Shop - New Orleans, LA
2017-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130
Chris will give a reading/author talk, have a Q&A, and sign copies of Shadow of the Lions at the Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans.

Book & Beer at M. Judson Bookstore - Greenville, S.C.
2017-09-29 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | M. Judson Booksellers, 130 South Main Street, Greenville, S.C., 29601
Chris will be at M. Judson Bookstore in Greenville to participate in a Book & Beer evening, a laid-back approach to a literary happy hour where he will be paired with a local brewer for a moderated discussion.

Berry Fleming Book Festival - Augusta, GA
2017-09-23 10:00 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | Augusta University – Summerville Campus, Jaguar Student Activities Center, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA, 30912
Chris will be a presenting author at the first annual Berry Fleming Book Festival in Augusta, Georgia. He will participate on the panel “Thrills and Chills in Fiction” along with authors Emily Carpenter and Brian Panowich.

Decatur Book Festival - Decatur, GA
2017-09-02 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Marriott Conference Center C, 130 Clairemont Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030
Appearing at the Decatur Book Festival for the first time as a published author, Chris will serve on the panel “Tales of Gild and Guilt” with fellow author Amita Trasi. Atlanta author and teacher Mark Beaver will moderate.

FoxTale Book Shoppe - Woodstock, GA
2017-08-29 18:30 (America/New_York) | FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 East Main Street, #138, Woodstock, GA, 30188
Chris will give a reading, hold a Q&A, and sign copies of his novel at FoxTale Book Shoppe in Woodstock.

Margaret Mitchell House - Atlanta, GA
2017-08-17 19:00 UTC | Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Christopher Swann will give an author talk, hold an audience Q&A, and sign books at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta as part of their New Voices series.

Avid Bookshop - Athens, GA
2017-08-16 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Avid Bookshop, 493 Prince Ave, Athens, GA, 30601
Christopher Swann will be in conversation with local writer, attorney, and teacher David Gunton at Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia.

Malaprop's Bookstore - Asheville, N.C.
2017-08-10 19:00 UTC | Malaprop’s Bookstore, 55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, 28801
Christopher Swann will give an author talk, hold an audience Q&A, and sign books at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville.

Park Road Books - Charlotte, N.C.
2017-08-09 19:00 UTC | Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road, Charlotte, NC, 28209
Christopher Swann will give a reading and Q&A and sign books at Park Road Books in Charlotte.

Bookmarks - Winston-Salem, N.C.
2017-08-08 18:00 UTC | Bookmarks, 634 W. Fourth St #110, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101
Christopher Swann will be interviewed by local author and fellow Woodberry Forest School grad Charlie Lovett at the new location for Bookmarks in Winston-Salem as part of a new series, “Inside the Writer’s Studio.”
