2021 UPCOMING APPEARANCES
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VIRTUAL EVENTS
Tuesday, January 19th @ 8pm-10pm
SpoFest Open Mic featuring Ohio Poets
–I’m honored to cohost via phone for the Did You Know? segments.
Although I am not a featured reader, I will read a couple short pieces.
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IN PERSON EVENTS
Saturday, August 7, 2021 @ noon
Author Reading of An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories followed by a Q & A session & book signing. My books will be available for purchase & free refreshments served.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 @ 5:30pm-9pm
An Optimist’s Journal Bookaversary: Drinks with the Author!
@ 7253 Whipple Ave NW, North Canton, OH 44720
Come have a drink and celebrate the one year anniversary of the publication of ‘An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories’ with author Cat Russell! Books will be available for purchase as well! (kitchen closes at 8pm)
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Friday, September 10th, 2021 @ 530pm-730pm
Honorary Cleveland resident Sara Minges pre-release of “Whiskey Sweet”, is joined by John Burroughs, Cat Russell, Doc Janning, Shelley Chernin, and Barbara Minney. All readers will have copies of their books available for purchase as well!
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Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 2pm
Author Reading of An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 @245pm-315pm
Author reading at Zombiepalooza. Books will be available for purchase at table during event. According to the official schedule, “2:45pm-3:15 Author Cat Russell will be reading excerpts from her book. (Zombie unicorns and stuff)” Event by Young’s Art Center and Oddmall. Feel free to come in costume!
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Saturday, November 13, 2021 @ 11am-2pm
Massillon Public Library’s Local Author Book Fair: Author Reading (along with other authors) and my book launch for Pinholes: Traveling through the Curtain of the Night via Writing Knights Press!
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @6pm-730pm
POETRY WRITING GROUP: I will be leading a monthly poetry group on the first Wednesday of each month, starting in December. Poets (18yrs and older) at all levels are welcome! No registration. No fee required.
For more info about this free program, Miranda Greathouse at greatmi@massillonlibrary.org or 330 832-9831 x304
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 @10am-6pm
Tadmor Shrine (Akron)
ODDMALL: CHRISHANUKWANZMADAN: I will have books to sell as well as doing a reading @ 10am from my newest novel, Pinholes. Other genre authors will be present and reading from their works as well!
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*To contact to schedule a reading or other event, please email: authorcatrussell@outlook.com
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2021 Author Bio:
Cat Russell shares her life with her high school sweetheart, their son, and another ferocious creature in the wilds of Ohio while writing short stories, composing poetry, and learning more about the craft every day. Her work has been published in print and online, and she is the author of three books: Soul Picked Clean (March 2019), An Optimist’s Journal of the End of Days and Other Stories (August 2020), and Pinholes: Traveling through the Curtain of the Night (November 2021, Writing Knights Press).
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