Patricia Volonakis Davis

Publications, Workshops, Appearances

Publications (Ongoing)

 

Monthly e-Magazine and Podcast:

 

www.harlotssauce.com

 

Blog:


www.patriciasopinion.com

 

Other Web Writings:


www.redroom.com

www.pnn.com

www.more.com

www.aol.com

 

My First Full-length Work:

Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece

 


 Patricia's Appearances (2010) 

 

1. Memoir Writing Contest Judge Redwood Writers, Copperfield's, Santa Rosa

2. Writing Mamas Salon, Guest Speaker, Book Passage, Corte Madera 

3. San Francisco Writers Conference, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco

4. Capital City Young Writers, Sacramento State University

5. Descriptive Writing Workshop , Sir Francis Drake High School, San Anselmo

6. Aquus Speakeasy Literary Saloon, Petaluma CA

7. Blog and Platform Workshop, Redwood High School, CA

8. Kim Iverson's Your Time with Kim" Syndicated Radio Show

9. Women's Philanthropy Forum Washington, DC (Honored Guest- Top 25 Mentors)

10. Who You Calling Old?  Radio Show( world wide web)

11. Inside Storytime , San Francisco, CA

12. Capitol City Writers Conference, San Anselmo, CA

13. South Bay Writers Dinner Meeting, Sunnyvale, CA

 

 Patricia's Appearances (2009) 

 

1.    Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA - Seminar and Book Reading

2.    Gil Mansergh’s  KRCB Radio's Word By Word: Conversations With Writers

3.    Pierre Wolfe’s Nationally Syndicated Radio Show America's Dining and Travel Guide

4.    California Writers Club Marin Branch -  Writers Salon on Book Marketing

5.    Belvedere Tiburon Yacht Club, Tiburon, CA - Book Reading and Signing

6.    Renew Women’s Conference in Rocklin - Presentation to Book Club and Book Signing

7.    Pierre Wolfe’s Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Business Talk Radio

8.    Sacramento Italian Cultural Center Presentation and Book Signing

9.    Book Lovers Café – Book Reading, Signing and Luncheon

10.    Books Inc., Opera Plaza -  Reading, Signing and Buffet

11.    Adelphi University – Presentation to Gender Studies Classes with Dr. Cristina Zaccarini

12.    Dolce Channel TV, with Maryann Maisano of The Italian Chicks

13.    Sicilian Festival in San Diego, California - Book Signing

14.    Bay Books in Coronado, California - Book Reading, Signing and Desserts

15.    Book Revue, Huntington NY -  Harlot’s Sauce Pasta Parade Book Promotion

16.    Joseph Pulitzer School of Journalism, Jackson Hts., Queens - All Day Presentations to Classes

17.    Lane School, Glen Cove, NY -  Teachers Book Group, Q&A and Luncheon

18.    Book Revue, Huntington, NY -  Book Reading, Discussion and Buffet

19.    Saint Demetrios Cathedral High School, Astoria, Queens - Presentation to 10th and 11th Grades

20.    Saint Demetrios High School -  Community Evening

21.    Dolce Channel TV with Bill Russo (filling in for Johnny Mandolin)

22.    Italian American Museum, New York City, NY - Presentation and Reading

23.    Feminists Book Group, San Diego, CA at Filter Coffee House

24.    Instock Conference at Hotel Monaco, SF, California – Panel Moderation

25.    Blog Tour, Interviews and Contests- worldwide

26.    Sacramento State Fair, Sacramento, CA – Book Signing

27.    Eleftheroudakis Book Shop, Athens, Greece- Reading and Signing

28.    Eleftheroudakis Bookshop, Glyfada, Greece- Reading and Signing
 
29.   Women's  Spaces TV with Elaine Holtz

30.    BookShop Westportal, SF, CA,  for Women’s National Book Association- Reading and Signing

31.    Book Passage Corte Madera, CA Centennial Celebration for California Writers Club

32.    Redwood Writers Conference Flamingo Resort and Hotel, San Jose, CA – Panel discussion with Gil    Mansergh, Seth Harwood and Kemble Scott

33.    Lively Literature Ladies Book Group in Trinity, Florida – Reading and Signing

 

 


 

Workshops, Examples of Popular Seminars To Book

 (please contact publicist@patriciavdavis.com)

 

Social, Writing, Publishing, Business - Seminars/Workshops

  • Becoming a Published Author is Even Harder Than You Think, But It Can Be Done!
  • Marketing Your Published Book
  • Blogging as A Selling Tool - The Best Way, The Worst Way

  • Expanding Your Corporation Overseas - Rewards, Problems and Solutions
  • Free, Female and Running Your Own Business- How to Get Started and Then Stay in Business
  • Living Overseas - Why It’s Not Like in the Memoirs You’ve Read and How to Make It Work
  • Starting a Business Overseas - What You Must Know to Prepare
  • Cross-Cultural Marriages, Cross-Cultural Relationships

 

Education Seminars/Workshops for Teachers and Parents

  • Discipline Your Adolescent Pupils With Respect and Dignity
  • Enhanced Learning Environment Classroom and Child’s Room -Reasons and Set-Up
  • How to Make a Whole Learning Experience from a Universal Studios King Kong Ride
  • Incorporating Interdisciplinary Educations into the High School Classroom - How and Why?
  • Helping Your Child Learn to Love Reading
  • Making Your Child a Better Reader, K- High School
  • Native Speaker Materials in the EFL/ESL Classroom
  • Parental Discipline and the Adolescent Child
  • Reading as a Joyful Learning Experience for grades K-6 (at Home or in the Classroom)
  • So, You Want to Be a Writer? (A Presentation for High School Students)
  • Strategic Thinking Skills for High School - Using Poetry and Current Events

 

Readings and Open Readings - Poetry, Excerpts from Writings

 

To book workshops, readings and seminars contact: 

 

publicity@bookbuzz.com

 

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see CONTACT PAGE

 

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