Rough Draft: A Monthly Meet-Up for Writers and Beer Lovers
2023-04-06 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Groove Brewing, 1401 Sanderson Ave, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
What could be better than a casual, all-genres writing workshop with delicious beer from Scranton’s only nanobrewery?
Introducing “Rough Draft”–a prompt-based writers’ meet-up intended to generate new work and get to know other local writers.
This free meet-up for writers and would-be writers is led by David Hicks, PhD, novelist and Director of Creative Writing at Wilkes University (www.david-hicks.com), who is a big fan of Groove.
On the first Thursday of every month (beginning April 6, 2023), come together to drink great beer, enjoy local pizza, meet other writers, and receive a writing prompt from David, followed by some writing time (and the opportunity to share your work if you want)–all in a casual, fun environment.

Q&A with David Hicks, Wilkes-Barre PA
2024-06-07 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | King’s College, 133 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18766, United States
David sits for a Q&A session about writing, publishing, and MFA studies at the Leo & Friends Writing Retreat at the Burke Auditorium at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre PA.

Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
2024-07-13 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, 8 S Michigan Ave Suite 700, Chicago, IL, 60603, United States
Judy Schiffman, former director of the Barr-Harris Children’s Grief Counseling Center, interviews David on the subject of sibling loss.

Greeley, CO: Family Connect, North Range Behavior Health, Littler Prevention Campus
2024-07-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Littler Prevention Campus, 2350 3rd Street Road, Greeley, CO, 80631, United States
David provides a reading and writing workshop for adults, 2:00-3:00.

Greeley, CO: Family Storytime and Writing Workshop, Centennial Park Library
2024-07-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Centennial Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley, CO, 80634, United States
David reads The Magic Ticket and facilitates a discussion/writing workshop for all ages on “Making Sense of Your Loss Through Storytelling.”

Erie Community Library, Erie, CO "Then, One Day . . . " A Family Writing Workshop
2024-07-18 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St,, Erie, CO, 80516, United States
School-age children and their adults are invited to join award-winning
professor and Creative Writing Director at the nationally ranked Wilkes
University MFA graduate program, David Hicks, PhD, for a storytime and
writing workshop. He will read his new children’s book The Magic Ticket and
help participants identify pivotal events in their life to shape them into a
unique story. Through his picture book and the writing process, David helps
participants craft their own story of loss, grief, or difficulty.

Storytime Reading at The Bookies in Denver
2024-07-20 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | The Bookies, Denver, 2085 S Holly St,, Denver, CO, 80222, United States
David reads from THE MAGIC TICKET and provides a writing workshop for children.

Boulder, CO: “Then, one day, everything changed”: Making Sense of Loss or Difficulty Through Storytelling
2024-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Learn how to process grief and make sense of difficulty by crafting it into a story. Following a reading of his children’s book, THE MAGIC TICKET, author, professor, and MFA director David Hicks, PhD will discuss (with Psychology Today blogger Michael Karson, PhD, J.D.,) how he processes the difficult events of his life by crafting them into stories. Following a Q&A from the audience, David will ask participants to try it themselves—to begin to make sense of their own loss or difficulty through fiction-writing, allowing them to see themselves as a character with whom they can empathize. Using a tried-and-true formula (“Once upon a time… Then, one day…”), participants will learn how to identify, begin, and structure their own autobiographical story, and thus make sense of what they’ve been through. Fulcrum Publishing will sell signed copies of the book after the event.

Storytime Reading--Tattered Cover KIDS, Stanley Marketplace, Aurora CO
2024-07-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Tattered Cover KIDS, 2501 Dallas St Suite 144, Aurora, CO, 80010, United States
David reads THE MAGIC TICKET, along with other children’s books he loves, for the Tattered Cover’s weekly “storytime” reading.

Writing Workshop for Children at Camp Comfort, Golden, CO
2024-07-25 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Camp Comfort, 14600 W. 32nd Ave., Golden, CO, 80401, United States
David visits Camp Comfort, a children’s grief counseling center, to teach a writing workshop to children on how to write their way through grief.

Book Launch for THE MAGIC TICKET!
2024-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 7340 W 27th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Join David in Arvada, CO at the Fulcrum Publishing launch party for his children’s book, THE MAGIC TICKET!

August: The Lands at Hillside Farms, PA
2024-08-01 - 2024-08-16 | The Lands at Hillside Farms Summer Farm Camp, 65 Hillside Rd, Shavertown, PA, 18708, United States
David visits with the children at Hillside Farm’s summer camp to teach some free writing workshops. (Dates undisclosed to protect the children’s privacy.)

Writing Workshop, The Writer's Center, Bethesda MD
2024-09-07 10:00 - 2024-09-14 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St,, Bethesda, MD, 20815, United States
David teaches a two-Saturday workshop (both 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.) at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda: the first Saturday (9/07/24) is the lesson, and the second Saturday (9/14/24) is the workshop.

Writing Workshop at Charlotte Lit
2024-09-10 18:00 - 2024-11-06 20:00 (America/New_York) | Charlotte Lit, 933 Louise Ave Suite 101, Charlotte, NC, 28204, United States
David teaches a writing workshop on how to write an autobiographical narrative.

Sept. 16, State College PA
2024-09-16 | Koch Funeral Home, State College PA, 2401 S Atherton St,, State College, PA, 16801, United States
David runs a grief-based writing workshop at the Koch Funeral Home in State College, PA, in a partnership with Spiritual Director, Celebrant & End of Life Doula Jackie Hook.

Mountains and Plains Booksellers "FallCon"
2024-10-08 | denver renaissance central park hotel, 3801 Quebec St., Denver, CO, 80207, United States
David will be at the Fulcrum Publishing booth at the Mountains and Plains “FallCon” most of the day, promoting The Magic Ticket. Stop by to say hi!

Creative Writing Workshop at the Jewish Community Center in Kingston, NY
2024-11-14 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Friedman Jewish Community Center, Kingston PA, 613 S J Strauss Lane, Kingston, PA, 18704
A writing workshop for beginners.

Heartworks Grief Support Group, Williamsport PA
2024-11-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Heartworks, 1100 Grampian Blvd., Third Floor, Williamsport, PA, 17701, United States
David teaches a writing workshop to adults, and then to families, with pizza in between.

Aspen, CO: Writing Through Loss--A Workshop for Aspen Hope (Virtual)
2025-05-16 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Denver) | PA
A writing workshop for the staff and clients at Aspen Hope Center in Aspen, CO.

Scranton, PA: Book Launch for THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO DANNY
2025-05-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Groove Brewing, 1401 Sanderson Ave, Scranton, PA, 18509, United States
The launch party for David’s new novel, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO DANNY, will take place at Groove Brewing on May 17!

Littleton, CO; Tattered Cover Aspen Grove
2025-05-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, 7301 S Santa Fe Dr #240, Littleton, CO, 80120, United States
David and poet/essayist/photographer Kathryn Winograd interview each other and sign copies of their new books.

Denver, CO: A "David & Friends" Reading
2025-05-25 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Call to Arms Brewery, 4526 Tennyson St., Denver, CO, 80212, United States
David Hicks and his Regis University author friends Scott Dimovitz, Alyse Knorr, Violet Mitchell, and Kate Partridge will first enjoy a delicious craft beer and then read from their new books, with signings to follow.

Boulder: KGNU "Radio Book Club"
2025-05-27 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | KGNU, 4700 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States
David is interviewed by “Radio Book Club” host and Boulder Bookstore head buyer/general manager Arsen Kashkashian.

Greeley, CO: Workshop and Reading, Centennial Library
2025-05-27 19:00 - 19:45 (America/Denver) | Centennial Library, 2227 23rd Ave, Greeley, CO, 80634, United States
David will read at the Centennial Library in Greeley, CO, after leading a writing workshop.

Denver, CO Reading Den, Fort Greene Bar
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver) | Fort Greene, 321 E 45th Ave, Denver, CO, 80216, United States
David will be reading with three Colorado authors at the Fort Greene Bar in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver.

Fort Collins, CO: Wolverine Farm Publick House
2025-05-29 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Wolverine Pub, 316 Willow St., Fort Collins, CO, 80524, United States
David reads with two of his favorite writers, EJ Levy and Nancy McKinley, at the Wolverine Farm Pub in Fort Collins.
