M. Allen Cunningham
APPEARANCES & TEACHING
July 31-August 4, 2022
Cunningham facilitates a Fiction Workshop at the Catamaran Writing Conference, Pebble Beach, CA
Get more info and register HERE.
Cunningham facilitates a Fiction Workshop at the Catamaran Writing Conference, Pebble Beach, CA
Get more info and register HERE.
February 2021
Cunningham discussed his book Q&A on the fabulous Broads & Books podcast, for their Broads & Books Talks With series. LISTEN HERE.
January 2021
Regal House Publishing's Book Spiel: Virtual Launch Celebration of Q&A: M. Allen Cunningham in Conversation with Steven Mayfield, author of Treasure of the Blue Whale.
VIEW THE VIDEO OF THIS EVENT
teaching (ongoing)
Portland State University: Interdisciplinary Creative Writing in Vienna (WR 407)
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program: Advanced Creative Writing, spring 2021
Clackamas Community College: American Film (ENG 195), Advanced College Credit Program, winter 2021
Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Workshop on Form (WR 412), winter 2021
Clackamas Community College: Intro to Film (ENG 194), Advanced College Credit Program, fall 2020
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program: Advanced Creative Writing, summer 2020
Clackamas Community College: Documentary Film (ENG 230), Advanced College Credit Program, spring 2020
Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Workshop on Sentence-Making (WR 412), winter 2020
Clackamas Community College: American Film (ENG 195), Advanced College Credit Program, winter 2020
Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshops, Portland, OR
other recent teaching
August 2019: Catamaran Writing Conference, Pebble Beach CA: Guest Lecture on Character, Plot, & Time
Spring 2019: Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Seminar on Forms of Fiction (WR 407)
Spring 2019: Clackamas Community College: Documentary Film Appreciation (ENG 230)
Spring 2018: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Writing Fiction with Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton"
Spring 2018: Portland State University, Ooligan Press Write to Publish Conference: Guest Lecture on Creating Characters in Fiction
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Beginning the Novel
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Plotting the Novel
Fall 2017: Pan-European MFA Program: Guest Lecture on Writing Beyond Genre
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Characters in Novels
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Starting the Novel (A Portland Book Festival Writing Workshop)
Spring 2017: Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshop (multi-genre)
Winter 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: "Shaping Your Fiction or Memoir," a 6-week workshop
Fall 2016: Literary Arts, Portland OR: "Editing for Writers," a Portland Book Festival Writing Workshop / More info HERE.
Fall 2016: Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshop (multi-genre)
Cunningham discussed his book Q&A on the fabulous Broads & Books podcast, for their Broads & Books Talks With series. LISTEN HERE.
January 2021
Regal House Publishing's Book Spiel: Virtual Launch Celebration of Q&A: M. Allen Cunningham in Conversation with Steven Mayfield, author of Treasure of the Blue Whale.
VIEW THE VIDEO OF THIS EVENT
teaching (ongoing)
Portland State University: Interdisciplinary Creative Writing in Vienna (WR 407)
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program: Advanced Creative Writing, spring 2021
Clackamas Community College: American Film (ENG 195), Advanced College Credit Program, winter 2021
Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Workshop on Form (WR 412), winter 2021
Clackamas Community College: Intro to Film (ENG 194), Advanced College Credit Program, fall 2020
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program: Advanced Creative Writing, summer 2020
Clackamas Community College: Documentary Film (ENG 230), Advanced College Credit Program, spring 2020
Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Workshop on Sentence-Making (WR 412), winter 2020
Clackamas Community College: American Film (ENG 195), Advanced College Credit Program, winter 2020
Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshops, Portland, OR
other recent teaching
August 2019: Catamaran Writing Conference, Pebble Beach CA: Guest Lecture on Character, Plot, & Time
Spring 2019: Portland State University: Advanced Fiction Seminar on Forms of Fiction (WR 407)
Spring 2019: Clackamas Community College: Documentary Film Appreciation (ENG 230)
Spring 2018: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Writing Fiction with Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton"
Spring 2018: Portland State University, Ooligan Press Write to Publish Conference: Guest Lecture on Creating Characters in Fiction
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Beginning the Novel
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Plotting the Novel
Fall 2017: Pan-European MFA Program: Guest Lecture on Writing Beyond Genre
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Characters in Novels
Fall 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: Starting the Novel (A Portland Book Festival Writing Workshop)
Spring 2017: Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshop (multi-genre)
Winter 2017: Literary Arts, Portland OR: "Shaping Your Fiction or Memoir," a 6-week workshop
Fall 2016: Literary Arts, Portland OR: "Editing for Writers," a Portland Book Festival Writing Workshop / More info HERE.
Fall 2016: Atelier26 Creative Writing Workshop (multi-genre)
past appearances
Cunningham has done more than 120 readings, panels, booksignings, on-air interviews, and other author appearances since 2004, including at the following places:
Book Passage (SF Bay Area)
Rakestraw Books (SF Bay Area)
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco (w/Green Apple Books)
Barnes & Noble: Emeryville, CA; Walnut Creek, CA; Pittsburg, CA
Milpitas Public Library (CA)
San Francisco Public Library
Contra Costa County Public Library (CA)
Pleasanton Public Library (CA)
Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle)
Third Place Books (Seattle)
Powell's Books, Portland OR (2004, 2007, 2015)
Annie Bloom's Booksellers, Portland OR
Broadway Books, Portland OR (2010, 2016)
Book Soup (Los Angeles)
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Author Dinner, 2004
Southern California Independent Bookseller Association Author Dinner, 2004
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association tradeshow, Portland OR (2007)
Micawber's Books (St, Paul, MN)
Burke's Books (Memphis, TN)
Square Books (Oxford, MS)
Lemuria Books (Jackson, MS)
That Bookstore in Blytheville (Blytheville, AR)
Book Group Expo, San Jose CA (2006, 2007)
Capitola Book Cafe (CA)
Cal State East Bay (SF Bay Area)
Oregon State University Academy of Lifelong Learning
Oregon Public Broadcasting
KBOO Radio "Between the Covers," Portland, OR (2004, 2014)
KPFA Radio "Cover to Cover," Berkeley, CA (2005)
Mississippi Public Radio (2004)
"Book Talk," WYPL Memphis (2004)
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
L'Ateneu, Barcelona, Spain
Here are a few other recent appearances:
Book Passage (SF Bay Area)
Rakestraw Books (SF Bay Area)
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco (w/Green Apple Books)
Barnes & Noble: Emeryville, CA; Walnut Creek, CA; Pittsburg, CA
Milpitas Public Library (CA)
San Francisco Public Library
Contra Costa County Public Library (CA)
Pleasanton Public Library (CA)
Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle)
Third Place Books (Seattle)
Powell's Books, Portland OR (2004, 2007, 2015)
Annie Bloom's Booksellers, Portland OR
Broadway Books, Portland OR (2010, 2016)
Book Soup (Los Angeles)
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Author Dinner, 2004
Southern California Independent Bookseller Association Author Dinner, 2004
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association tradeshow, Portland OR (2007)
Micawber's Books (St, Paul, MN)
Burke's Books (Memphis, TN)
Square Books (Oxford, MS)
Lemuria Books (Jackson, MS)
That Bookstore in Blytheville (Blytheville, AR)
Book Group Expo, San Jose CA (2006, 2007)
Capitola Book Cafe (CA)
Cal State East Bay (SF Bay Area)
Oregon State University Academy of Lifelong Learning
Oregon Public Broadcasting
KBOO Radio "Between the Covers," Portland, OR (2004, 2014)
KPFA Radio "Cover to Cover," Berkeley, CA (2005)
Mississippi Public Radio (2004)
"Book Talk," WYPL Memphis (2004)
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
L'Ateneu, Barcelona, Spain
Here are a few other recent appearances:
PEBBLE BEACH, CA
Aug 5-7, 2019
Catamaran Writing Conference
BROOKLYN, NY
Sunday Sept. 22, 2019
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Borough Hall & Surroundings
TACOMA, WA
Sept. 29, 2018 / 10:30AM-11:30AM
In-booth signing of Perpetua's Kin
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Tradeshow
NEW YORK, NY
Oct. 7, 2018 / 6PM
Why There Are Words Reading Series NYC
with Esther Cohen, Tim Fitts, Carol Ghiglieri, Fran Hawthorne, and Leslie Shinn
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston & Bleecker)
NEW YORK, NY
Oct. 10, 2018 / 7PM
Same Page Reading Series NYC
with Kendrick Greer, Laura Buccieri, Jessica Gross, Krista G., and Kirsten S. Chen
Red Room at the KGB Bar
85 East Fourth St.
PORTLAND, OR
Oct. 29, 2018 / 7PM
Broadway Books
with authors Tony Ardizzone (The Arab's Ox: Stories) and Dan DeWeese (Gielgud)
PORTLAND, OR
Thursday Nov 1, 2018 / 7PM
"Don't Write What You Know"
Margaret Malone reads with Jason Arias and M. Allen Cunningham
Literary Arts
PORTLAND, OR
Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 / 7 - 8PM
Lit Crawl Portland 2018, "Unchartable: An Evening of Environmental Unknowns"
with Samiya Bashir, Anne-Marie Kinney and Janice Lee
Hosted by Portland Review, Entropy, Civil Coping Mechanisms, and Writ Large Press
Literary Arts
PORTLAND, OR
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, all day
Portland Book Festival (Wordstock)
Portland Art Museum
PORTLAND, OR
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 / 4 PM
Why There Are Words Reading Series
with Michael Copperman, Kate Carroll De Gutes, Ramiza Koya, Anca Szilágyi, and Valerie Wallace
Leach Botanical Gardens
*This event is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council
PORTLAND, OR
Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 / 7:30 PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
SEATTLE, WA
Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 / 11:30AM
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
Washington State Convention Center
SANTA CRUZ, CA
Tuesday March 5, 2019 / 6PM
Catamaran Literary Salon
Gabriella Cafe
910 Cedar Street
PORTLAND, OR
March 27-30, 2019
AWP Conference Bookfair
Oregon Convention Center
(and offsite reading at Ford Food & Drink)
LONGVIEW, WA
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / 6:00 p.m.
WordFest
Cassava Coffee Shop
1333 Broadway
Longview, WA
Wednesday May 3, 2017 / 7:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
Plonk Reading Series
Corkscrew Wine Bar
1665 SE Bybee Blvd.
>M. Allen Cunningham staffed the Atelier26 Books table at Wordstock 2016.
November 5, 2016, 9AM - 6PM
Portland Art Museum
>Thursday, August 4, 2016 / 7:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham reads from The Timberline Review with fellow contributors Brittney Corrigan, Andrea Hollander, Annie Lightheart, David Melville, Paulann Peterson, and Christy Stevens.
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR
>Wed. October 5, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.
Annie Bloom's Booksellers
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
>Sunday, March 20, 2016 / 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. > SEATTLE, WA
APRIL Festival of Independent Literature Book Expo.
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave
Seattle, WA
>Thursday March 31 - Saturday April 2, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily > LOS ANGELES, CA
Exhibitor, Atelier26 Books, AWP Conference, North America's largest literary gathering.
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
>Friday, April 1, 2016 / 6:00-7:30 p.m. > LOS ANGELES, CA
M. Allen Cunningham reads in a stellar lineup in this AWP offsite event sponsored by Catamaran Literary Reader. Reception 6:00-6:30, then readings.
Hennessey & Ingalls Bookstore
300 S. Santa Fe Ave. (L.A. Arts District)
>Saturday, Nov 28, 2015 / 3:00 - 5:00p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham will be at Portland's Broadway Books in celebration of Indies First Day, and will happily sign copies of Partisans and The Honorable Obscurity Handbook, and/or will help you find other good titles.
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232
503-284-1726
www.broadwaybooks.net
>Sunday, December 6, 2015 / noon - 4:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
Cunningham will sign books at the Oregon Historical Society's Annual Holiday Cheer Author Event.
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SE Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
>Monday, April 6, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham presents Partisans at Powell's Books.
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
>April 8-11, 2015 > MINNEAPOLIS, MN
M. Allen Cunningham attends the 2015 AWP Conference.
Minneapolis Convention Center
>Saturday, May 9, 2015 / 1:30 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham reads from Date of Disappearance in a lineup of fellow short fiction writers in celebration of National Short Story Month.
Another Read Through
3932 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, Oregon 97227
http://www.anotherreadthrough.com/
>Thursday, June 4, 2015 / 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. > CORVALLIS, OR
M. Allen Cunningham speaks at the Academy for Lifelong Learning,
joining Jack Wolcott, co-owner of Grass Roots Books & Music, in discussing
"Bookstores, Printed Books, E-books, and the Future of Reading"
First Congregational Church
4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Corvallis, OR
More info: http://www.all-osuaa.org/all_classes/2015_spring_classes
/2015_spring_soc.pdf
This event will be followed by a meet-and-greet
and book-signing with Cunningham at
Grass Roots Books & Music, 12:00 -12:30 p.m.
>Thursday, August 13, 2015 / 7:00 p.m. > SAUSALITO, CA
M. Allen Cunningham reads from Partisans in the Why There Are Words Reading Series.
Studio 33 on Caledonia Street
333 Caledonia St.
Sausalito, CA 94965
http://whytherearewords.com/
>Saturday, August 15, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. > PEBBLE BEACH, CA
M. Allen Cunningham delivers a guest lecture on publishing, 2015 Catamaran Writing Conference.
Stevenson Chapel, at Stevenson School Pebble Beach Campus
3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Aug 5-7, 2019
Catamaran Writing Conference
BROOKLYN, NY
Sunday Sept. 22, 2019
Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Borough Hall & Surroundings
TACOMA, WA
Sept. 29, 2018 / 10:30AM-11:30AM
In-booth signing of Perpetua's Kin
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Tradeshow
NEW YORK, NY
Oct. 7, 2018 / 6PM
Why There Are Words Reading Series NYC
with Esther Cohen, Tim Fitts, Carol Ghiglieri, Fran Hawthorne, and Leslie Shinn
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston & Bleecker)
NEW YORK, NY
Oct. 10, 2018 / 7PM
Same Page Reading Series NYC
with Kendrick Greer, Laura Buccieri, Jessica Gross, Krista G., and Kirsten S. Chen
Red Room at the KGB Bar
85 East Fourth St.
PORTLAND, OR
Oct. 29, 2018 / 7PM
Broadway Books
with authors Tony Ardizzone (The Arab's Ox: Stories) and Dan DeWeese (Gielgud)
PORTLAND, OR
Thursday Nov 1, 2018 / 7PM
"Don't Write What You Know"
Margaret Malone reads with Jason Arias and M. Allen Cunningham
Literary Arts
PORTLAND, OR
Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 / 7 - 8PM
Lit Crawl Portland 2018, "Unchartable: An Evening of Environmental Unknowns"
with Samiya Bashir, Anne-Marie Kinney and Janice Lee
Hosted by Portland Review, Entropy, Civil Coping Mechanisms, and Writ Large Press
Literary Arts
PORTLAND, OR
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, all day
Portland Book Festival (Wordstock)
Portland Art Museum
PORTLAND, OR
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 / 4 PM
Why There Are Words Reading Series
with Michael Copperman, Kate Carroll De Gutes, Ramiza Koya, Anca Szilágyi, and Valerie Wallace
Leach Botanical Gardens
*This event is funded in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council
PORTLAND, OR
Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 / 7:30 PM
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
SEATTLE, WA
Saturday Jan. 26, 2019 / 11:30AM
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
Washington State Convention Center
SANTA CRUZ, CA
Tuesday March 5, 2019 / 6PM
Catamaran Literary Salon
Gabriella Cafe
910 Cedar Street
PORTLAND, OR
March 27-30, 2019
AWP Conference Bookfair
Oregon Convention Center
(and offsite reading at Ford Food & Drink)
LONGVIEW, WA
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 / 6:00 p.m.
WordFest
Cassava Coffee Shop
1333 Broadway
Longview, WA
Wednesday May 3, 2017 / 7:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
Plonk Reading Series
Corkscrew Wine Bar
1665 SE Bybee Blvd.
>M. Allen Cunningham staffed the Atelier26 Books table at Wordstock 2016.
November 5, 2016, 9AM - 6PM
Portland Art Museum
>Thursday, August 4, 2016 / 7:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham reads from The Timberline Review with fellow contributors Brittney Corrigan, Andrea Hollander, Annie Lightheart, David Melville, Paulann Peterson, and Christy Stevens.
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR
>Wed. October 5, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.
Annie Bloom's Booksellers
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
>Sunday, March 20, 2016 / 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. > SEATTLE, WA
APRIL Festival of Independent Literature Book Expo.
Hugo House
1634 11th Ave
Seattle, WA
>Thursday March 31 - Saturday April 2, 2016 / 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily > LOS ANGELES, CA
Exhibitor, Atelier26 Books, AWP Conference, North America's largest literary gathering.
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
>Friday, April 1, 2016 / 6:00-7:30 p.m. > LOS ANGELES, CA
M. Allen Cunningham reads in a stellar lineup in this AWP offsite event sponsored by Catamaran Literary Reader. Reception 6:00-6:30, then readings.
Hennessey & Ingalls Bookstore
300 S. Santa Fe Ave. (L.A. Arts District)
>Saturday, Nov 28, 2015 / 3:00 - 5:00p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham will be at Portland's Broadway Books in celebration of Indies First Day, and will happily sign copies of Partisans and The Honorable Obscurity Handbook, and/or will help you find other good titles.
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232
503-284-1726
www.broadwaybooks.net
>Sunday, December 6, 2015 / noon - 4:00 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
Cunningham will sign books at the Oregon Historical Society's Annual Holiday Cheer Author Event.
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SE Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
>Monday, April 6, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham presents Partisans at Powell's Books.
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
>April 8-11, 2015 > MINNEAPOLIS, MN
M. Allen Cunningham attends the 2015 AWP Conference.
Minneapolis Convention Center
>Saturday, May 9, 2015 / 1:30 p.m. > PORTLAND, OR
M. Allen Cunningham reads from Date of Disappearance in a lineup of fellow short fiction writers in celebration of National Short Story Month.
Another Read Through
3932 N Mississippi Ave
Portland, Oregon 97227
http://www.anotherreadthrough.com/
>Thursday, June 4, 2015 / 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. > CORVALLIS, OR
M. Allen Cunningham speaks at the Academy for Lifelong Learning,
joining Jack Wolcott, co-owner of Grass Roots Books & Music, in discussing
"Bookstores, Printed Books, E-books, and the Future of Reading"
First Congregational Church
4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Corvallis, OR
More info: http://www.all-osuaa.org/all_classes/2015_spring_classes
/2015_spring_soc.pdf
This event will be followed by a meet-and-greet
and book-signing with Cunningham at
Grass Roots Books & Music, 12:00 -12:30 p.m.
>Thursday, August 13, 2015 / 7:00 p.m. > SAUSALITO, CA
M. Allen Cunningham reads from Partisans in the Why There Are Words Reading Series.
Studio 33 on Caledonia Street
333 Caledonia St.
Sausalito, CA 94965
http://whytherearewords.com/
>Saturday, August 15, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. > PEBBLE BEACH, CA
M. Allen Cunningham delivers a guest lecture on publishing, 2015 Catamaran Writing Conference.
Stevenson Chapel, at Stevenson School Pebble Beach Campus
3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953