Events & Appearances
A list of Ronit’s workshops and presentations can be found on the Workshops page. Check often for updated offerings!
Upcoming Events
- Writing a Memoir: Your Story of Becoming, Oct 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 1pm-3pm PST, via Osher Lifelong Learning
- In conversation with Shigeko Ito - The Pond Beyond the Forest: Reflections on Childhood Trauma and Motherhood, Tuesday, Oct 14 at 7:00pm, via Third Place Books Ravenna
- Your Dynamic Memoir: 4-Week Online Class with Ronit Plank. Oct 23 and 30; Nov 6 and 13, 10am-12pm PDT, online.
This online memoir class is suitable for memoirists who enjoy dedicated lessons, group discussion and analysis, in-class prompts, feedback and developmental editing on submitted work, and a welcoming class environment. We will meet Thursdays 10am12pm PT on 10/23/25, 10/30/25, 11/6/25 & 11/13/25 and caps at 10 students. Learn more and register here! - In conversation with memoirist Leslie Johansen Nack, Oct 28 at 7pm, via Third Place Books Ravenna
- My upcoming 10-week online memoir course through University of Washington's Professional and Continuing Education department is open for registration as of 10.15.25. Memoir Writing: Finding Your Story begins 3.30.26 and meets evenings from 6:00-9:00 pm PT. Here's the link for more information.
GUEST WRITER/TEACHER
Putting the Plot in Your Memoir
Workshop via Write on the Sound
Manna Songs: A Launch Party
Contributing writer
The Truth About Memory: Understanding and Embracing Your Story
Reclaiming Autonomy Through the Written Word- The Writing Symposium
Memoir Ask-Me-Anything
An interactive session with Ronit Plank and Lisa Keefauver.
Interview
Writing Your Resilience Podcast with Lisa Cooper Ellison
Live Reading
Butterfield Library
Live Reading
The Golden Notebook
Live Reading and Book Signing
Third Place Books
Book Signings
Author, Pacific University MFA Table at the AWP Conference
Live Reading and Music @ Bad Jimmy’s Brewing Company
Reader, Bad Jimmy’s Brewing Company
Hippocampus, Under the Gum Tree, and River Teeth Reading
Reader, Blarney Stone Pub Seattle
Reading and Writing Home with S.L. Wisenberg
Reader, University Bookstore
The Memoir Writing Experience
Guest writer, DePauw University
Scenes That Work: Choosing What Stays in Your Memoir and What Goes
Visiting writer, The Writer’s Flow Studio
When You’re Not Sure You’re Story Matters
Guest writer, Write Your First Book Summit
“You’re Not the Hero: Writing with Generosity in Memoir”
Guest writer, The Writer’s Flow Studio
Wandering Words, May 2023, with Mara Altman, Jennifer Coburn Garin, and Ronit Plank
Panelist/guest writer
SPEAKER
Why We Can’t Get Enough of Memoir with Melisse Gelula of Memoiring
Substack Live, September 2025
Deepening Your Connection to Your Craft and Yourself with Sherry Sidoti
Speaker, Embodied Writing Programs, September 2025
Building Community Through Creative Contributions with Alyson Shelton
Instagram Live, August 2025
Taking Care of Yourself When Writing and Talking About Trauma with Hannah Sward
Substack Live, August 2025
Compelling Conversations – Podcast Interview Techniques and Production Strategies for Stellar Shows
Speaker, Kasa Media, January 2024
Build Your Podcast on Writing and Publishing
Speaker, Podfest, January 2024
Podcasting Mistakes I Made and How to Avoid Them
Speaker, She Podcasts
June 19-23 2023
Writers in Conversation
Panelist, Norwalk CT Public Library
Compelling Conversations: Strategies for Conducting Exceptional Interviews
Speaker, She Podcasts Conference Arizona 2021
Book Club Personal Appearance
Speaker, JCC Rockland West Nyack
Literary Special Event
Speaker, Adolph & Rose Levis JCC
Online Appearance
Speaker, JCC of Central NJ, Scotch Plains
Online Appearance
Speaker, On Author Talks with Jane Van Vooren
Online Appearance
Speaker, The Zeitgeist with Jane Roper, A Mighty Blaze
Online Appearance
Speaker, After the Launch with Diane Windsor of Motina Books
Online Appearance
Speaker, Tell Me All About It with Elizabeth Heise
Tapping into Your Personal Narrative
Guest lecturer, Seattle Pacific University
MODERATOR
Pursuing Happiness in Modern Life: In conversation with Dr. Tabitha Kirkland and memoirist Deb Miller
Third Place Books Ravenna, October 2025
In Conversation with Suzette Mullen
Co-Host, Third Place Books Seward Park, February 2024
Neither the Madonna Nor Mommy Dearest: Why and How to Write Real Mothers
Moderator, AWP Seattle, 2023
More Interesting Than Monsters: Resisting the Urge to Villainize in Memoir
Moderator/Panelist, AWP Philly 2022
Memoir Chat with Alyson Shelton
Co-host, Instagram Live
Northshire Bookstore Presents Kate Tatelbaum with Ronit Plank
Moderator
Monstrous Artists at Town Hall Social Club with Claire Dederer
Facilitator