Sophfronia Scott

Meacham Writers' Workshop, Chattanooga, TN
2017-10-26 - 2017-10-29
Sophfronia will be a visiting writer at this renown conference held on the campuses of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga State Community College.
From the conference website: The Meacham Writers’ Workshop is supported primarily by an endowment funded by the late Jean Meacham in honor of her husband, Ellis K. Meacham. Occurring each fall and spring, the workshop is free and open to the public; there is no registration. The program consists of readings, discussion sessions, and group conferences. The philosophy of the workshop is to provide support but also honest and direct criticism for developing writers. The atmosphere is informal, and there are many opportunities for lunch and other casual meetings. The conference welcomes non-writers who are avid readers of contemporary prose and poetry, as well as school groups. The conference is open to persons of all age, race, religion, sex, veteran status, national origin, or disability.

Author Reading, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
2017-10-19

Reading and Book Signing, RJ Julia Wesleyan, Middletown, CT
2017-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)

Author Talk, Ridgefield Public Library, Ridgefield, CT
2017-10-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Ridgefield Public Library, 472 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT, 06877, United States
Ridgefield Library and Books on the Common are pleased to welcome Sophfronia Scott who will disccuss her recently released novel Unforgivable Love.
Scott was nominated for best new author at the African American Literary Awards and hailed by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as “potentially one of the best writers of her generation.” Her essays, short stories, and articles have appeared in Killens Review of Arts & Letters, Saranac Review, Numéro Cinq, Ruminate, Barnstorm Literary Journal, Sleet Magazine, NewYorkTimes.com, More, and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Unforgivable Love is set in the glittering, dramatic world of Harlem in the summer of 1947 – Jackie Robinson has broken the color barrier in major league baseball and temperatures are skyrocketing. Mae Malveaux and Valiant Jackson, two powerful schemers who are both very accustomed to getting what they want, are caught up in a thrilling game of cat and mouse with very real consequences, where innocence is the prize. But they are unprepared for what can happen between a woman and man when the thrill of the chase spirals wildly out of control. Scott deftly tackles themes of love, faith, lost innocence, betrayal, and redemption in this stunningly original novel.
“…An elegant page turner that transcends time and place.”—Bret Lott New York Times bestselling author of Jewel
Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.

Author Talk, C.H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT
2017-10-05 19:00 - 20:30

Visiting Writer, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
2017-09-22 14:00 - 16:30
Sophfronia will visit composition classes to discuss her writings read by the students.

Black Love Symposium, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2017-09-14 - 2017-09-16
The Black Love Symposium is in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the publication of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. Sophfronia will read from Unforgivable Love.

Hobart Book Village Festival of Women Writers, Hobart, NY
2017-09-08 - 2017-09-10 | Hobart Book Village, Hobart, NY, United States
The Hobart Book Village Festival of Women Writers is a three-day celebration of women writers with readings, workshops, and a panel discussion. Sophfronia will teach a session on writing book proposals and read from her forthcoming novel.

Writing For Your Life Writer’s Conference, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2017-07-18 - 2017-07-19 | Belmont University, Nashville, TN, United States
Belmont University welcomes you to the inaugural Writing for Your Life Writer’s Conference! The conference is open to all who are interested in spiritual writing. It will include popular Christian authors and representatives from the Christian publishing industry. The main conference will take place on July 18-19, 2017, with a pre-conference Advanced Writer’s Retreat on July 17. The conference and retreat will take place at the beautiful Janet Ayers Academic Center on the campus of Belmont University. Sophfronia’s session will be “The Art of Memoir.”

Connecticut Authors Reading Series, Newtown, CT
2017-06-24 14:00 - 16:00 | C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Newtown, CT, 06470, United States
Sophfronia curates this ongoing series that introduces readers and writers to the work of authors who live in the Nutmeg State. Refreshments will be served and books will be available for sale.

Frederick Buechner Writers Workshop, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
2017-06-06 - 2017-06-09 | Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton , NJ, United States

Booklovers at Bay Path, Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA
2017-06-04 | Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA, United States

Book Expo America, New York, NY
2017-05-31 - 2017-06-02 | Book Expo America, New York, NY, United States
Sophfronia will sign galleys of UNFORGIVABLE LOVE at the HarperCollins Booth on Friday, June 2 at 10 a.m.
