Sophfronia Scott

Workshop and Sermons, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fairfield, CT
2018-09-23 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fairfield, CT, 661 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT, 06824, United States
Sophfronia will preach at the 8am and 9:30 am services in addition to speaking, along with her son Tain, about their book, This Child of Faith and raising a spiritual child in a secular world.

Book Club Meeting, Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury, CT
2018-09-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | MI

Hobart Festival of Women Writers, Hobart, NY
2018-09-07 - 2018-09-09 | MI

Author Reading, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, KS
2018-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MI

Antioch Writers Workshop, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2018-07-14 - 2018-07-20 | MI
Sophfronia will teach fiction on the morning faculty for this popular writers event.

Keynote Speaker, Publishing in Color Conference, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, NJ
2018-06-19 - 2018-06-20 | MI
The first Publishing in Color conference will serve prospective African American authors and others of African descent. It will take place June 19-20, 2018 at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS) in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The beautiful new NBTS facilities are only a short walk from an Amtrak train station with convenient connections to New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and the Newark airport (EWR).

Yale Writers' Workshop, Craft Talk, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2018-06-03 14:00 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | MI
Sophfronia will deliver a craft talk entitled: All About the But: How to Create Narrative Tension
Linsly-Chittenden Hall (63 High Street) Room 101

Motherhood & Words Reading, Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, MN
2018-04-28 | MI

Webinar: Meet the Author, Practical Resources for Churches
2018-04-25 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | MI
Register at this link.
Join author Sophfronia Scott as she discusses the book she wrote with her son, Tain Gregory, about the faith journey which began when Tain asked to enroll in Sunday school. The book looks at how a parent can help a child have a real faith as they engage in deep conversations, pray together, and get involved in the life of their local church. Tain’s mom realizes the depth of her son’s faith when he is in third grade and loses a close friend in the Sandy Hook school shootings. Shortly afterward, he is asked what the most important thing in the world is to him and he replies “God.” Sophfronia Scott lives with her husband and son in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, and serves as an acolyte, chalice minister and librarian at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown. Sophfronia teaches creative writing at Regis University’s Mile High MFA and Bay Path University’s MFA in Creative Nonfiction. She is author of the novels “All I Need to Get By” (St. Martin’s Press) and “Unforgivable Love” (William Morrow) as well as an essay collection, “Love’s Long Line” (Ohio State University Press), and a spiritual memoir, ”A Child of Faith: Raising a Spiritual Being in a Secular World” (Paraclete Press), co-written with her son. She holds a BA in English from Harvard and an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her website is www.Sophfronia.com.

Reading, Fairfield University Bookstore, Fairfield, CT
2018-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MI

Panel and Book Signing, Festival of Faith & Writing, Grand Rapids, MI
2018-04-12 - 2018-04-14 | MI

Spiritual Writing Workshop, Camp Washington, Morris, CT
2018-03-23 17:00 - 2018-03-24 17:00 (America/New_York) | MI
Writing Your Spiritual Story
We all have our own story, a personal narrative of significant events that make us who we are today. One of the beliefs that make us Episcopalian is that we come to know God through these stories and through the relationships we develop when we share them. In this insightful program novelist and essayist Sophfronia Scott will facilitate a weekend of reading and discovery. On Friday evening participants will consider examples of contemporary spiritual stories and discuss the features that make them “spiritual.” On Saturday we will work with a series of writing prompts so participants can generate their own stories. No need to be an experienced writer. You are already an experienced human being.

Connecticut Authors Reading Series, Newtown, CT
2018-03-18 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | MI
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.

Book Signing, AWP Conference, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
2018-03-09 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | MI
Sophfronia will sign copies of her new essay collection, Love’s Long Line, at the Ohio State University booth as part of the AWP conference. AWP is the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.

Reading, AWP Conference, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
2018-03-08 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | MI
Sophfronia will join her fellow faculty members of Regis University’s Mile-High MFA for a reading celebrating their newly published books.
Title: Mile-High MFA Reading
Number: R181
Date/Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm on Thursday March 8, 2018
Location: Cody D. Todd Memorial Stage, Sponsored by USC, Exhibit Hall, Tampa Convention Center, Third Floor
AWP is the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.

Book Group Discussion, Bookmark Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
2018-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | MI

Author Visit: Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
2018-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | MI
Sophfronia Scott will discuss her essays with select English classes.

Workshop, Forma Conference, Charleston, SC
2018-01-24 - 2018-01-26 | MI
Sophfronia Scott and Tain Gregory will present a workshop on raising children of faith.

Public Reading, Mile-High MFA at Regis University, Denver, CO
2018-01-11 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | MI
Sophfronia will do a public reading and chat as part of the Mile-High MFA winter residency at Regis University.

Book Signing, Barnes & Noble, Waterbury, CT
2017-12-16 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | MI
Sophfronia Scott and Tain Gregory will sign copies of This Child of Faith

Women On Fire Tea and Book Signing, Mozart's Cafe, Columbus, OH
2017-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | MI

Authors' Series Talk and Book Signing, GaelVentures at Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
2017-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | GaelVentures, 748 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY, 10801, United States
The Greater Hudson Valley (NY) Chapter, The Links, Incorporated and the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation invite you to attend our Authors’ Series Talk and Book Signing.
Featured Authors:
Sophfronia Scott, “Unforgivable Love”
Tiffany Jackson, “allegedly”
Sandra Roberts, “Rice & Rocks”
Teresa Delgado, “A Puerto Rican Decolonial Theology“
Light Refreshments will be Served

Newtown Holiday Festival Book Signing, Trinity Episcopal Church, Newtown, CT
2017-12-03 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MI
Spiritual Book Table — Local Authors and Christmas Books!
Paraclete Press, publisher of This Child of Faith: Raising a Spiritual Child in a Secular World by Sophfronia Scott and Tain Gregory, is hosting a book table that will feature Advent and Christmas titles for children and adults. Also featured is My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes, — A Journey through Loss with Art and Color by Roger Hutchison who wrote this book after painting with children from Sandy Hook Elementary. Come and browse our beautiful titles for the season. Receive a free copy of Essential Christmas Prayers with any purchase of 3 or more books.
Sophfronia Scott and Tain Gregory will be at the table from 12 – 2 to sign copies of This Child of Faith.

Reading and Book Signing, River Road Books, Fair Haven, NJ
2017-11-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | River Road Books, 759 River Rd, Fair Haven, NJ, 07704, United States
Sophfronia will read and sign books as well as discuss the writing of Unforgivable Love.

John Oliver Killens Reading Series, Medgar Evers Center for Black Literature, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY
2017-11-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | MI
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, presents a discussion and reading with Sophfronia Scott, author of Unforgivable Love: A Retelling of Dangerous Liaisons. Scott, whose first novel, All I Need to Get By (St. Martin’s Press, 2004), was hailed by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. as “potentially one of the best writers of her generation.”
For more information on the event, including how to RSVP, check out our website!
http://centerforblackliterature.org/an-evening-with-sophfronia-scott-a-part-of-the-john-oliver-killens-reading-series/

Author Event, Alma College Library, Alma, MI
2017-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Alma College, 614 W. Superior St, Alma, MI, 48801, United States
Church, Jazz, Fashion, & Baseball: Transporting an 18th-Century French Classic to 1940s Harlem
Please join Dr. Bob Vivian for a conversation with author Sophfronia Scott, on researching her newest novel, Unforgivable Love. “A vivid reimagining of the French classic Dangerous Liaisons, set in the dazzling, dramatic world of Harlem in the 1940s, this ‘elegant page turner’ will introduce readers to both café society and upper crust Harlem that existed in the time. Ms. Scott will read from her book and will take questions from the audience. Reception and book signing to follow.

Bookstore Event: In Conversation With Author Heather Webb, Barnes & Noble, Waterbury, CT
2017-11-04 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | MI

Reading, The Carson McCullers House, Nyack, NY
2017-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Carson McCullers House, 131 S. Broadway, Nyack, NY, United States
An evening of open mic readings and music followed by a reading by featured author Sophfronia Scott.

Hosted by River River and The Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians

Meacham Writers' Workshop, Chattanooga, TN
2017-10-26 - 2017-10-29 | MI
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 | MI
