EVENTS AND INTERVIEWS
Interview with Canvas Rebel Magazine on August 19, 2024 “Meet Tracy Shawn”
Moderated the fourth Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan of La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts on July 12, 2024. Discussing the “Art of the Short Story” with the esteemed authors Melodie Johnson Howe, Gabriel Lucatero, and Max Talley.
Interview with Bold Journey Magazine, April 23, 2024
The Grace of Crows, Second Edition is released on March 11, 2024
Created the third Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan for La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts. Co-moderated our third symposium, interviewing authors Elizabeth Gould, M.S. of “Your Best Health by Friday” and Cynthia Warring of “Bodies Unbound: Transforming Lives Through Touch” on the theme of “Body/Mind Connection. (December 2023)
Short Story “We Were All Here” was published with Spillwords Press as a featured work in October 2023
Created the second Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan for La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts. Co-moderated our second symposium, interviewing singer/songwriter Dan Diamond, award-winning author Janet Lucy, and Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio on the theme of “Inviting the Muse.” (August 25, 2023)
Created “Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium” with La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts founder Mike Cregan. Co-Moderated our first symposium, interviewing poet Simon Kiefer, novelist D.J. Palladino, author Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, and singer/songwriter Emily Yurcheshen on the “Art of Writing.” (June 23, 2023)
Book Review for Floating Underwater on Expand the Table by Foodie Lit Blogger, Book Reviewer, Writer, and Editor Susan Weintrob (published April 2023)
Author Interview with Women of Wisdom for Books Worth Reading (published on March 3, 2023)
Book Signing at Caje Coffee Roasters on February 11, 2023
Poems “Radiance” and “Cloudland” published in Hidden in Childhood Poetry Anthology (edited by Gabriela Marie Milton) Published on January 26, 2023
Author Interview, Reading, and Signing at Mesa Bookstore November 13, 2022
Guest Author speaking about how to “Celebrate the Crone” on Emily the Songbird Podcast October 2022
Guest Author on Love and Loss Podcast May 2022
Pump Up Your Book Virtual Book Tour (March 1 to April 29 2022) for Novel Floating Underwater
Book Signing: March 3, 2022 at Barbieri & Kempe Wines
Guest Author: Interviewed by Casey Bell (February 24, 2022) on “Healthy & Wellthy Conversations” CSB Television
Guest Author: Interviewed by Jody Cirame (January 24, 2022) on AstroPod_Cast Presents Golden Guest
Guest Speaker on The Frankie Boyer Show (January 5, 2022) Interview about various ways to combat anxiety
Guest Author on Sheri Johnson’s Love & Loss Podcast (November 25, 2021)
Guest Speaker on Emily the Songbird’s Podcast “Mermaids, Miscarriages and Miracles” with Emily A Yurcheshen (November, 2021)
Floating Underwater is listed in the November Issue of Booklist Magazine (November 1, 2021)
Interview with David Starkey in the Santa Barbara Independent “Tracy Shawn on Her Novel ‘Floating Underwater’” (October 7, 2021)
Guest Post for booksbywomen.org “Authors Interviewing Characters by Tracy Shawn” (October 3, 2021)
Guest Post for Book Club Babble “The Space Between Loss and Healing” (September, 2021)
Publication of Second Novel: Floating Underwater (September 8, 2021)
Guest Interview on State of Care Podcast, discussing innovative ways to combat stress and anxiety (March 10, 2021) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-care/id1469440931#episodeGuid=83b1e145-d239-4cb7-98f4-76e3a59acef9
Guest Author Interview on Trending Who What Where And When July, 13, 2020 https://youtu.be/ZwXIxVrbFH8
Guest Speaker on Found Family Podcast “How We Can Trigger Ourselves–And What To Do About It” February 5, 2020: Episode 020
Public Reading from debut novel “The Grace of Crows” at Misa & Martin Gallery in Santa Barbara, California on December 28, 2020: https://youtu.be/ml6aTDv-JRQ
Speaker with Santa Barbara Speakers’ Symposium on September 12, 2019 “Three Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult People”
Guest speaker on August 21, 2019 “How to Handle and Overcome Anxiety” on Found Family Podcast
Article “How to Turn Your Fear to Power published with Psychreg.org on May 15, 2019 https://www.psychreg.org/fear-to-power/
Guest speaker at One Woman Fearless Summit in Washington D.C. on April 27, 2019 https://onewoman.ca/fearless-womens-summit/
(photo credit: workbyjuan.com)
Essay published in Women Writers, Women’s Books (February 2019): “The Windy Road to Writing” http://booksbywomen.org/author/tracyshawn/
Travel Article “In Search of Winter’s Calm” published in Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine (January 2019) on page 31: https://issuu.com/sbseasons/docs/sbswi19_book_new_v1
Short story, “Devil Wind,” published (December 2018) with Steel House Review Literary Journal (see page 15): https://www.steelhousereview.com/volume1
Interview with writer Jason E. Foss about why I wrote “The Grace of Crows.” Published December, 2018: http://empowered-individuals.blogspot.com/2018/12/tracy-shawn-grace-of-crows-interview.html
Interview on TZ Element Magazine, which spotlights and shares positivity, including interviews with singers, musicians, entertainers, actors, filmmakers, authors, and other professionals. Published on September 6, 2018. https://www.getthetzelement.com/online-magazine/2018/09/indie-introduction-author-tracy-shawn/
Author Interview on TV Santa Barbara for show SB Native with Pete Dal Bello Productions (Hosted by Pete Dal Bello and Jatzibe Sandoval) on July 16, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYiw3Yja3bA
Speaking Engagement for Fast Spring on July 11, 2018
Speaking Engagement for Carpe Data on April 3, 2018
Interview with Journalist Mr. Joe Walker: http://www.mrjoewalker.com/single-post/2017/01/23/Shining-Example-047-Tracy-Shawn
Celebrity Author Book Signing and Fundraiser for CALM of Santa Barbara: http://sbseasons.com/2016/03/calm-celebrates-30-years-of-celebrity-authors-and-unforgettable-stories/
Listed in Romper’s Nine Books to Read if You Struggle with Anxiety: https://www.romper.com/p/9-books-to-read-if-you-struggle-with-anxiety-6946
Interview with Author/Editor/Speaker Colleen M. Story: http://www.writingandwellness.com/2016/03/02/the-care-and-feeding-of-an-author/
Guest on Tim JP Collins Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KTZEgOYQ_k
Fundraiser for Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://www.noozhawk.com/article/tracy_shawn_anxiety_and_depression_association_of_america_20140503
Participating Author in Silent Auction Donation with International Chiari Association: http://www.chiariassociation.org/newsroom/articles/three-local-authors-donate-chiari-silent-auction
Guest on Julia Widdop’s Talk Story TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsxUe0o1zZw
Guest on Conquer Worry Podcast: http://www.conquerworry.org/blog/category/tracy-shawn
Listed with Frize Media, a leading global brand strategy firm by Charles Friedo Frize: http://www.internetbusinessideas-viralmarketing.com/tracy-shawn.html
Book signing and Fundraiser for Transition House: http://www.sohosb.com/event/430025-grace-crows-book-signing-santa-barbara/
Book signing at CASA Magazine: https://issuu.com/casamagazine/docs/12.27.13.casa
Interview in The Independent with David Starkey: http://www.independent.com/news/2013/dec/23/books-em-grace-crowsem/
Book Signing at Chaucer’s Books: https://www.noozhawk.com/article/noozhawk_columnist_tracy_shawn_to_release_new_novel_8220the_grace_of_crows8
Debut Novel, The Grace of Crows, published October 15, 2013
Short Story, The Mermaid’s Call, Published in Psychology Tomorrow Magazine (August 4, 2013)
The Courage Behind Anxiety from Tracy Shawn on Vimeo.
Tracy Shawn contributes to:
AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND PSYCHOLOGY
Tracy Shawn has written articles for Noozhawk.com
A list of articles written for Noozhawk by Tracy Shawn
Wrote numerous articles for Coastal Women Magazine.
Also wrote articles for The South Coast Beacon