Calendar

*Times posted are Pacific Time zone.

Mar
14
Sat
Mara Purl – Presenter/ Panelist Left Coast Crime Annual Book Con “Murder’s A Beach”
Mar 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter/ Panelist
Left Coast Crime Annual Book Con “Murder’s A Beach”

San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
8757 Rio San Diego Dr,
San Diego, CA 92108

Left Coast Crime website
http://www.leftcoastcrime.org/2020/index.html

Saturday, March 14, 2020
Audio Book Panel
4:00 – 5:00 pm

Left Coast Crime is an annual mystery convention sponsored by mystery fans, both readers and authors. LCC is held during the first quarter of the year in Western North America. Conventions have been held from Anchorage to El Paso, from Boulder to Hawaii, and various locations in between.

Mara will be one of the many authors participating in panel discussions and other programming on a wide variety of topics designed to allow interaction between readers and writers. This high-energy, dynamic and fun event is filled with opportunities for insights, connections, special meals, and is always an unforgettable event!

 

Sep
5
Sat
Mara Purl – Presenter: Writers In Action Third Annual Conference – “The Building Blocks of Story”
Sep 5 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

THIS CONFERENCE IS POSTPONED
DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
CHECK BACK FOR RESCHEDULED DATE

Mara Purl – Presenter
Writers In Action Third Annual Conference “The Building Blocks of Story”
September ?? from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

 

 

Facebook Event Page

A one-day interactive workshop for writers of all skill levels. Each 60-minute workshop will provide a 30-minute presentation by a skilled author followed by 30 minutes of writing time. Each workshop will flow naturally into the next with the writing segment building on the previous one. The final event will be a panel of authors who will provide feedback on the writing created throughout the day.

Each workshop segment will be professionally recorded by After Hours Recording Company. Following the workshop attendees will have the option of purchasing any, or all, of the recorded segments.

Mara Purl – Opening Session
“Premise & Theme”

PG&E Energy Education Center
6588 Ontario Road
San Luis Obispo, California 93405

May
11
Tue
Mara Purl – Presenter – Mentors & the Author’s Path
May 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter – Mentors & the Author’s Path
May 11, 2021 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter

SLO NightWriters
Meeting held at
United Church of Christ
11235 Los Osos Valley Road
San Luis Obispo, California

SLO NightWriters Website
http://www.slonightwriters.org/

Join Mara on a journey through her varied and fascinating career as she reveals who were some of her major influencers, teachers and mentors. Enjoy stories about Louis L’Amour, James Michener, Margaret Coel, Joseph Campbell and several others. Hear how she went from television star to her own radio drama creator and from script writer to best-selling novelist.

Book Signing following the presentation!

Aug
21
Sat
Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Glendale, Colorado
Aug 21 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Book Signing (use the B&N Book Fair logo attached)
Saturday, August 21st, 2021
11:00 am – 1:00 pm MT

Barnes & Noble — Glendale, Colorado
960 S. Colorado Blvd.

Join Mara Purl as she signs her latest award-winning books,
When the Heart Listens (Women’s Fiction) and What the Soul Suspects (Paranormal)
She’ll be signing other titles in her best-selling series.
Great gifts for all the women on your gift list!

Through the rest of the day, other local author members of Author You will also be signing books from many other genres.

Enjoy!

Apr
16
Sun
Mara Purl – Presenter – It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Apr 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!

Coalesce Bookstore
845 Main Street
Morro Bay, California

Coalesce Bookstore Website

Sunday, April 16, 2023
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Lida Sideris, Tony Piazza

Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!

Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!

Jun
2
Sun
Mara Purl – Presenter – It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Jun 2 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Coalesce Bookstore
845 Main Street
Morro Bay, California

Coalesce Bookstore Website

Sunday, June 2, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Chrysteen Braun, Christine Ahern

Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!

Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!

Apr
5
Sat
Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Lakewood, Colorado
Apr 5 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Book Signing
April 5, 2025
11:00 am – 3:00 pm MT

Barnes & Noble
14347 West Colfax Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80401

Join Mara Purl as she signs her latest award-winning books,
Whose Hearts Align  (Women’s Fiction)
She’ll be signing other titles in her best-selling series.
Great gifts for all the women on your gift list!

Through the rest of the day, other local author members of Author You will also be signing books from many other genres.

Enjoy!

Apr
6
Sun
Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Aurora, Colorado
Apr 6 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Book Signing
April 6, 2025
11:00 am – 3:00 pm MT

Barnes & Noble
6300 S. Main Street N101
Aurora, CO 80016

Join Mara Purl as she signs her latest award-winning books,
Whose Hearts Align  (Women’s Fiction)
She’ll be signing other titles in her best-selling series.
Great gifts for all the women on your gift list!

Through the rest of the day, other local author members of Author You will also be signing books from many other genres.

Enjoy!

May
4
Sun
Mara Purl – Presenter – It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe
1016 Los Osos Valley Rd.
Los Osos Bay, California

Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe Website
http://www.volumesofpleasurebookshoppe.com/

Sunday, May 4, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Lida Sideris, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson

Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!

Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!

 

Oct
12
Sun
Mara Purl – Presenter – It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Oct 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl – Presenter (Author & Performer)
It’s a Book! It’s a Play! It’s Both!
Coalesce Bookstore
845 Main Street
Morro Bay, California

Coalesce Bookstore Website
https://coalescebookstore.com/

Sunday, October 12, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Mara Purl, Anne R. Allen, Tony Piazza, Christine Ahern, Rolynn Anderson

Join these awesome Central Coast authors for their popular “Book Drama” Event! Wearing multiple hats, acclaimed coastal mystery authors shall alarm, intrigue, delight & amuse you with their dramatic skills as they take turns performing scenes from their latest works!

Book Signing & Light refreshments following the performance!