Events & News
Stay current with Leigh Ann Ruggiero
Upcoming Events
April 12, 2023 – 5 – 8 PM – Writers Here and Now Alumni Book Launch & Reading – College Park, MD
August 7, 2022 – 11 AM – 1 PM – Signing at Werner Books – Erie, PA
August 11, 2022 – 6 – 7:30 PM – “Generating Ideas for Your Writing with Leigh Ann Ruggiero,” Workshop at Blasco Memorial Library in the Penninsula Room – Erie, PA
August 18, 2022 – Reading at Fact and Fiction – Missoula, MT
Past Events
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August 18, 2022 – Reading at Fact and Fiction – Missoula, MT
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July 13, 2022 – Virtual Author Showcase with Marina Richie and Leah Sottile (recording) – Country Bookshelf – Bozeman, MT
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June 22, 2022 – Book Club Talk at Cassiopeia Books– Great Falls, MT
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April 21, 2022 – Reading at Cassiopeia Books – Great Falls, MT
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April 15, 2022 – Speaker at the monthly gathering of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges – Great Falls College – Great Falls, MT
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April 10, 2022 – Book Marketing with Betsi Freeman Booking with Wendy Hibbard, Deen Ferrell, and Jon Ritner (recording) – Facebook Live event
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April 1, 2022 – Book Launch for Leigh Ann at Great Falls College – Great Falls, MT
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March 25, 2022 – Author Signing with the University of Massachusetts Press – Associated Writers & Writing Programs 2022 Conference – Philadelphia, PA
News & Press
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Press Release: Great Falls College instructor Ruggiero’s debut novel coming out (March 30, 2022).
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Podcast/Radio Interview: Gabriel is joined by Leigh Ann Ruggiero, author of UNFOLLOWERS, on this installment of Electric City Currents (March 21, 2022).
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KRTV Video Interview: Great Falls College faculty member publishes debut novel (February 28, 2022).
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Video Interview: “Great Falls College faculty member’s debut novel earns Juniper Prize” from KRTV (May 9, 2021).
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Press Release: “Great Falls College faculty member’s debut novel earns Juniper Prize” from Great Falls College (April 22, 2021).
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Announcement: “Announcing the Juniper Prize Winners!” from the University of Massachusetts Press (April 13, 2021).
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Announcement: “Announcing Finalists: The Great Novel Contest 2019” from the Ohio Writers’ Association (August 9, 2019).
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Announcement: “GFC MSU publishes literary journal” from Great Falls College (May 8, 2017).
Leigh Ann’s Past Presentations
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“Stories from the Sandbox,” a panel presented at the XLi Conference in Helena, MT (March 12-13, 2015), and at the Instructional Technology Council’s eLearning Conference, Las Vegas, NV (February 18-21, 2015).
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“Righting Writing: Remedy and the Remedial Student,” presented at the Teaching and Learning Conference for 2-Year Education in Helena, MT (April 12, 2013).