South Dakota Festival of Books
October 06, 2020
Check out the schedule for an incredible potpourri of readings, presentations, and events. They're virtual--attend from your living room--and most are free. Marcella will read:
10/6, 9-10 a.m. - reading from her new book, The Book of Crooked Prayer
10/9, 7-9 p.m. - reading by the Women Poets Collective
10/15, 7-9 p.m. - reading & launch of South Dakota in Poems anthology, edited by Christine Stewart
Women Poets Collective Reading
March 15, 2019
7 p.m., Knox Conference Room, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD
Come hear a reading by most of the members of the Dakota Women Poets: Barbara Duffey, Darla Biel, Erika Saunders, Lysbeth Benkert-Rasmussen, Pen Pearson, Jeanne Emmons, Norma Wilson, Marcella Remund

Triple Goddess Gallery Exhibit
February 02, 2019
First National Bank Coyote Gallery, 10 E Main, Vermillion SD
Exhibit opening reception Saturday, 2/2, 6-8 p.m.
Exhibit from 2/1 - 2/28
An exhibit of poems by Marcella Remund, paired with visual art by various artists. Opening reception includes refreshments, poetry reading, live music, artists' talk.
John R. Milton Writers Conference
October 26, 2018
Panel 3A, 1:30 p.m., MUC 211/211A, University of South Dakota:
"The Lonely body/Body Poetry Reading: Personal and Geographical Apartness"
This poetry panel reading features four Midwestern women poets: Marcella Remund, Lindy Obach, Avery M. Guess, and Barbara Duffey.
The reading is part of the 11th biennial John R. Milton Writers Conference at the University of South Dakota. For conference information, visit https://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/milton-conference
John R. Milton Writers Conference
October 27, 2018
Panel 7C, 10:45 a.m., Danforth Chapel, University of South Dakota
“Inclusion and Integration: Reconciling Identities and Making the Frontier a Little Less Lonely”
This multi-media panel features memoir, flash nonfiction, narrative, and live performance of original music from Katy Beem, Lindy Oback, Marcella Remund, and Dylan Daniels. The panelists will explore hidden, forged, challenged, and embraced identities--being queer, transgender, a woman (in a man's world), marginalized, and authentic.
The panel is part of the 11th biennial John R. Milton Writers Conference at the University of South Dakota. For conference information, visit https://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/milton-conference
South Dakota Festival of the Book
September 22, 2018
9-9:45 a.m., Brookings Arts Council, Main Gallery
Poetry Reading and book signing, The Sea is My Ugly Twin
A reading from The Sea is My Ugly Twin (Finishing Line Press, 2018). This reading is part of the South Dakota Festival of books. The annual statewide Festival includes keynote speakers, author readings & book signings, an on-site bookstore, and more. Location rotates. The 2018 Festival will be held in Brookings, SD.
South Dakota Festival of the Book
September 22, 2018
2-2:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sanctuary
Women Poets Collective Reading and Q & A
Poetry reading by the Women Poets Collective: Lysbeth Benkert-Rasmussen, Darla Biel, Heidi Czerwiec, Barbara Duffey, Jeanne Emmons, Lindy Obach, Marcella Remund, Christine Stewart, and Norma Wilson. Reading is part of the South Dakota Festival of books. The annual statewide Festival includes keynote speakers, author readings & book signings, an on-site bookstore, and more. Location rotates. The 2018 Festival will be held in Brookings, SD.