Speaker Presentations:

2023

November 18th: I spoke along with various other authors at the Sapulpa Oklahoma Authors Showcase.

September 9th: I spoke to Wordwrights (a Christian writing group) about poetry and conducted a mini-workshop.

September 6th: I spoke to Ex Libris book club in Norman as a reviewer of one of my favorite autobiographies.

May 2023: I spoke to OKC Wordwrights about poetry and to Ex Libris Book Club in Norman about a biography.

June 3: I gave an individual presentation at the Arkansas Writers Conference about true crime, and later, I was also as a part of a panel on mystery writing.

June 23rd, I was part of a panel of mystery and true crime writers at Deer Clan Bookstore in Bethany, OK.

June 2nd: I gave my presentation “Murder Follows Me Around” at the Arkansas Writers’ Conference. I was also be part of a mystery writers’ panel.

March 18th: I spoke to the Oklahoma City Writers about Poetry.

2022:

December 11th: I was part of the Creativity Unleashed: Mystery Writers’ Panel at the Norman Central Library.

November 14th: I sold books as part of the Norman Newcomers’ Bazaar.

November 4th: Deer Clan Books hosted a book signing event for me. My books are in that bookstore.

August 28th: I spoke at the Warr Acres Library in Oklahoma about experiencing and writing about true crime.

December 13th: I taught and spoke to the Teen Writing Class at Norman Central Pioneer Library.

I have been fortunate to speak to all types of groups of people on a variety of topics (humor, criminal law, writing, being a secondary victim, and motivation). To contact me about speaking, e-mail: Izzieshakespeare55@gmail.com.

 
  • See the book section and the award section for my career as a free-lance writer.

  • I had previously appeared years prior at the same prison as a mime with Mirror Street Theatre. No talking by me at that time!

  • After speaking, I received a letter from Reuters asking if I wanted them to represent me for other speaking engagements. I was not interested at the time.

Speaking to the Norman Galaxy of Writers