I am speaking as part of a panel on Welsh culture and literature at Portland State (Oregon) this Friday at 6:30 pm. There will be a Welsh choir and refreshments (or so I’ve been told).  http://bit.ly/15IVLyK

Event Schedule

6:30  Oregon Festival Welsh Choir will perform the Welsh national anthem and ‘Eli Jenkins Prayer’.

6:40 Introductory remarks by Ceri Shaw of AmeriCymru

6:50  Keynote presentation by Dr Tracy Prince author of  CultureWars in British Literature: Multiculturalism and National Identity

7:20  Mike Jenkins

7:35  Sarah Woodbury

7:50  Chris Keil

8:05  Phil Rowlands

8.20 – 9.00  Reception and chance to meet the authors.

I’ll also be doing a book signing on Saturday, October 5 at the Portland Convention Center as part of ‘Wordstock’. I’ll be at the AmeriCymru booth, #718 if anyone wants to stop by and say ‘hi’!