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October 2018
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
Find out more »November 2018
Reading At East Bay Booksellers
An evening with three authors of books about Jonestown
Find out more »Reading and Book Talk
Reading and Book Talk at East Bay Booksellers And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of People’s Temple from High School to Jonestown, who taught the Temple teens in San Francisco; Deborah Layton, Seductive Poison), who escaped from Jonestown to try to prevent the tragedy) and Julia Scheeres, A Thousand Lives, who is a New York Times bestselling author.
Find out more »Homecoming: Day of Atonement in Fillmore, Reclaiming Heritage, 40 Years After Jonestown
Details: There will be a Pass Conference at 1859 Geary Street t 1:45, a march/mini parade, and at 2:30 a program on stage at the Fillmore Mini Park, Fillmore Street between Turk and Golden Gate. Judy will be at a book table with And Then They Were Gone. November 19, 2018, Monday 10 am to 12, Open House for friends and family of those who perished in Jonestown, and the public. Judy and Jannie Dresser will be at a book…
Find out more »In Recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Jonestown Event
In Recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Jonestown, the California Historical Society will host an OPEN HOUSE in San Francisco for survivors, family members, and the public who are invited to spend time together in the California Historical Society’s gallery.
Find out more »Open House: For Friends And Family Of Those Who Perished in Jonestown
Open House for friends and family of those who perished in Jonestown, and the public. Details: Judy and Jannie Dresser will be at a book table for And Then They Were Gone. There will be no book sales, but come to the table to find out about the book!
Find out more »December 2018
March 2019
AWP Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference
“Turning Tragedy into Hope: Teaching Transformation Through Writing Panel presentation moderated by Judy Bebelaar
Find out more »June 2019
And Then They Were Gone Wins Nonfiction Authors Association Silver Award
And Then They Were gone received the Nonfiction Authors Association Book Award (Silver Winner) prize.
Find out more »Northern California Book Award Nomination
And Then They Were Gone, Teenagers of Peoples Temple from High School to Jonestown has been nominated for the Northern California Book Award in General Non-Fiction as one of the best works by a northern California author published in 2018.
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