Jean Gordon Kocienda

March 2026

Celebrate Women’s History Month with Pam Reitman and Jean Gordon Kocienda

Celebrate Women With Vision for Women’s History Month Women’s stories want to be told. It’s Women’s History Month. Let’s lift the voices of women with vision from cultures across the world and celebrate them through story and poetry with readings from local authors Anna Citrino, Jean Gordon Kocienda, and Pamela Reitman. Stories hold the world together and help us see ourselves in others’ lives. Come ... Read More
26 Mar
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Aqus Café
Aqus Café at Foundry Wharf, 189 H St, Petaluma, California
April 2026

Join Jean Gordon Kocienda for the Launch of GIRL IN A BOX at Edgehill Mansion at Dominican University of California

Set women artists free! Join Jean Gordon Kocienda at the lovely Victorian Edgehill Mansion at Dominican University of California in San Rafael at 6 pm on Thursday, April 23 for the launch of her book, GIRL IN A BOX. It is historical fiction about a Japanese poet, feminist, lover, and mother. Find more information on the event HERE About Girl in ... Read More
23 Apr
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Edgehill Mansion, Dominican University of California
Edgehill Mansion, 75 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
May 2026

Jean Gordon Kocienda Brings GIRL IN A BOX to Japan

Jean Gordon Kocienda will introduce Girl in a Box to the Yosano Akiko Club on May 30th at the Rikyu and Akiko Plaza in Sakai, Japan! This will be a presentation at the annual meeting of the Yosano Akiko Club. Jean will make a short presentation in Japanese about her book and translation of tanka poetry. She will be joined ... Read More
30 May
Sakai Rissho-no-Mori (Plaza of Rikkyu and Akiko), Sakai, Japan
Sakai, Japan
June 2026

Jean Gordon Kocienda Brings GIRL IN A BOX to Mill Valley Public Library

Book Research Pro Tips: Outside-the-box ways to research details of everyday life in another time, country or culture Learn how to think outside the box when it comes to discovering how your characters’ lives were different than they’d be today. Two professional historical fiction writers share tips on unusual sources that can be tapped to fill in essential details about ... Read More
27 Jun
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Mill Valley Public Library, Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley Public Library, Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, CA
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