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2024 Appearances
March 12th: 5th Annual Addictions Coalition of Delaware County Conference (Muncie, Indiana) — Author talk
March 14th: BFI Flare, world premiere for Safety State (London, England) — Voice actor
April 6th: John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) — Author talk
April 9th: Wanderlust, U.S. premiere for Safety State (Athens, Ohio) — Voice actor
April 18th: First Presbyterian Church (Muncie, Indiana) — Author talk & book signing
April 27th: Sisters in Crime (Beech Grove, Indiana) — Author talk & book signing
May 20th: America’s Service Commissions (Washington, D.C.) — Keynote
June 8th: Madison PRIDE (Madison, Indiana) — Meet and greet & book signing
July 20th: Loudmouth Books Read Queer All Year: Backyard Reading Series (Indianapolis, Indiana) — Reading & book signing
August 31st: Muncie PRIDE (Muncie, Indiana) — Meet and greet & book signing
September 28th: Civic Learning Symposium in partnership with the Center for Economic and Civic Learning at Ball State University, the Indiana Bar Foundation, the Center on Representative Government at Indiana University, and the Remnant Trust (Muncie, Indiana) — Panelist
October 6th: Unitarian Universalist Church of Tippecanoe County (West Lafayette, Indiana) — Keynote & book signing
October 10th: Vincennes University in partnership with the Knox County Library (Vincennes, Indiana) — Author talk & reading
October 16th: Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock, NY)
November 15th: Indiana Transfer Council Summit (Indianapolis, Indiana) — Keynote & writing workshop
November 18th: Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference (Indianapolis, Indiana) — Keynote & book signing
2023 Appearances
January 24th: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)
March 4th: IDEA Conference (Muncie, Indiana) —
March 7th-8th: Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)
March 18th: The First Step film theatrical premiere (Muncie, Indiana)
April 23rd: Dayton Metro Library – Book release for Facing Eviction & Housing Insecurity (Dayton, OH)
April 29th: Indiana Writers Center Gathering of Writers (Indianapolis, Indiana)
May 7th-20th: Center for Social Innovation, Frederick University, and the International School of Nicosia (Nicosia, Cyprus)
June 16th: Fables Books (Goshen, Indiana)
July 19th-21st: Midwest Writers Workshop (Muncie, IN)
August 3rd: Wellness Book Club (Grand Rivers, KY)
September 12th: Pink Leaf – Book release for Facing Resource Insecurity in East-Central Indiana (Muncie, IN)
September 14th: University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
September 20th: Ball State University (Muncie, IN)
September 22nd: University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)
October 24th: American Educational Research Association: Literacy and Equity in Rural Education webinar (Washington, D.C.)
October 25th: Eastern Washington University (Spokane, WA)
November 10th: National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference (Chicago, IL)
November 14th: Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference — Meet and greet and book signing (Indianapolis, IN)
December 16th: Village Lights Bookstore — Author talk and signing (Madison, IN)
2022 Appearances
January 25th: Muncie Rotary (Muncie, Indiana)
February 2nd: University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Indiana) —
March 23rd-26th: Association of Writers & Writing Programs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
March 29th-30th: In Print Festival of First Books, Hosted by Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
June 8th-10th: University of Nicosia (Nicosia, Cyprus)
July 10th: Fables Books (Goshen, Indiana)
July 14th-16th: Midwest Writers Workshop (Muncie, Indiana)
September 17th: NCAA Headquarters (Indianapolis, Indiana)
November 6th: International Peace Museum (Dayton, Ohio)
November 7th: Sinclair College (Dayton, Ohio)
December 2nd: Second Flight Books (Lafayette, IN)
2021 Appearances
February 22nd: Ball State University, English Department/Scriptwriting (Virtual Guest Speaker)
March 16th: Virtual Meet-and-Greet with J.R. Jamison for NetGalley Reviewers (hosted by The Facing Project Press)
March 23rd: Ivy Tech Community College Leadership Series (Virtual Guest Speaker)
June 11th: Virtual Symposium on Service-Learning (hosted by the University of Nicosia)
Summer/Fall 2021 HILLBILLY QUEER Book Tour
April 24th: The Facing Project Radio Show on NPR (LISTEN NOW)
May 5th: The Huckleberry Gin Podcast, in conversation with host and author Carly Gelsinger (LISTEN NOW)
May 14th: Virtual Book Launch for HILLBILLY QUEER, in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Kelsey Timmerman (hosted by Second Flight Books – Lafayette, IN) (WATCH NOW)
June 28th: Common Threads: A Conversation with J.R. Jamison & Angela Jackson-Brown (hosted by Irvington Vinyl & Books – Indianapolis, IN) (WATCH NOW)
August 4th: J.R. Jamison in Conversation with Annabel Soutar (hosted by Arts Midwest and the Québec Government Office in Chicago – Minneapolis, MN) (WATCH NOW)
August 9th: J.R. Jamison in Conversation with Samantha Allen (hosted by The Novel Neighbor – St. Louis, MO) — (WATCH NOW)
September 4th: An Afternoon with J.R. Jamison: A Discussion with Readings from HILLBILLY QUEER (hosted by Maring-Hunt Library — Muncie, IN) — (WATCH NOW)
October 8th: An Evening with J.R. Jamison and Ashley C. Ford: A Celebration of Queer Authors (hosted by Muncie PRIDE and Ball State University — 7 p.m., Cardinal Hall A, B, & C) (WATCH NOW)
2020 Appearances
March 16th: Dayton Metropolitan Library–Downtown Branch (Dayton, Ohio)
March 26th: Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, Indiana) — POSTPONED due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). New date coming soon!
April 3rd: The University of Washington–Bothell (Bothell, Washington) — POSTPONED due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). New date coming soon!
June 9th-12th: University of Nicosia (Nicosia, Cyprus) — POSTPONED due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). New dates coming soon!
November 18th: WFYI & Indiana Broadcasting Presents: Difficult Conversations: Why they are important and how to have them (virtual panelist)
2019 Appearances
January 25th: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
March 6th-8th: Continuums of Service at the University of San Diego, San Diego, California
March 30th: The Annual Meeting of the North Central Sociological Association, Cincinnati, Ohio — with Kelsey Timmerman
April 17th: The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
May 8th: The Engaged Teaching Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana
June 12th-16th: University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
July 27th: Midwest Writer’s Workshop, Muncie, Indiana
September 7th: A Midsummer Night’s Narrative Storytelling Festival & Benefit Concert for The Facing Project — with Kelsey Timmerman, Josh Kaufman (NBC’s The Voice), and Cliff Ritchey
September 12th: Guest on Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick (Indiana statewide, Chicago, and Louisville markets)
September 12th: Book launch and theatrical event for Facing Suicide in Madison, Indiana
September 21st: Indiana Public Radio’s “All Beers Considered” — Meet & Greet
November 18th: Panelist, National Novel Writing Month, Muncie Public Library, Muncie, Indiana
November 21st: Panelist, LGBTQ Healthcare Seminar — Safe Places to Tell Our Story, Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana
November 25th-28th: University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus