Women & Gender Studies Graduate Symposium, Morgan State University
Writing Between Worlds: Misplacement, Memory, and Meaning
Panel discussion with Pantea Tofangchi (Glazed With War), Diana Rojas (Litany of Saints), Amara Okolo (Son of Man), and Moderator, Abby Higgs.
Reinventing the Basic Plot-line Wheel
All stories tend to fall into seven classic categories: Overcoming the Monster (Moby Dick), Rags to Riches (Jane Eyre), The Quest (The Lord of the Rings), Voyage and Return (The Odyssey), Comedy (Twelfth Night), Tragedy (Anna Karenina), and Rebirth (The Secret Garden). Old tropes are constantly being recycled into new forms, and it’s what you do with it that makes your story sing. In this session for the Eastern Shore Writers Association (ESWA), I’ll be talking about how a well-known classic can be reimagined in a contemporary context that speaks to today’s issues. Register here.
CityLit Festival 2025
Writing Between Worlds: Misplacement, Memory, and Meaning.
Panelist with Pantea Tofangchi (Glazed With War), Diana Rojas (Litany of Saints), Amara Okolo (Son of Man), and Moderator, Abby Higgs.
The Self in Writing
How much of the author’s “I” finds its way into writing? Is the novelist omniscient, or is she inevitably writing herself into the story? How does the “I” of the memoirist craft herself as a developed character? How much is poetry a self-reflection in time and place? Writers Judith Krummeck, Danielle Ariano, and Pantea Amin Tofanghchi will read from their work and consider these questions.
More details and RSVP here.
Chautauqua Institute: Repurposing Shakespeare
From Purcell’s opera The Fairy Queen, to Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music, to Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, Shakespeare’s plays have provided an endlessly reimagined source for creatives. In this session, we will explore the inspiration that Shakespeare's work has provided to music, while also examining his influence on the visual and literary arts.
Reston Reading Series
Featured reader for the monthly Reston Reading Series at Reston’s Used Book Shop in Virginia
Reimagining Shakespeare
In discussion with Chesapeake Shakespeare Company actor, Laura Malkus about Reimagining Shakespeare in the context of The Deceived Ones, a contemporary novelization of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and CSC’s production of It’s The Comedy of Errors, Hon, both set in Baltimore.
Lit & Art
I’ll emcee the last Lit & Art of the year, including my writing partner and beta reader, Danielle Ariano, as one of the featured readers.
Baker Artist Portfolios Spotlight Literary Event
2024/ 2025 OFF THE WEB—an exhibition and series of events featuring Baker Artists, including a Literary Artist Fair.
Pre-concert interview with ACRONYM
The Baroque ensemble, ACRONYM, is making its Baltimore Debut, and I’ll have the pleasure of interviewing them on stage before the concert.
Books & Brews
Books & Brews — a winning combo! There’ll be about 40 of us with our books throughout the day, possibly (probably?) with a brew in hand. Do come and hang out with us!
Songs of Farewell
The Choir of St. David’s offers choral music commemorating All Saints’ Day, including works of C.H.H. Parry, Edgar Bainton, and Douglas Buchanan, paired with Music in Words by cellist Molly Aronson and Judith Krummeck.
photo credit: Devin Wilson
Snug Books in Lauraville
A reading and conversation about sibling relationships with my writing partner, Danielle Ariano
Please register here.
2024 Baltimore Book Festival
Apprentice House Press, publisher of The Deceived Ones, has a booth on East 31st Street in spots CL1-1 and CL1-2 behind the Waverly Main Stage near the corner of East 31st and Greenmount Avenue. I will be there from 2–4 PM on Sunday 29th.
The Deceived Ones at Evergreen
Renowned viola da gambist, John Moran, will perform music to complement readings from The Deceived Ones in the Far East Room at Evergreen Museum & Library.
You can register here.
Music in Words
Where words leave off… music begins! Join us for a special event! “Music in Words” will complement Manor Mill Gallery’s current art exhibition, and author Judith Krummeck will read from her novel, “The Deceived Ones” along with cellist Molly Aronson.
Reservations here.
Book signing at Browseabout Books
Book signing at Browseabout Books about two blocks from Rehoboth Beach (look for the green awning) in the store or outside if the weather permits .
More information here.
Themes of war in poetry and prose
Readings and discussion with poet Pantea Amin Tofangchi about the Iran-Iraq war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as they appear in Pantea’s poetry collection Glazed With War and my novel The Deceived Ones
Meet and Greet at Curious Iguana
Meet and Greet and book signing for The Deceived Ones and the poetry collection Glazed With War by Pantea Amin Tofangchi
The Inner Loop June Reading
Inner Loop monthly series, hosted by Rachel Coonce and Courtney Sexton, with featured reader Kim Roberts, Author's Corner Spotlights Danielle Ariano & Diana Rojas, and 8 other writers (TBA) reading shorter sets of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Free admission; advance reservations required.
Peter and the Wolf
My first time ever narrating Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, with the Arlington Wind Quintet
Writers LIVE!
In conversation with Lesley Malin, Producing Executive Director at The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Details here
Reading + discussion with Danielle Ariano
My reading partner, Danielle Ariano, has invited me to share an event at Main Point Books on Sunday, May 19 from 4:00 PM 5:30 PM. Dani will read from The Requirement of Grief, her memoir about losing her sister to suicide, and I’ll read from The Deceived Ones with its sibling tropes.
Details here.
Midday with Tom Hall
Tom’s Hall’s guest on Midday, WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore https://www.wypr.org/show/midday
Barrelhouse Conference, Conversations & Connections
Session 1 panel discussion on pushing genre boundaries
Gettysburg Writers' Association
A presentation for the Writers’ Association at Gettysburg College about the writing experience.
Lit and Art
Following a Covid hiatus, the Lit and Art Reading Series, co-founded and curated by author Eric D. Goodman, will return for an event in the historic Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in downtown Baltimore. Judith Krummeck will M.C.
Christmas With Choral Arts
Continuing a 30-year tradition, The Baltimore Choral Arts Society, led by Music Director, Anthony Blake Clark, presents Christmas with Choral Arts at the Baltimore Basilica of the Assumption. Doors open at 6:45 pm. The event includes a selection of Christmas songs, traditional carols, festive sing-alongs, and dramatic readings by narrator, Judith Krummeck.
Pantea Amin Tofangchi presents "Glazed with War" in conversation w/Judith Krummeck
Glazed with War launch at Red Emma’s Red Emma's
3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
Baltimore Public Radio Reunion
Join us on Thursday Dec. 8 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry for a celebration of public radio’s rich history in Baltimore, as told by some of its most recognizable voices.
Christmas With Choral Arts, narrator
The annual Christmas Concert of music and readings for the season with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society directed by Anthony Blake Clark