SUSAN DEVAN HARNESS, Author

American Indian Transracial Adoption – Thoughts and Conversations

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TEDxMileHigh – Adopting A Child of A Different Race? Let’s Talk.

I had the honor of being a speaker at the June 22, 2019 TEDxMileHigh in Denver Colorado.  My talk Adopting a Child of a Different Race? Let's Talk brings the topic of open adoption out of the shadows and reveals how important it is in today's globalized culture of child movement.  

 

 

Upcoming Events

Aug
9
Fri
2019
10:00 am Workshop – Putting the “Creative... @ Center for the Arts, Crested Butte
Workshop – Putting the “Creative... @ Center for the Arts, Crested Butte
Aug 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Workshop - Putting the "Creative" into Creative Nonfiction @ Center for the Arts, Crested Butte
Join me for the 1-hour workshop that will help you bring your writing to three-dimensional life by putting characters and events into vivid context  Come with an idea and ready to write.  I’m really excited to teach this workshop.  See you there!
Sep
19
Thu
2019
9:30 am Panelist – Western Literature As... @ YMCA of the Rockies
Panelist – Western Literature As... @ YMCA of the Rockies
Sep 19 @ 9:30 am – 10:45 am
Panelist - Western Literature Association Conference - Deconstructed and Reconstructed Indigenous Identities and Families @ YMCA of the Rockies
Join in the conversation about the very real issues that face American Indians and why they exist.  WLA will have a demi-plenary session on the subject of Deconstructed and Reconstructed Indigenous Identities and Families with these speakers:: Susan Devan Harness, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, was born on Montana’s Flathead Indian[...]
Sep
23
Mon
2019
all-day Writing Bitterroot – Writing Ado... @ https://adoptionsummit.com/conference
Writing Bitterroot – Writing Ado... @ https://adoptionsummit.com/conference
Sep 23 – Sep 27 all-day
Writing Bitterroot - Writing Adoption @ https://adoptionsummit.com/conference
Join me and over 70 other speakers who are experts or have lived experience in the issue of adoption through child placement.  Adoption is not an “easy” answer to the questions that motivate thinking about it.  It is complex and involves a lot of understanding and compassion for all the people in this constructed community. [...]
Sep
28
Sat
2019
9:00 am Presentation – American Associat... @ Best Western Plus Inn and Conference Center
Presentation – American Associat... @ Best Western Plus Inn and Conference Center
Sep 28 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation - American Association of University Women - Featuring local Authors Susan Devan Harness and Jeanne Winer @ Best Western Plus Inn and Conference Center
The Mission of the AAUW is to advance equity for women and children through advocacy, philanthropy, education and research.  The national organization awards of $3 million per year for fellowships and doctoral grants for women. The Loveland branch awards graduate scholarships to local women to help them break through the educational barriers.  Their goal is[...]
Oct
11
Fri
2019
8:00 am High Plains Book Awards – Billin...
High Plains Book Awards – Billin...
Oct 11 @ 8:00 am – Oct 13 @ 5:00 pm
High Plains Book Awards - Billings, MT
I am so honored to announce that Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption has been nominated for the High Plains Book Awards in three categories.  Awards will be announced October 12, 2019 at the High Plains Book Awards banquet, Yellowstone Art Museum.  Details to be added they become known.
Oct
18
Fri
2019
12:00 am Writing Workshop – Fort Collins ...
Writing Workshop – Fort Collins ...
Oct 18 @ 12:00 am – 12:01 am
Writing Workshop - Fort Collins Book Festival
This is a Save-the-Date announcement! Stay tuned for more information and details on the workshop I’ll offer for the the Fort Collins Book Festival!
8:00 am Writing Workshop – It’s All in t... @ Various Fort Collins venues
Writing Workshop – It’s All in t... @ Various Fort Collins venues
Oct 18 @ 8:00 am – Oct 19 @ 8:30 pm
Writing Workshop - It's All in the Details @ Various Fort Collins venues
I’m in the lineup!  The schedule is in the process of being put together – see you there!
Nov
11
Mon
2019
7:30 pm Live FB Interview with author Su... @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BetheBridge/
Live FB Interview with author Su... @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BetheBridge/
Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Live FB Interview with author Susan Devan Harness @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BetheBridge/
Religious communities play a big role in child placement and adoption.  Therefore, it is important to have a conversation in these communities that revolves around race, culture and colonization, and how to truly make adoption “in the best interests of the child.” “Be the Bridge” to Racial Healing is a non-profit organization and a community[...]
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Links to Reviews and Interviews

Review – Star Tribune

Review – Hippocampus 

Review – Great Falls Tribune

Interview – It’s Your Call – KALW San Francisco 

Interview – Apropos of Something – WPVC Charlottesville

Interview – Colorado Public Radio

Interview – Montana Public Radio – In Other Words

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