Priyanka Kumar has lectured widely on birds and climate change, ecofiction, and the practice of storytelling in venues including the American Cinematheque, Audubon Society, AWP, Center for Contemporary Arts, Native Plant Society, and Telluride Film Festival. 

To book a virtual or in-person speaking engagement, contact Christie Hinrichs at Authors Unbound: christie@authorsunbound.com or (541) 797-2217.

Select Events

2024

Leopold Week, Wisconsin, March 05

Travel Bug, Santa Fe, April 20

Playa Summer Workshops, Oregon, May 2-6

Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, Alaska, May 18-21

Bookworks, Sept 13.

Keynote Address, Outdoor Writers Association of America, El Paso, Texas, Sept 20-22

2023

SOMOS, Taos. In Person Reading (January 15, 2023)

North Carolina Wildlife Federation. Virtual Talk/Book Club (Jan 26, 2023)

Warwick’s Bookstore. In conversation with Michelle Nijhuis (Jan 31)

Thoreau Farm. Conversations with Birds: Author Priyanka Kumar with Scott Russell Sanders (Feb 09)

Tucson Festival of Books. In Person (March 4-5, 2023); Masters Workshop faculty (March 6-7)

AWP, Seattle. Book Signing. Milkweed Booth (March 09, 4pm)

Point Reyes Books. Virtual. (Apr 04, 6pm)

Priyanka Kumar with Daniel Slager and The Raptor Center at Open Book. In Person. (April 12, 6pm)

San Antonio Book Festival. In Person. (April 15, 12:30pm)

Environment for the Americas. Boulder, CO. Virtual Book Club (April 27)

Keynote Speaker. Bosque del Apache Spring Festival (May 06, 11am)

PEN America. World Voices Festival. Featured Speaker. Los Angeles. (May 13, 3pm)

Santa Fe International Literary Festival. In Person. (May 20, 3:30pm)

Bookworks: Writing the Wild. (Aug 30, 6pm)

Garcia Street Books. Author Spotlight. (Sept 07, 5pm)

Sundance Nature Alliance (Sept 16, 1pm)

Collected Works (Sept 28, 5pm)

Southwest Word Fiesta (Oct 27, 3:30pm)

2022

MIAMI BOOK FAIR: In Conversation with Sy Montgomery and Tom Mustill (November 13-20). The Q&A will be live streamed.

COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSTORE. In Person CONVERSATIONS WITH BIRDS Book Launch (November 10, 6PM)

Thu, May 12, GARCIA STREET BOOKS, SANTA FE. 6pm: Featured speaker in the launch of the anthology, First and Wildest: The Gila Wilderness at 100.

Select Past Events

Thu, May 02, 2019. GARCIA STREET BOOKS, SANTA FE. 6pm: Kumar tells the story of how she became a birder, and, when 40% of bird species are in decline, what birders can do for birds

Fri, Feb 10, 2017. AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs). Ecofiction: Spreading Ecological Literacy Through Stories

May 26-29, 2016. Pima Writers’ Workshop, Tucson, AZ. Workshop, Talk, and Book Signing

Tue, March 25, 2014. HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE AND CAFE, NYC. 7pm: In conversation with filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green

Wed, March 26, 2014. NEW YORK CITY AUDUBON LECTURE SERIES.
6pm: Slide presentation/In Conversation with Jane Alexander

Thur, March 27, 2014. BRONX RIVER – SOUND SHORE AUDUBON SOCIETY.
7pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Sat, March 29, 2014. NORTH FORK AUDUBON SOCIETY.
1pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Fri, May 02, 2014. SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AUDUBON SOCIETY, Silver City.
7pm: Reading and Slide presentation

August 13-23, 2014. BREAD LOAF WRITERS’ CONFERENCE, Vermont

Fri, Nov 21, 2014. GOLDEN GATES AUDUBON SOCIETY, San Francisco.
6:30pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Thurs, July 11, 2013. COLLECTED WORKS BOOKSTORE, Santa Fe.
6 pm: Reading/Slide presentation

Wed, August 28, 2013. BOOKWORKS, Albuquerque.
7pm: Reading/Slide presentation

Wed, September 18, 2013. NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF NEW MEXICO, Santa Fe Chapter.
6:30 pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Sat, October 12, 2013. MOBY DICKENS BOOKSHOP, Taos.
2pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Sat, October 26, 2013. PLANTS OF THE SOUTHWEST, Santa Fe
4pm: Reading and Slide presentation

Sun, November 17, 2013. SKYLIGHT BOOKS, Los Angeles.
5pm: Reading and Slideshow/In Conversation with James Ragan