Upcoming Events

There are some big events planned for 2020 as Chera promotes her forthcoming novel and poetry book. Please stay tuned!

Chera also offers free poetry and writing workshops once weekly during the Spring and Fall semesters for students, faculty, and staff of WTAMU in Canyon, TX. Please contact her for times and guidelines. Individual appointments are also available.

Past Events

"Announcing Your Place in the Family of Things" Workshop, West Texas Writers' Academy: June 12, 2019: West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX

"Poets & Poetry at High Noon" Panel, Amarillo ArtsFest: May 11, 2019: Sunset Center, Amarillo, TX

Poetry Reading & Discussion with Creative Writing Students: October 10, 2018: Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX

Poetry Reading: September 25, 2018: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX. Sponsored by the High Plains Poetry Project, CSAW, and WTAMU's Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages

Poetry Reading: June 21, 2018: Burrowing Owl Books, Canyon, TX. Sponsored by the High Plains Poetry Project, CSAW, and WTAMU's Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages

Poetry Reading: May 10, 2018: Burrowing Owl Books, Canyon, TX

Poetry Reading: September 3, 2017: Teatro Paraguas, Santa Fe, NM

Poetry Reading: May 20, 2017: Burrowing Owl Books, Canyon, TX

Scissortail Creative Writing Festival: April 7, 2017: East Central University, Ada, OK

Poetry Reading: January 28, 2017: Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Amarillo, TX

Poetry Reading: August 6, 2016: Chalice Abbey Center for Spirituality and the Arts, Amarillo, TX

Signing and Book Sale: June 3, 2016: Horsefeathers Studio at Sunset Center, Amarillo, TX  

Scissortail Creative Writing Festival: April 1, 2016: East Central University, Ada, OK

Poetry on the Patio: July 15, 2014: Amarillo Botanical Gardens, Amarillo, TX

Poetry Reading: September 2, 2013: Amarillo Public Library, Southwest Branch, Amarillo, TX

Pitkin Review Poetry Reading: June 28, 2013: Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Reading and Signing: March 16, 2013: Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC

Reading and Signing: March 16, 2013: Turkish House, Cary, NC

Reading and Signing: March 14, 2013: Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill, NC

Creative Writing 101 ("A Crash Course"): November 26 - December 20, 2012: Amarillo Public Library, Southwest Branch, Amarillo, TX

Signing and Book Sale: October 5, 2012: Horsefeathers Studio at Sunset Center, Amarillo, TX