Upcoming Events:
11/7/2026 Mary Queen of Peace Confirmation Retreat
11/19-22/2026 Writers Advance Retreat
Writing Coach
Eagle Creek, Oregon
12/5/2026 Advent Retreat
Peace and Spirituality Center
The Christ-Haunted Christmas Carol
Bellvue, WA
4/9-11/ 2026 Epiphany Women’s Retreat
5/22/ 2026 Disarming Our Hearts Through Undaunted Joy Retreat
Peace and Spirituality Center
Bellvue, WA
Thank you for your interest in booking Shemaiah for your next event!
Speaking topics she can tailor to your audience:
Undaunted Joy: Cultivating Delight in Age of Noise
Learning to See Through the Lens of Joy
Stories of Faith: The Power of Stories to Shape and Encourage Our Faith
Writing as an Act of Worship
Stories of Forgiveness
Joy Writing Workshop
Creative NonFiction/Memoir Workshops
May We Never Lose Our Sense of Wonder
The Writing and Life of Brian Doyle
Faith, Forgiveness and Fortitude in Jane Eyre
The Life and Inspiration of Medieval Anchoress
Mercy is God’s Go to Response
(Topics can be adapted for keynotes, panels, workshops, or retreats.)
To book and inquire about fees, email her directly: shemaiahg at gmail
Past speaking engagements include:
2022 Catholic Imagination Conference University of Dallas on Brian Doyle
2023 St Patrick’s Tacoma on Stories of Forgiveness
2024 St James Cathedral Seattle on Joy
Grace College on Writing
Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature at the University of Dallas Keynote “May We Never Lose Our Sense of Wonder”
2025 St Barbara, Black Diamond Stories to Shape and Encourage Our Faith
St James, Seattle Undaunted Joy
Winona Christian Writers Conference Led CNF workshops and presented on Undaunted Joy.
St Patrick’s, Tacoma Undaunted Joy
St Mark’s, Seattle, Undaunted Joy
2026 Philadelphia, PA Collegium Institute Choosing Joy: A Manifesto for Artful Living in an Age of Visual Noise
Haverford, PA St Raphela Center Stories to Shape and Encourage Our Faith Women’s Retreat
Winona Christian Writing Conference Led CNF/Memoir Workshop
Whitworth MFA Residency Guest Faculty Writing and Worship
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