UPCOMING EVENTS & APPEARANCES
(If you're interested in an interview or having Mark speak virtually or in person, please use the contact form.)

• August 24-26, 2022
ASTA Global Convention
San Francisco
Presentation: How to Maximize Profits with the Lucrative LGBTQ+ Segment

• September 8-11, 2022
NLGJA: The National Association of LGBTQ Journalists National Convention
The Drake Hotel, Chicago
Panel: The Evolution of LGBTQ Travel Writing

• September 21, 2022, 6-8pm
New York City Book Launch Party
The Spot
599 10th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Open to the Public

• Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm
CDGA Queer Lit Book Club Meeting (in-person and virtual)
Wood Library, 134 N. Main St.Canandaigua, NY 14424
Open to the public

• Saturday, October 1 at 1pm
Writers and Books (in-person)
740 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
Open to the public

RECENT APPEARANCES 

• Book Launch Party & Reading at The Queensboro, Jackson Heights, NY
Click here to watch the reading and hear reader reviews from the event!

• The Nerd Cantina (podcast)
A Conversation with Mark Chesnut

• Grief is My Side Hustle (podcast)
Dealing with Anticipatory Grief, A Parent's Illness and the Healing Power of Travel and Humor

• TravelPulse (podcast)
Trends in LGBTQ Travel + A Peek At Mark Chesnut's New Memoir about Life, Death & the Transformative Power of Travel

• Give Grief a Chance (podcast)
Episode 156: A Chat with Mark Chesnut About Life, Loss, Travel & Humor

• Humans of Travel (TravelAge West podcast)
Mark Chesnut on Using Travel as an Escape — and Life as a Freelance Writer

• The Folo (Travel Weekly podcast)
Up-and-Coming Places to Travel in Mexico

• Unique & Fresh (Houston Texas)
LGBTQ-friendly destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean, plus teaser for new memoir (starts at 19:56 mark)

• NYC Department of Education/Corona Arts & Sciences Academy
How to Be a Travel Writer & Create Your Dream Job