Events & Classes

Readings and Events

Denver, CO
October 28, 2025 @ 6 pm
Octubre: A Reading with Colorado Latine Writers with Aerik Francis, Emily Pérez, Dino Enrique Piacentini, and Sheryl Luna
Petals and Pages Bookstore

Denver, CO
June 12, 2025 @ 8:30 pm
Reading Den at Litfest presents readings by Dino Enrique Piacentini, Emily Perez, Gina DeMillo Wagner, Terri Lewis, and Mary Robinette Kowal
Lighthouse Writers Workshop

Houston, TX
February 8, 2025
Imprint Poets & Writers Ball
Reading from Invasion of the Daffodils
River Oaks Country Club

Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2024 @ 7 pm
Book Soup presents Dino Enrique Piacentini and CSU Dominguez Hills’ Rod Hernandez in conversation
Reading and Book Signing for Invasion of the Daffodils
Book Soup

San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2024 @ 7 pm
Green Apple Books presents Dino Enrique Piacentini and KQED’s Scott Shafer in conversation
Reading and Book Signing for Invasion of the Daffodils
Green Apple Books 9th Avenue

Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2024 @ 6 pm
Books Inc. presents Dino Enrique Piacentini and Shanthi Sekaran in conversation
Reading and Book Signing for Invasion of the Daffodils
Books Inc. Berkeley

San Jose, CA
November 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Center for the Literary Arts presents Dino Enrique Piacentini and Jaime Cortez in conversation
Reading and Book Signing for Invasion of the Daffodils and Gordo
November 7, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Hammer Theater
San Jose State University

Houston, TX
October 20, 2024 at 4 pm
Basket Books presents Dino Enrique Piacentini and Alexander Parsons in conversation
Reading and Book Signing for Invasion of the Daffodils
Basket Books

Denver, CO
October 4, 2024 @ 5:30 pm
Invasion of the Daffodils Book Launch!
Lighthouse Writers Workshop

Upcoming/Current Classes

“How to Own a Short Story,” November 19-December 17, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshops, Hybrid: Denver/Zoom

“Story and History: Writing the Past,” August 20-October 8, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Denver, CO

Recent Classes/Lectures

“Writing Our Pasts/Present/Futures,” Queer Creatives Fest 2-day intensive, October 26-27, 2024, Lighthouse Writers’ Workshops, Denver, CO

“Writing the Community of Your Story,” August 16, 2025, Writing in Color Fest, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Denver, CO

“Omniscience: How to See and Know Everything,” July 9-30, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Hybrid: Zoom and in person (Denver, CO)

“Story Structure and Shape,” June 12, 2025, Litfest, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Denver, CO

“Craft Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez,” April 23-May 7, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshops, Zoom

“Making it Magical,” March 19-April 9, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshops, Zoom.

“Crafting and Revising a Short Story from Scratch,” January 8 -February 26, 2025, Lighthouse Writers Workshops, Denver, CO

Lecture: “Setting,” February 24, 2025, “Senior Capstone Creative Writing Class,” Cleveland Institute of the Arts, OH

“Continuity and Focus in Fiction & Nonfiction,” January 11, 2025, The Book Project Weekend Intensive, Denver, CO

Lecture: “Revision,” December 2, 2025, “Intro to Creative Writing,” Duke University, NC

“Short Story 101,” July 10-31, 2024, Lighthouse Writers’ Workshops, Denver, Colorado