Events
Calendar of Presentations and Book Signings
Rose Marie Kern is taking requests for presentations in the 2024 fall/winter time period. If your organization is interested in having Rose as a speaker please contact her at author@rosemariekern.com.
For a list of topics she has presented and can offer, go to her Presentations Page.
2024 and 2025 Scheduled Events
2023 past Events
Success with Self-Publishing
Your story is complete and you have determined that you want to be in complete control so you want to Self-Publish. Where do you go from here? Rose Marie Kern helps authors navigate those last tricky steps to putting out award winning quality books. This class will cover the range of actions needed to succeed along with suggestions about several options for which a printing/marketing company might be your best fit. The classes cover:
- Class 1: Overview of whole process, ISBNs, software options
- Class 2: Creating a Winning Book Cover including spine and barcodes
- Class 3: Manuscript Formatting and layout options
- Class 4: Setting up accounts, uploading manuscripts, printer/marketers.
Rose encourages you to contact her ahead of time if you have a manuscript that you’d like help with during the class.
Rose Marie Kern is the owner of RMK Publications. She is a Parris Award Winner. Her first self-published book won Honorable Mention in the Next Generation Indie Book Award competition. Subsequent books have continued to accrue honors locally and nationally.
SouthWest Writers Workshop Presentation: Finding Your Niche Markets
June 24, 2022 Solar Fiesta! University of New Mexico Campus
Organized by the New Mexico Solar Energy Association. Rosie Kern in association with Luther Kreiger from the Big Blue Museum of Solar Cooking held solar cooking demonstrations with over a dozen different kinds of solar cookers including the mammoth Solar Villager.
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August 13, 2022 SouthWest Writers – a 2 hour workshop on Publishing an Ebook on KDP Amazon 12:30pm-2:30pm University of New Mexico Continuing Education Center. For more information click here.
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September 16, 2022 – Pros & Cons of Self Publishing. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN, – Yucca Chapter-New Mexico
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October 13-27, 2022 SouthWest Writers – 3 week class – Self-Publishing – an indepth training course. Thursdays. For more information Click here.
June 2, 2022 – Millicent Rogers Museum – Unplugged Virtual Event : From the Ground Up: Seeds to Solar Ovens is the focus of an online discussion sponsored by the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, NM. The panel features experts in gardening and solar cooking including our own Rose Marie Kern.
January 8, 2022 SouthWest Writers Workshop – Finding Your Niche Markets University of New Mexico. Rose provided a common sense approach to finding your own niches. Click here for access to Rose’s presentation materials
October 7-21, 2021 – 3 week Class on Creating Book Covers From Art to Finish sponsored by the SouthWest Writers. Click here for more information.
Saturday, December 4, 2021 – 12:30pm-2:30pm – Workshop on Copywriting Your Work presented by SouthWest Writers. www.southwestwriters.com/events
Feb 2, 2020 AAEMG Master Gardener Presentation on Climates and Microclimates. Closed to the Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardeners members only
Saturdays, February 22 and 29. Presentation on Publishing Your Work. Class sponsored by the SouthWest Writers. www.southwestwriters.com Open to the public.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 University of New Mexico Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. 1pm. Lecture: 100 Years of Air Traffic Control. More Information. *Students can access the presentation information HERE.100 years of ATC 6-9-20
Wednesday, June 24 University of New Mexico Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 9:30am. Lecture: The National Airspace System. More Information.
Wednesday, July 8th University of New Mexico Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 9:30am. Lecture: The Future of Air Traffic Control. More Information.
2019 Past Presentations
Thursday Sept. 12 thru Sunday Sept 15, 2019 – SWW and MWSA Writer’s Conference. Albuquerque, NM. The SouthWest Writers are teaming up with the Military Writers Society of America to offer a writing conference. Rose spoke on topics related to writing and working with military pilots.
Saturday, April 13, 2019 University of New Mexico Writer’s Conference Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Rose discussed the advantages of joining a writer’s group and learning from those who are successful.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 AAEMG Presentation Location: Albuquerque Garden Center Giving a presentation on Climates and Microclimates
Saturday, April 27, 2019 New Mexico Press Women’s Annual Conference Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Book Launch for “KiMo Theatre: Fact & Folklore”
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – SouthWest Writers Albuquerque, NM. Presentation on how to Copyright Your Book. Click Here for a .pdf of her presentation.
Friday, June 28, 2019 – New Mexico Book Coop. Presentation on working with others to improve your craft.
2018- past presentations
March 22 thru 24 – Women in Aviation International Annual Conference Reno, NV Author’s Corner and guest speaker for the Girls In Aviation Day event Topic: Air Traffic Control as a career choice.
April 24 – Military Officers Association of America Location: Albuquerque – Overview of Air Traffic Control Today
October 16, 2018 SouthWest Writers Association – Topic Cut it Out! Presentation on Editing for Writers.
EAA Chapter 555 – Las Cruces, NM (LRU) November 17, 2018 9:30am Location: EAA 555 Hangar 610 Wingspan Dr Las Cruces, NM 88005
Website: 555.eaachapter.org
Presentations made in 2017
March 21, 2017 Embry Riddle University Topic: Overview of the National Airspace System (NAS)
April 11th Prescott, AZ EAA Chapter 658
Topic: The Future of Air Traffic Control
May 11 New Mexico Airport Managers Association Topic: Notices to Airmen, Runway FICONs, RCAM and ENII
May 18 Detroit EAA Chapter 113 Topic: Safe Summer Flying Tips
May 20 East Central Ohio Pilots Association (ECOPA)
Topic: FAAST seminar. Topics include using the PilotWeb for self briefing, pilot reports and filing domestic ICAO flight plans.
June 9 Double Eagle Aviation Adventure for Teens 14-17 Topic: Aviation Weather 101 and filing flight plans
June 20 Albuquerque, NM EAA Chapter 179 Topic: Graphical Area Forecasts
June 26 Edgewood, NM EAA Chapter 1306 Topic: The New ICAO Flight Plan requirements
July 1 1-4pm Colorado Pilot’s Association Topic: The Future of ATC and Domestic ICAO Flight Plans
July 24-30 EAA AirVenture Topic: History of Air Traffic Control Saturday, July 29 Location: Aviation History Museum Vette Theater
August 26 Land of Enchantment Fly In Topic: Future of Air Traffic Control
October 30 EAA1306 – Edgewood, NM. Topic Future of ATC
December 7, 2017 – New Mexico Aviation History Assn. Topic: History of Air Traffic Control
