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Booking Information For Speaking

Janet Mock has traveled the country addressing audiences from Columbia and Stanford to Wellesley and Yale. Through her presentations, readings, Q&As, and most notably her conversation series, she describes her lived experiences as a young trans woman writer of color and contextualizes those experiences to draw connections between her life, her work and presence in mainstream media and popular culture, and her overall mission to broaden our collective portrait of womanhood as a millennial feminist.

Janet speaks about the power of storytelling in literature and popular culture, the history of trans women leaders in feminist, LGBT and social justice movements, and the personal-political dynamics of visibility and voice. Though she much prefers to share the stage in conversation with other scholars and cultural critics, she’s also available to deliver keynote presentations, commencement addresses as well as readings and Q&A workshops around storytelling and her road to writing and publishing her New York Times bestselling memoir, Redefining Realness, a book that has been widely adopted as course material for gender, women and queer studies as well as African-American literature courses across campuses.

To inquire about Janet’s availability, fees and other pertinent booking information, email details about your event to speaking (at) janetmock (dot) com to reach her agents at Chartwell Speakers.

A list of upcoming engagements can be viewed at JANETMOCK.com/events

Previous Engagements

2014

YMCA at University of Illinois
October 31
Select readings and a book-signing
Champaign, IL

Lehigh University
October 23
A moderated panel, ‘Intersecting Identities’
Bethlehem, PA

In Conversation with Tavi Gevinson for Rookie Mag
October 22
A public discussion with Tavi Gevinson on Rookie Yearbook Three
New York, NY

Humboldt State University
October 16
A moderated discussion and book-signing
Arcata, CA

University of Washington
October 14
A moderated discussion and book-signing
Seattle, WA

West Chester University
October 11
A keynote lecture, “Using Your Past To Liberate Your Future”
West Chester, PA

Reaching Out LGBT MBA Conference
October 4
A town hall keynote discussion with book-signing
San Francisco, CA

Concordia University
October 3
A lecture with Q&A
Montreal, Quebec

Claremont McKenna College
September 15
A discussion and book-signing
Claremont, CA

Los Medanos College
September 13
A moderated discussion with Q&A
Pittsburgh, CA

BuzzFeed Live & The Toast: “We Might Only Do This Once”
September 4
A reading alongside Sandra Allen, Anne Helen Petersen, Saeed Jones & Mallory Ortberg
Brooklyn, NY

Campus Pride 2014
July 19
A keynote conversation about Redefining Realness and accepting Voice & Action Leadership Award
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

Philadelphia Trans Health Conference 2014
June 12
Opening keynote and book signing
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA

WAM!NYC 2014 Conference
June 7
A conversation with writer & political analyst Zerlina Maxwell
Barnard College
New York, NY

Sadie Nash’s 5th Annual Garden Party
June 2
Conversation about leadership with two young leaders from Sadie Nash
The Secret Garden in New York City

Freerange Nonfiction Reading Series
May 20
Reading alongside Jenny Zhang, Glenn Michael Gordon, Artis Henderson, and Sushma Subramanian
New York, NY

Philanthropy New York’s 35th Annual Meeting, with Hillary Rodham Clinton
May 6
10-minute Rapid Fire talk on the state of young trans women from low-income and/or people of color communities, followed by a panel discussion with Farhana Khera and Anu Bhagwati — moderated by Richard M. Smith
The Ford Foundation in New York City

bell hooks at The New School
May 6
Conversation about liberating the black female body with author Marci Blackman, director Shola Lynch and bell hooks

UCLA
May 2
Conversation and book signing
Los Angeles, CA

UC San Diego
May 1
Conversation and book signing
San Diego, CA

UC Irvine
April 30
Conversation and book signing
Irvine, CA

UC Santa Barbara: An Evening with Janet Mock
April 29
Conversation and book signing
Santa Barbara, CA

Barnard College: A Salon in Celebration of Redefining Realness
April 23
Signing & salon with scholars, activists and writers
New York, NY

Oberlin College
April 22
Reading, Q&A and book signing
Oberlin, OH

Grinnell College
April 21
Pride Week keynote and book signing
Grinnell, IA

Stanford University
April 18
Salon discussion and book signing
Stanford, CA

University of Wisconsin – Waukesha
April 17
Reading, Q&A and book signing
Waukesha, WI

University of Wisconsin – Madison
April 16
Lecture and book signing
Madison, WI

Northeast LGBT Conference at Rutgers
April 12
Lecture and book signing
New Brunswick, NJ

Miami University: Feminists Working on Real Democracy
April 10
F-Week, the F-Word: talk and book signing
Oxford, OH

University of Cincinnati: QueerCat Pride Week
April 10
Conversation and book signing
African-American Cultural & Resource Center

Carnegie Mellon University
April 8
A reading & moderated conversation
Pittsburgh, PA

Virginia Tech
Wednesday, April 2
Pride Week Keynote
Blacksburg, VA

Bridgewater State University
April 1
Pride Week Keynote
Bridgewater, MA

A Night with Janet Mock
March 28
Moderated conversation about Redefining Realness
San Francisco, CA

A Night with Janet Mock & Laverne Cox at New York University
March 11
Conversation with the Orange Is the New Black star about Redefining Realness
New York, NY

SPEAK! Series at Macalester College
Tuesday, March 4
Lecture, Q&A and book signing
Saint Paul, MN

Simmons College
Thursday, February 20
Keynote and book signing
Boston, MA

All College Day at Vassar College
Monday, February 17
“Unsilencing Voices” talk and book signing
Poughkeepsie, NY

DePaul University
Monday, February 10
Lecture and book signing
Chicago, IL

MBLGTA College Conference
Saturday, February 8
Keynote and book signing
Kansas City Convention Center, MO

Ivy Q Conference at Princeton University
Friday, February 7
A conversation about trans womanhood & storytelling
Princeton, NJ

Presentation at the American Library Association Conference
Saturday, January 25
Reading and signing my book Redefining Realness
Philadelphia, PA

2013

Hartwick College Women’s Center
December 3, 2013
Presentation on advocating for all women
Oneonta, NY

Ryerson Students’ Union
November 18, 2013
A talk on celebrating the lives and legacy of trans women with reina gossett
Toronto, ON

Amherst College
November 15, 2013
Keynote for Trans Awareness Week
Amherst, MA

LGBTQA College Leadership Conference of NJ
November 1, 2013
Keynote on personal and public effects of visibility
William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ

Out & Equal Workplace Summit
October 29, 2013
Lunchtime keynote
Minneapolis, MN

University of Colorado Boulder
October 16, 2013
University Lecture Series, discussing race, class, gender and sexuality
Boulder, CO

Ohio State
October 10, 2013
A conversation with bell hooks on redefining womanhood, plus a National Coming Out Day keynote
Columbus, OH

University of Louisville
October 3, 2013
Pride Week keynote
Louisville, KY

Advocates for Youth
September 29, 2013
Urban Retreat dinner keynote
Washington, D.C.

Columbia University’s Lavender Graduation
May 8, 2013
Commencement address for LGBTQA graduates
New York, NY

Canadian University Queer Services Conference
May 3, 2013
Keynote on trans-inclusive queer advocacy
St. John’s, Newfoundland

Florida State University
April 25, 2013
Keynote address on taking an intersectional approach to activism
Tallahassee, FL

Stanford University
April 17, 2013
Keynote on trans-inclusive queer advocacy
Stanford, CA

Cedar Crest College
April 15, 2013
Keynote address for Human Rights Week
Allentown PA
See photos from the event

Boston College
April 5, 2013
Q&A on being an out trans woman writer, activist and media maker
Boston, MA
Read coverage of Janet’s talk.

Wellesley College’s blackOUT
April 5, 2013
Roundtable discussion on healthy relationships in the LGBTQ POC community
Boston, MA

The Trans 100
March 31, 2013
Keynote speaker for the inaugural Trans 100 event
Chicago, IL

University of Pennsylvania
March 17, 2013
Keynote for Pride of Penn’s LGBTQA population
Philadelphia, PA
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote.

William Paterson University
March 14, 2013
Keynote for Women’s History Celebration
Wayne, NJ

University of Chicago‘ Queer Women’s Week
February 19, 2013
Lecture on trans women’s colored history of activism
Chicago, IL
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote.

Carleton University‘s Pride Week
January 25, 2013
Panel presentation with Wade Davis and Darnell L. Moore
Ottawa, ON
Listen to audio of Janet’s remarks at this panel.

Portland State University
November 20, 2012
Lecture commemorating Trans Day of Remembrance
Portland, OR
Read an interview about Janet’s appearance here.

Applied Research Center’s Facing Race Conference
November 17, 2012
Plenary discussion about race and gender
Baltimore, MD
Watch video of Janet’s panel and read an interview about her appearance here.

Rutgers University
November 13, 2012
Lecture on the unseen visibility of trans women
Newark, NJ

HBGC’s Youth Empowerment Conference
October 20, 2012
Keynote address on service, authenticity and power
MIT in Cambridge, MA
Read coverage of Janet’s keynote here.

Gender Odyssey Conference 2012
August 4, 2012
Keynote address on my transformative journey
Seattle, WA

NGLCC Business & Leadership Conference
August 9, 2012
Speaker and moderator at the Women’s Business Initiative plenary session
Chicago, Ill.

University of Southern California
April 29, 2012
Keynote speaker at the 18th annual Lavender Celebration
Los Angeles, CA
Read Janet’s essay and watch her speech about #GirlsLikeUs.

MAD Free with Michaela angela Davis
March 25, 2012 at 1-3pm
A conversation about image and self-definition for Women’s History Month
El Museo del Barrio in Harlem, NY
Read Janet’s essay about this event here.

TransActive Super Heroes for Super Kids Event
December 4, 2011
Keynote address on growing up trans
Refuge PDX, Portland, OR