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A Voice That Moves Audiences Across Disciplines and Borders
Dawn Reno Langley brings the same clarity, passion, and depth to the stage that she brings to the page as a TEDx speaker, university lecturer, and retreat facilitator with decades of experience connecting with audiences worldwide.
TEDx Speaker
Fulbright Scholar
PhD & MFA
Years Speaking
Speaking Topics
Available as keynotes, workshops, retreats, and panel discussions. All topics can be tailored to your audience.
The Courage to Write
For: Writers, educators, creative professionals
On creativity and why we tell stories even when it’s hard. This talk draws on 40+ years of writing experience and Dawn’s own journey from a 9-year-old journalist to an internationally published author.
Formats: Keynote (45–60 min) · Workshop (half-day)
Writing Toward Justice
For: Social justice organizations, universities, literary events
How literature becomes an act of advocacy and how to write the stories that need to be told, even when the world isn’t ready. Includes discussion of The Mourning Parade and You Are Divine.
Formats: Keynote (45 min) · Panel discussion
The Art of Research
For: Writers, journalists and academics
From Asian elephants in Thailand to Native American antiques — how deep research transforms good writing into great writing. A practical talk about curiosity, preparation, and the courage to go far.
Formats: Workshop (2–3 hours) · Keynote (45 min)
Finding Your Voice
For: Writing workshops, MFA programs, book clubs
On discovering, trusting, and amplifying your unique perspective. After 30+ books, Dawn knows what it means to keep finding your voice when the world keeps trying to tell you what it should sound like.
Formats: Keynote (45–60 min) · Workshop (half-day)
The Divine Feminine in Literature
For: Women’s organizations, spiritual communities, academic programs
On creativity, resistance, and why we tell stories even when it’s hard. This talk draws on 40+ years of writing experience and Dawn’s own journey from a 9-year-old journalist to an internationally published author.
Formats: Keynote (45 min) · Workshop (3 hours)
WATCH DAWN IN ACTION
Her TEDx Talk: Creativity With Purpose
In this TEDx Talk, Dawn explores the relationship between creativity and courage and what it means to write stories that matter when the world tells you not to bother.
Past Engagements
TEDx Talk
Preview books before you buy
2022 · TEDx Program
University Lecture
Writing Social Justice
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Literary Festival
The Research Behind the Novel
North Carolina
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