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Book Club and Speaking Engagements:

Tracy Shawn loves to connect with readers and is happy to visit your book club for either a virtual or in-person visit! Please fill out her contact form (https://www.tracyshawn.com/contact-t-shawn/) with your email, book club name (if you have one), location, and preferred dates. Her novels The Grace of Crows, Second Edition and Floating Underwater include discussion questions.

Ms. Shawn is also available to speak at conferences, retreats, writing seminars, and more. Her topics include writing, speaking about her books, the creative life, self-motivation, and anxiety.

Her keynote speech, “From Stressed and Scattered to Calm and Centered,” offers innovate ways to overcome emotional tension to find a more balanced and productive way to live and work. Tracy is an award-winning author and has written numerous articles about ways to combat anxiety, the healing power of reading, and ways to keep motivated as a writer. An experienced Toastmaster, she has earned an Advanced Communicator Bronze award for “exceptional achievements in the Toastmasters International Communication Program.” Her educational background includes an M.A. in clinical psychology.

 

Speaking Engagements:

 

 

Moderated the fifth Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan of La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts on April 2, 2025. Discussing the ways to “Rev Up Your Writing Projects with the esteemed panelists Lisa Angle, Maryanne Knight, and Rachel Sarah Thurston.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moderated the fourth Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan of La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts on July 12, 2024. Discussing the “Art of the Short Story” with the esteemed authors Melodie Johnson Howe, Gabriel Lucatero, and Max Talley.

 

 

 

 

Created the third Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan for La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts. Co-moderated our third symposium, interviewing authors Elizabeth Gould, M.S. of “Your Best Health by Friday” and Cynthia Warring of “Bodies Unbound: Transforming Lives Through Touch”  on the theme of “Body/Mind Connection. (December 2023)

 

 

Created the second Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium with founder Mike Cregan for La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts. Co-moderated our second symposium, interviewing singer/songwriter Dan Diamond, award-winning author Janet Lucy, and Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio on the theme of “Inviting the Muse.” (August 25, 2023)

 

 

Created “Santa Barbara Writer’s Symposium” with La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts founder Mike Cregan. Co-Moderated our first symposium, interviewing  poet Simon Kiefer, novelist D.J. Palladino, author Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, and singer/songwriter Emily Yurcheshen on the “Art of Writing.” (June 23, 2023)

 

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Public Reading from debut novel “The Grace of Crows” at Misa & Martin Gallery in Santa Barbara, California on December 28, 2020: https://youtu.be/ml6aTDv-JRQ 

 

Speaker with Santa Barbara Speakers’ Symposium on September 12, 2019 “Three Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult People”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Woman FEARLESS Washington D.C. Summit 

(photo credit: workbyjuan.com)

 

Carpe Data, Software Company in Santa Barbara, CA   

 

Fast Spring, Global Digital Commerce Platform Company

 

Testimonials:

 

“Tracy grabs you with gentleness, carries you to the place of compassion, and delivers you with stories that captivate and transform the way you see yourself and others. You will leave feeling guided to another way of seeing, more free to feel, and the development of your compassion muscle as she thoughtfully takes you through an experience with her prose and story telling.” Matthew Lowe (commenting on Tracy Shawn’s public reading from debut novel, “The Grace of Crows.”) Matthew Lowe is an author, professional speaker, founder of Change Maker industries, community healer, and compassion trainer.

 

 

“Tracy Shawn is a sincere, heartfelt speaker, who speaks with sincerity and passion. When Tracy speaks, she delivers with an inner fire that makes audiences hang on her every word.” James Darnborough (commenting on Tracy Shawn’s speech: “Three Secret Tactics for Dealing with Difficult People.”) Mr. Darnborough is the current president of Woodland Toastmasters and a highly regarded Santa Barbara Real Estate Agent

 

 

 

“Tracy’s talk was an absolutely critical opportunity for our team to address the aspect of the workday that, while often ignored, can be the most impactful – I’m talking about how to deal with stress. Through specific examples, her own experiences and scientific studies, Tracy helped bring to light not only how to identify and combat this anxiety, which in turn allows for, and even enhances, productivity and focus. I highly recommend using Tracy’s speech as a springboard for constructive conversations in the workplace about mitigating stress and optimizing creativity and efficiency.” ~~Matt McLaughlin, Director, Technology with Carpe Data

 

 

“Tracy Shawn has put anxiety warriors on the map. Her speech about how to pull ones self out of the trenches of stress, anxiety and worry put in motion a new way of thinking whether it’s at work or my personal life. A must see for those over-cumbered with everyday stress and anxiety.” ~~Connor Winship, Office Administrator with Carpe Data

 

“Tracy was very engaging during our company lunch and learn. She gave our group helpful reminders for how to deal with stress & anxiety. She focused on the importance of prioritizing managing stress as the first step to managing workplace relationships. At a time when our company is experiencing rapid growth and increasing financial targets, Tracy presentation helped encouraged our group to take a step back and direct our attention to building impactful relationships at work. She took the time to get to know our group and our company’s value, and tailored her presentation to our needs.” ~~Priscilla Figueroa, People Operations Specialist with Fast Spring

 

 

Four-Minute Clip From Keynote Speech

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