I give readings, present at conferences, and teach workshops in Asia, the U.S., and Europe. My speaking engagements include the Asia Society, Princeton University, Columbia University, Oxford University, The American University of Paris, La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts, and the Japan Writers Conference. I’m also a regular speaker at the beautiful Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan.
Upcoming Events
PAST EVENTS
Ann Tashi Slater talks with Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, about the legends surrounding the bardo teachings; her own experience of illness and how it paralleled the bardo journey; how TheTibetan Book of the Dead can teach us to live fully; and her new book, Traveling in Bardo (Balance/Hachette). Listen here.
Ann Tashi Slater returns to the Mindrolling podcast to talk with host Raghu Markus about her writing, her Tibetan heritage, bardo, and her close connection to The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Listen or watch here.
A three-part talk with Kate Hanley about the writing life. The conversation ranges from the practicalities of writing to the inner landscape of creativity to how looking outward can open us to new ways of seeing. Listen to all 3 episodes here.
Join Ann Tashi Slater at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA for an author event in celebration of her new book, Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World. Ann will be in conversation with Sylvia Boorstein.
Join Ann and Fernando Ona for an illuminating conversation about Ann’s new book, Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World. Hosted by the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Live online conversation with audience Q&A. Register here to join the livestream and access ad-free replay.
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Ann Tashi Slater will be in conversation with Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen for the launch of her new book, Traveling in Bardo. RSVP here - seating is limited.
Slater will speak about her new book, Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World. RSVP here to attend in person or online.
In a world where nothing lasts forever, how do we live? Join us for a conversation with Ann Tashi Slater to launch her new book, a luminous exploration of how we can navigate transition and impermanence, rooted in the Tibetan tradition of bardo. She will be in conversation with Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of Inheritance and Signal Fires, followed by a signing. RSVP here.
Join us for a wonderful evening of literary readings and conversation! Looking forward to reading with Florentyna Leow, Craig Mod, Kyoko Nakajima, Kanako Nishi, Leo Elizabeth Takada, Ginny Tapley Takemori, and Yuki Tejima.
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SOLD OUT! Ann Tashi Slater returns to The Rubin Museum for a conversation about bardo with writer and editor Tenzin Dickie and scholar and poet Dominique Townsend.