The “Cultures Collide” Tour: Understanding the Slam Dance in the Mosh Pit of a Borderless World

‘Cultures Collide’ Tour: Understanding the slam-dance in the mosh pit of a borderless world Building 240, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, United States

Cultural Vista's talented CEO Jennifer Clinton, teaming up with Hostelling International, have engaged me to start a speaking tour themed "cultures collide," using my three novels as a jumping off point to discuss the immense blessings and real dangers that occur when different cultures bang up against each other. First stop on the tour will […]

Soon Appearing in Los Angeles

Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA, United States

LA bound to read on Nov. 3rd at the Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse.

Private event for Sarah Lawrence College alumni

Private reading for Sarah Lawrence alumni only Private Event. Address witheld, New York, NY, United States

  An intimate and private reading of The Man with No Borders for Sarah Lawrence College alumni only.

The “Cultures Collide” Book Tour: Boston

CV/Hostelling International 10 Stuart Street, Boston, MA, United States

Part three of the "Cultures Collide" tour, where I'll be riffing about my novels and what actually happens when cultures rub up against each other, will take place Nov. 21st at Hostelling International's Boston hostel. Co-hosted with Cultural Vistas. Come and join us!

SLC Online Discussion of The Man with No Borders

Sarah Lawrence College: Join us for a special evening with alumnus Richard C. Morais ’81 in a live discussion of his most recent novel The Man With No Borders. In advance of this event, you can read the novel along with Richard.

Rainbow Railroad Road to Freedom Literary Festival Jan 12th, 2023, in NYC

by John Brooksgraphite and colored pencil on paper There are 69 UN Member States where being LGBTQ+ is criminalized, and in 10 of those countries the sentence for same-sex intimacy can be death. Come join me as I host the Road to Freedom Literary Festival at Penn 1 in NYC on Jan 12th, 2023 , […]

MILFORD MOONS: Book-Lover’s Scholarship and Fundraising Event

Hotel Fauchere Hotel Fauchere, 401 Broad Street, Milford, PA, United States

Internationally renowned author and Milford Readers & Writers Festival Editorial Director Richard C. Morais will be launching his latest book, Milford Moons: A writer’s visual love letter to his ancestral village, with a book signing and fundraising exhibit of related photographs. This joyous and special event will take place June 7th between 12 – 2 […]

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A Night to Remember: The 2025 TriVersity Writers Scholarship Fundraiser

403 Broad Street, Milford, Pa. 18337 403 Broad Street, Milford, PA, United States

Be inspired by the LGBTQ+ literary voices of the past while lifting the LGBTQ+ literary voices of the future. “Living Legend” journalist Frank Pizzoli discusses the writers in his acclaimed book Passionate Outliers, shedding light on the “Violet Quill” and why era-defining literary voices like the late Edmund White and Milford’s own Sean Strub emerged […]

Milford Writing Institute: Fall 2025 Retreat Program

La Posada 210 2nd Street, Milford, PA, United States

Aspiring Writer's Retreat: Masterclasses with Richard C. Morais Subjects: Fiction, Memoir and Non-Fiction. Target Audience: Aspiring writers interested in improving their skills and body of work, leading to publication. Retreat requirements: A significant start on an ambitious piece of writing; must submit a 10-page writing sample and have a Zoom interview with Milford Writing Institute’s founder, Richard […]

Free