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S.Z. Putnam

Events 2025

PRE-ORDERS are OPEN for Booked Eau Claire!

Pick up options are available during the event on September 12th & 13th

or you can choose to have your order shipped to you in advance!

*Loose Change: Picking up the Pieces is the book featured during S.Z. Putnam's session at the convention.

2025 Summary

Nov 14th-18th Fall Art Exhibit

Thursday, Feb 20th Evolve: a women's professional and personal development retreat

Thursday, Apr 17th Hmoob 50th Celebration

Monday, June 8th Vivid Presents: The Art of Resilience

Saturday, Aug 16th A Conversation with S.Z. Putnam: Reflections of a Hmong Daughter

Fri & Sat, 12th & 13th Booked Eau Claire Convention

Nov 14th-18th Encounters: Through Story - Celebrating Diversity

Nov 14th-18th, 2025

Encounters: Through Story

Celebrating Diversity

In person exhibit at the ECAHMAA

1320 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701

Hosted by JONAH and in collaboration with the Eau Claire Hmong Mutual Assistance Association and the UWEC Art Department.

Sat, Sept 13, 2025

8am to 5pm CST

Booked Eau Claire Convention

In person event at The Lismore

Purchase tickets at: https://bookedeauclaire.com/

Saturday Schedule

8am Attendee Registration Opens

9:00am-9:50am Workshop: From Trauma & Despair to Repair with S.Z. Putnam

10:00am-10:50am Group Panel: Celebrating Disability & Mental Health Representation with S.Z. Putnam, Britton Ashley, Katie Mettner, and Tracy Chipman

11:00am-12:30pm VIP Signing Hall Access (Silver + Gold Readers)

12:30-1:00pm Break for Lunch (signing + vending hall closed)

1:00pm-2:00pm *Speaker Presentation (signing hall closed)

2:00-2:30 pm *Speaker Q&A (signing hall closed)

3:00-5:00 pm **Speaker Meet + Greet

2:30pm-5:00pm Signing Hall Open

8:00am-12:30pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm Bookstore + Vendors Open

*Must have a SILVER or GOLD ticket to see speaker presentation + Q&A*

**Only GOLD ticket holders have access to the Speaker Presentation, Q&A, and Meet + Greet.**

Fri, Sept 12, 2025

Event: 11am to 5pm

PJ Party: 6pm to 10pm CST

*the PJ Party event is for Authors, Influencers, Vendors, and Silver or Gold Ticket Holders.*

Booked Eau Claire Convention

In person event at The Lismore

Purchase tickets at: https://bookedeauclaire.com/

Friday Schedule

11:00am Attendee Registration Opens

12:00-2:00pm VIP Signing (Silver + Gold Readers)

2:00-5:00pm General Signing

12:00- 5:00 pm Vendors Open

6:00-10:00 pm *PJ Party Event

NOTE: some authors/vendors may not be present on Friday since this was a late addition.

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

3pm to 4pm

A Conversation with S.Z. Putnam: Reflections of a Hmong Daughter

In person event at the Chippewa Valley Museum

1204 E Half Moon Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703

Join S.Z. Putnam as she shares her family's Hmong immigration and settlement experience and her joys and struggles in embracing her ethnicity through stories and poems. Several of these poems are being written just for this performance and are inspired by the Anderson to Yang exhibit. This program is included with admission.

For more information or to register, see the online calendar at www.cvmuseum.com

Mon, Jun 8, 2025

6pm-8pm

Vivid Presents: The Art of Resilience