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
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.
In this virtual Informasia event, author and professor Ann Tashi Slater talked about her Tibetan roots, with a special focus on bardo.
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.
Tsering Yangzom Lama (We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies) and I reading from our work. Discussion with Jamyang Norbu.
In the latest episode of “Life As It Is,” Ann Tashi Slater joins co-hosts James Shaheen and Sharon Salzberg to discuss near-death experiences, end-of-life rituals, and what the living can learn from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Listen here.
In this episode of the American Writers Museum podcast, Nate King interviews writer Ann Tashi Slater and Princeton University Latin Americanist Peter Johnson about their friendship with Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, Arenas’s life, and Slater’s translation of his work. (https://americanwritersmuseum.org/podcast/episode-9-reinaldo-arenas/)
I spoke with Raghu Markus on the Mindrolling podcast about my Tibetan family history, what I’ve learned from THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, and the powerful lessons the book holds for us today. (https://bit.ly/3AFs2qX)
A Narrative Healing Live chat about the role that our ancestors’ stories and wisdom play in our creative lives. My conversation with Jessica Kung Dreyfus and Kim Thai was moderated by Lisa Weinert.
I spoke with leading anesthesiologist Dr. Anita Gupta about a serious illness, my Tibetan family history, and COVID-19.