News & Events

April 26, 2025 @ 11 am to 12:30 pm

Mocha Lisa’s Caffe & Books

22 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065, Suite 34

*New location from last year

Organization co-chair, Author Panel moderator

June 11, 2025

Festivities begin at 10 am in the Schenectady Historic Stockade with the grand entry of Lafayette by horse-drawn carriage. The all-day long celebration concludes with dinner at the Glen Sanders Mansion.

June 21, 2025

(tentative)

Clifton Park Center Mall, 22 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park, NY 12065

America 250 - organization committee member

Stay tuned for specific upcoming events in 2025 and beyond!

August 23, 2025 @ 10am to 4pm

Mabee Farm Historic Site

1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150

October 03, 2025 @ 6 pm to 9 pm (tentative)

Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

October 12, 2024 @ 11am to 3pm

Mabee Farm Historic Site

1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150

November 2025

(tentative speaker)

December 06, 2025 (tentative)

Book signing

February 06, 2025, 06:00 PM EST to February 21, 2025, 12:00 PM EST

Donor

In celebration of the launch of Amy Patricia Meade's 19th traditionally published mystery, she's put together a benefit for Whiskers Animal Benevolent League, including a silent auction of books by NYS Capital Region authors.

All proceeds benefit Whiskers Animal Benevolent League.

February 08, 2025

Moderator

Authors from the Accidental Time Travelers Collective gather to discuss writing short stories, publishing, and (of course!) time travel

Released to newsletter subscribers: March 25, 2024

Join Kiersten’s Pen Pals to read for FREE!

March 25, 2024 - April 22, 2024

Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site that supports a wide community of authors and publishers. Supporters pledge a donation in exchange for goodies related to the cause. Should the campaign not meet its goal, supporters are not asked to give their pledged amount.

Vails Gate Publishing LLC will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to help fund production for and share the general good news about “The General’s Watch.”

Visit the link below to sign-up for a notification of when the campaign goes live!

April 27, 2024

Mocha Lisa’s Caffe & Books

22 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065

April 27, 2024

Proctors Theatre

432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305

The Enlightened series, book two

eBook Release: April 30, 2024

Print edition: May 04, 2024

June 01, 2024

Albany Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12205

June 2024 edition

interview

June 22, 2024

A special presentation for members of the Shenectada DAR chapter

Mention in Musings of a Bookish Historian

July 01, 2024

Quote: “And this is where Kiersten comes in. In November 2022, she reached out to me about reading and reviewing Witness to the Revolution, a historic fantasy novel with elements of romance, time travel, and adventure. I read it, loved it, and reviewed it, next one. She wasn’t the first author I worked with, after all. However, something incredible happened…”

Stock image by @digitalcontentwritersindia

July 15, 2024

Book: The General’s Watch

Iron in the Water: How American Rebels Blocked British Control of the Hudson River

August 10, 2024

Presenter, book signing

(photo by: The Husband)

August 10, 2024

Release date of Vails Gate edition of Witness to the Revolution

August 24, 2024

Mabee Farm Historic Site, Schenectady County Historical Society

1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150

September 17, 2024

University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12222

October 05, 2024

Saratoga City Center, 522 Broadway | Saratoga Springs, New York 12866

The Saratoga Book Festival is a special event of the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Proceeds of the Saratoga Book Festival will be used to fund the Saratoga Springs 1000 Book Before Kindergarten program.

October 12, 2024

Book signing

October 13, 2024

Recipient

“Demonstration of Extraordinary Effort in Raising Awareness of Revolutionary Patriots and America’s 250th Anniversary.” - NSDAR

To learn more about the Daughters of the Revolution and our dedication to celebrating and preserving our American inheritance, please visit the the NSDAR website.

Recipient

“The purpose of the Women in the Arts Recognition Award is to recognize and honor a woman who has exhibited excellence in her chosen genre. This award is an art award; designed to recognize worthy women for outstanding achievements in the non-performance arts… The recipient is expected to have contributed to her artistic field in an outstanding manner beyond mastery of technique.” ~ NSDAR

December 07, 2024

Book signing

389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, New York

December 08, 2024

Publication of short story “Reels Through Time,” a sequel from the same universe as “Muse” (ATTC, volume 2, 2023)

Book: The General’s Watch

First print edition released: February 14, 2023

April 15, 2023, 11 AM - 4 PM

Hosted at Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA. Co-Sponsored by Authors Congress, LLC, Liberty & Co., and AmRev Round Table.

The Authors of the American Revolution Congress is a blended conference of literary celebration and scholarly discussion focused on the American Revolution and foundations of American governing.

During the month of April, “Witness to the Revolution” was entered in the Cover of the Month competition, hosted by All Author. There were four rounds. My girl, Savvy, made it to the final round of the competition. Thank you to everyone who voted!

July 15, 2023, 2 PM - 3:30 PM

Hosted by the Schenectady Historical Society at Mabee Farm Historic Site

Saturday, August 12, 2023, 9 AM - 5:30 PM

Presentation “The Peasant Prince in America: Thaddeus Kosciuszko”

Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts

August 18, 2023

Podcast hosts: Bob Cudmore & Dave Greene

Places to listen: BobCudmore.com, SoundCloud, Audacy, iTunes, The NY Almanack, the NYS Museum. The recording also aired on several Capital District radio stations.

September 23, 2023, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Hosted by: NYS Writers Institute, based at the University at Albany

1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222

September 26, 2023

Book: Witness to the Revolution

September 26, 2023

Season 4, episode 9: Tadeusz Kościuszko with Kiersten Marcil - Revolution 250 Podcast

Podcast hosts: Robert J. Allison & Jonathan Lane

September 29, 2023

Book: Witness to the Revolution

Category: historical fantasy

October 14, 2023, 10 AM - 2:00 PM

Participant in the Literary Marketplace

The Saratoga City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

October 25, 2023

Book: Witness to the Revolution

Image: Lasell Hall, home of the Schoharie Chapter

October 29, 2023, 9 AM - 11 AM

Participant in book talks and other treats

MochaLisa's Caffé & Books, 22 Clifton Country Road, Suite 34, Clifton Park, NY 12065

December 02, 2023 @ 11 am - 4 pm

Fort Plain Museum, 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339

December 08, 2023

Editor and Contributing Author (“Muse”)

December 13, 2023

Book: Witness to the Revolution

December 31, 2023

Book: Witness to the Revolution

Category: Historical Fantasy

Ep. 1: Interviewee (Dec. 20, 2021)

Ep. 3: Interviewer - with Kathleen Foxx, podcast host of #BaddAssWriters (Jan. 30, 2022)

Ep. 5: Interviewer - with Keith W. Willis, author of the Knights of Kilbourne (Feb. 27, 2022)

January 15, 2022

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Interviewee

S1E9 - The Line Between Fact and Fiction || Kiersten Marcil by badasswriters (anchor.fm)

February 01, 2022

Moderator

Co-sponsored by Nathan’s Papers and Liberty & Co.

April 23, 2022

Presenter

August 13, 2022

Photo by: Salina B. Baker

Hosted by NYS Writers Institute and SUNY Albany

September 17, 2022

December 08, 2022

Editor

December 10, 2022, at 1 PM EST

Live celebration with Champagne Book Group authors.

First edition eBook release: December 12, 2022