2019
Speaking
Jack is a speaker and seasoned writing teacher, who participates in speaking opportunities with state, national and international historical and writing groups, including Military Writers Society of America, the Writers League of Texas, SouthWest Writers, Historical Novel Society, Austin Public Library Book Festival, Louisiana Book Festival, Sons of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas and Historical Writers of America. He was given the President’s Award by MWSA in 2022 for his contribution to teaching the craft of creative writing to military veterans. He was the keynote speaker for two 80th anniversary D-Day memorial services and the 100th anniversary of the Armistice in France. He has recently been invited to speak at the 2026 Pearl Harbor Memorial Service.
Teaching
Jack teaches writing classes to writing groups, including classes on the devices and conventions of creative writing.
Speaking Topics
Workshops
Jack’s workshops include structure of the novel, integrating front- and back-story, and revising drafts, among others.
Classes
Keynote Speaking Engagements
Jack was the keynote speaker at the United States Military Cemetery in France for Armistice Day Memorial Service on the 100th Anniversary of World War 1, Veterans Day at the Silent Wings Museum, 80th Anniversary of D-Day Memorial Services at two American Military Cemeteries in France, among others.
Literary Presentations
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For Your Next Event
Upcoming Events
April 8th, 2026 | Spicewood, Texas
Bound By Books Book Club
Spicewood Community Library
May 12th, 2026 | New Braunfels, Texas
New Braunfels Book and Author Luncheon
June 17th, 2026 | Fredericksburg, Texas
National Museum of the Pacific War webcast
September 8th, 2026 | Helotes, Texas
Helotes Historical Society Book Talk
October 27th, 2026 | Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock Preservation Society Book Talk
December 7th, 2026 | Oahu, Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Memorial Service
January 9th, 2027 | New Braunfels, Texas
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Ferdinand Lindheimer Chapter Book Talk
Recent Events
January 17, 2026 | Austin, Texas
Book Talk and Signing
United Daughters of the Confederacy
May 15th- 17th, 2025 | San Marcos, TX
The Extended Boundaries of the Republic of Texas, A Panel, at the Alliance for Texas History, Annual Meeting
Texas State University
March 13th, 2025 | Houston, TX
Brazos Book Store
March 6th, 2025 | San Antonio, TX
The Twig Book Shop: Jack Woodville London - Dangerous Latitudes
March 2nd, 2025 | Austin, TX
BookPeople Presents: Jack Woodville London - Dangerous Latitudes
June 6th, 2024 | Normandy, France
Memorial Service for the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings of WWII
May 19th, 2024 | Austin, TX
Sons of the Republic of Texas
History of the Boundaries of the Republic of Texas
June 6th, 2024 | Brittany American Military Cemetery, Saint-James, France
Keynote Speaker: 80th Anniversary of D-Day Landings
June 6th, 2024 | Brittany American Military Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Memorial Service 80th Anniversary of Allied Invasion of Normandy
June 6th, 2024 | Brittany American Military Cemetery, Montjoie-Saint-Martin, France
Memorial Service 80th Anniversary of Allied Invasion of Normandy
June 8th, 2024 | Saint Mere Eglise, France
Parade Marshal, 80th D-Day Anniversary Celebration
July 20th-27th, 2024 | OUSSA Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Class: The Reformation and the Renaissance
Recent Press
February 2025 | Austin Lifestyle Magazine
February 2025 | New York Journal of Books, review
April 21, 2025 | High Plains Observer, excerpt
May 14, 2025 | Southern Literary Review, review
May 2025 Books of Note: Jack Woodville London’s “Dangerous Latitudes"
May 31, 2025 | South Texas News, interview
June 9, 2025 | Writing on the Air KOOP, radio interview
July 4, 2025 | High Plains Public Radio
July 13, 2025 | Ricochet, review
September 21, 2025 | Amarillo Globe News interview
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