Virtual Bookish Events for April 1-7, 2024
The Virtual Bookish Events Newsletter is sent weekly and events are separated into four categories: For Readers - Free, For Writers - Free, For Readers - Paid, For Writers - Paid.
This newsletter is sponsored by Free Expressions Seminars, Gathr: Host Bookish Events, and Coastal Magic Convention.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
8:00 PM — Casey McQuiston and Justinian Huang for THE PAIRING and THE EMPEROR AND THE ENDLESS PALACE
Friday, April 5, 2024
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Sunday, April 7, 2024
For Writers - Free
Monday, April 1, 2024
4:00 PM — Getting Reviews for Picture Books
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
7:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: Free one-hour classes in Essays, Fiction, Stand-Up Comedy, and more
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
2:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: One-hour classes in Screenwriting, CNF and more
7:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: One-hour classes in Fiction, Humor Writing, TV, Memoir, and more
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, April 4, 2024
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
12:00 PM — Book Club with author, Mindy Weinstein, PhD — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — In-Conversation: with Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur: Zibby Owens — starting at $8.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
7:00 PM — Making Marketing Easier for Authors — starting at $15.00
1:00 PM — Craft Your Memoir’s Beat Sheet — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Does It Have to Be Memoir?: Reimagining Your True Story w/Beth Kephart — starting at $25.00
Thursday, April 4, 2024
7:15 PM — Pivots and Payoff: How to Write and Unforgettable Ending Every Time with Steven James — starting at $39.00
9:00 PM — Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Writing Climate Fiction with Sarena Ulibarri — starting at $25.00
Friday, April 5, 2024
9:00 AM — Nuts and Bolts of Novel Planning: Story Beats — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Writer's Block Isn't Real: A Class About Embracing Stillness — starting at $85.00
Saturday, April 6, 2024
10:00 AM — How to Write a Lot! — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Show and Tell Intensive — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Truth be Told: How to Write Powerful Personal Stories — starting at $40.00
10:00 AM — Using the Tools of Fiction in Nonfiction — starting at $60.00
10:30 AM — Make Writing Fun Again — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Transcending the Self in Poems — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Writing the Disabled Body in Prose — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Form and Possibility: Finding Freedom within Constraints with Dr. Taylor Byas — starting at $119.00
11:00 AM — Riding the Wave of Writer's Block: Productivity Hacks for Authors — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Writing Texas Poetry — starting at $70.00
Sunday, April 7, 2024
12:30 PM — Shaping Visual Form with Emily Luan — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — The Writer’s Toolbox — starting at $210.00
4:00 PM — Absurdist Poetry — starting at $70.00
Disclaimer: Including events in this roundup doesn’t imply an endorsement of the authors, organizations, or events. I do not claim responsibility for the quality or execution of these events.