Virtual Bookish Events for April 21-27, 2025
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, Coastal Magic Convention, and Author & Editor Dave Reed.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
7:00 PM — Love & Verse for Now
8:00 PM — Brittany N. Williams and Mia Tsai for IRON TONGUE OF MIDNIGHT
10:00 PM — Story Hour: R.J. Joseph and Eric Raglin
For Writers - Free
Monday, April 21, 2025
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poets Luisa A. Igloria & Christina Pugh
7:30 PM — Publishing Options and Opportunities
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
7:00 PM — How to Write a Synopsis for Your Novel
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
12:00 PM — How to Book Podcasts as an Author
7:30 PM — Social Media for Authors
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Bess Carnan
Thursday, April 24, 2025
2:00 PM — Writers Lunch: Kindle Listing Mistakes New Authors Should Avoid
7:30 PM — Copyright Basics
Friday, April 25, 2025
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
8:00 PM — Emily Henry | Great Big Beautiful Life with Kennedy Ryan — starting at $29.99
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
6:00 PM — Emily Henry discusses GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE — starting at $37.17
Thursday, April 24, 2025
3:30 PM — Reading James Baldwin: Imani Perry - Sonny's Blues & The Uses of the Blues — starting at $40.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
7:30 PM — Estate Planning for Authors — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
2:00 PM — Tugging the Tow-Lines in Memoir — starting at $40.00
3:00 PM — The Fine Art of Containment: Finding New Ways to Hold Your Story with Brenda Miller — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Finding Your Voice and Style with Mac Crane — starting at $119.00
8:00 PM — Self-Publishing 101: What, Why, and How — starting at $25.00
Thursday, April 24, 2025
12:00 PM — Poetry As Spiritual Practice Writing Workshop — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — Craft Lecture with Jane Hirshfield — starting at $150.00
Saturday, April 26, 2025
10:00 AM — How to Write Compelling Scenes — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Micro Memoir How-to — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Natural Meter Crash Course — starting at $60.00
10:30 AM — Finding Your Ending — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Standing Out in the Agent Search with James Mustelier — starting at $45.00
12:30 PM — Book Publicity for Writers with Kristina Marie Darling — starting at $150.00
12:30 PM — Screenwriting: Master Craft Class on the Short Film Form with C.C. Webster — starting at $130.00
6:00 PM — From Bookseller to Debut Author — starting at $25.00
Sunday, April 27, 2025
12:30 PM — We've Only Just Begun: Publishing Poetry After 65 with Jo Ann Mort — starting at $150.00
12:30 PM — Writing and Blending Genre Fiction with Terrence McCauley — starting at $150.00
2:00 PM — Kickstarter for Writers — starting at $50.00
2:00 PM — Bearing Witness: Writing About Place with Tamara Dean — starting at $99.00
3:00 PM — Creative Writing: World Building — starting at $1.00
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.