Virtual Bookish Events for April 18-24, 2022
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 and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, April 18, 2022
6:00 PM — Henry Louis Gates and Andrew Curran — Who's Black and Why? with Celeste Headlee
6:30 PM — I Own My Magic | Michelle Goodloe in conversation with Brittany Fagan
7:00 PM — Daisy Pitkin, author of ON THE LINE, in conversation with Kassidy Tarala!
7:30 PM — Renia White: Casual Conversation
8:00 PM — Gary Phillips — One-Shot Harry - with Watler Mosley
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
2:00 PM — Library Love Fest: Katie Gutierrez, author of MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
7:00 PM — A Middle Grade Mashup! Diana Renn, Elaine Dimopoulos, and Sheela Chari
7:00 PM — James Bird with Nic Stone, The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls
7:00 PM — Ordinary Equality: An Evening with Kate Kelly and Brandon Wolf
8:00 PM — J.C. Cervantes Flirting with Fate Virtual Launch Event
8:00 PM — Sajni Patel for MY SISTER'S BIG FAT INDIAN WEDDING
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
6:30 PM — Acclaimed Poet and Publisher Jonathan Galassi: School Days
7:00 PM — Anthology Reading for I Wanna Be Loved By You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe
7:00 PM — SOFI AND THE BONE SONG with Adrienne Tooley and Allison Saft
8:00 PM — Ingrid Andersson, author of JORDEMODER: POEMS OF A MIDWIFE, in conversation with Miranda Welch!
10:00 PM — Ben Shattuck and Nina MacLaughlin - Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Terry Faust and Daniel Marcus
Thursday, April 21, 2022
6:30 PM — CBH Talk - A Black Tale of Returning Home: Lawrence Jackson and Nelson George in Conversation
7:00 PM — Blood Sugar: An Evening with Sascha Rothchild and Billy Corben
10:00 PM — Jeff Deutsch and Stephen Sparks - In Praise of Good Bookstores
Friday, April 22, 2022
11:00 AM — Deborah Hopkinson & Chuck Groenink—Only One
1:00 PM — Celebrate Earth Day with Author Julian Hoffman in a Special Go Green Reads Event
6:00 PM — Date Night w/ Alyssa Cole ft. Sharon C. Cooper, Tara Pammi, Leslye Penelope, and Diana Quincy
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Sunday, April 24, 2022
1:00 PM — Literary Modiin April Author Event with Patrick Hicks, Rutu Modan, and Omer Friedlander
3:00 PM — 2022 Edgar Award Celebration! - Best Juvenile Finalists
4:00 PM — Native American Read-In
5:00 PM — SIDE AFFECTS by Hil Malatino
For Writers - Free
Monday, April 18, 2022
9:00 AM — Morning Write In
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
3:00 PM — Fun with Plotting
8:15 PM — Write Brain: Opening Pages That Lead to Yes, with Angie Hodapp
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
5:00 PM — Inside Writing: Breaking In with Night Gardener author Jonathan Auxier
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, April 21, 2022
7:00 PM — Authors and Libraries: Being Awesome Together with Robin Bradford
7:00 PM — World Building in a Contemporary Setting
7:30 PM — Publishing Options and Opportunities
Friday, April 22, 2022
9:00 PM — Morning Write-In
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
7:00 PM — Janelle Monáe and collaborating writer Alaya Dawn Johnson — starting at $34.00
Thursday, April 21, 2022
8:00 PM — DeMisty D. Bellinger and Melissa Scholes Young for NEW TO LIBERTY — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, April 18, 2022
2:00 PM — Poetry As Spiritual Writing Workshop — starting at $10.00
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
2:00 PM — Tarot Tuesday Writing Workshop — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — The Joy (Really!) of Revision with Anne Elliott — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:00 PM — Build Better Critique Groups — starting at $25.00
Thursday, April 21, 2022
7:15 PM — Sound and Symbol: How to Use Poetry to Deepen Your Prose with Carol Despeaux Fawcett — starting at $39.00
9:00 PM — Poetry As Spiritual Practice — starting at $10.00
Friday, April 22, 2022
10:00 AM — Changing Your Life: Turning Reality Into Fiction — starting at $150.00
10:30 AM — Everyone's a Critic: Writing Reviews — starting at $75.00
Saturday, April 23, 2022
10:00 AM — What Makes It a Poem? How to Make and Break the Poetic Line — starting at $150.00
10:30 AM — Pillow Book: Journaling to Inspire — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Towards Survival — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Launch to Success: Self Publishing in 2022 with Deanna Roy — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — Plotting Seminars, Part 3: Plot and Story — starting at $20.00
12:00 PM — The Secrets of Writing a First Line, First Paragraph, and First Chapter with Tiffany Reisz — starting at $30.00
12:00 PM — Your Book Starts Here: Learn to Storyboard Your Book! — starting at $122.50
12:30 PM — Chance Encounters: Synchronicity, Coincidence and the Divine with Karen Finley — starting at $124.00
Sunday, April 24, 2022
12:30 PM — The Dream Archetype Meets the Hero’s Journey: A Craft Talk and Writing Experience with Tzivia Gover and Lori Soderlind — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — The Joy of Editing with Daniel Lawless & Frances Richey — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Writing Transgender and Nonbinary Characters with Milo Todd — starting at $75.00
4:10 PM — Writing About Parenthood — starting at $76.50 with code SPRING2022
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.