Virtual Bookish Events for May 6-12, 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.

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For Readers - Free

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

• 7:15 PM — Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan for SIMONE

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• 2:00 PM — Chalk Scribblers meet the author: Amina Akhtar

Thursday, May 9, 2024

• 3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Presents: Mona Awad's ROUGE!

Friday, May 10, 2024

• 1:00 PM — Behind the Scenes of Influencer Books in the Making

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For Writers - Free

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• 10:00 AM — Distributing Your Audiobook

• 7:00 PM — School & Library Marketing: What Authors Should Know

• 7:00 PM — The Muddle in the Middle

• 7:00 PM — Tips for Revision from the Pros!

• 7:00 PM — Writing Young Adult Novels

• 8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Bess Carnan

Thursday, May 9, 2024

• 4:00 PM — Thursdays on the Stoop—Writing the Wounded Character: How Feelings, Emotions, and Fear Function in Plot w/ Emily Jon Tobias

• 7:30 PM — Bringing Characters to Life

Friday, May 10, 2024

• 2:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

• 6:30 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

Saturday, May 11, 2024

• 10:00 AM — How Create a Compelling Voice

• 11:00 AM — Process Your Process

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For Writers - Paid

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

• 7:00 PM — Ask Me Anything with Lit Agent Sera Rivers — starting at $5.00

• 8:00 PM — Poems for Our Time: An Ending — starting at $20.00

• 8:30 PM — The Energy of Now! Writing with Improvisational Elements — starting at $20.00

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• 2:00 PM — Micro Memoir: Writing and Publishing Tiny True Stories with Heather Sellers — starting at $25.00

Thursday, May 9, 2024

• 7:15 PM — How to Write Characters with Agency with Janice Hardy — starting at $39.00

Friday, May 10, 2024

• (2 days) — Ohio Writing Workshop — starting at $189.00

Saturday, May 11, 2024

• 10:00 AM — All About Memoir — starting at $149.00

• 11:00 AM — Twisting Facts into Stories: Reality in Fiction and Nonfiction with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho — starting at $119.00

• 11:00 AM — Wellness for Writers with Jen Knox — starting at $145.00

• 12:30 PM — The Basics of Writing Award-Winning Fiction and Nonfiction for Children and Teens — starting at $30.00

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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.