Virtual Bookish Events for August 7-13, 2023
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
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
4:00 PM — B&N Book Club: Adrienne Brodeur discusses LITTLE MONSTERS
7:00 PM — Jennifer Chiaverini: Canary Girls
8:00 PM — TEXT APPEAL: Launch Party with Romance Authors Amber Roberts and Sarah Adler in Conversation
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
6:00 PM — Guadalupe Nettel — Still Born - with Natasha Wimmer
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with M. Evelina Galang & Gina Apostol
8:00 PM — Video Book Club with MARIE BOSTWICK
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Friday, August 11, 2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Sunday, August 13, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, August 7, 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
7:30 PM — Marketing for Storytellers
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, August 10, 2023
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Alina Pleskova
7:30 PM — An Evening with Innocence Project
Friday, August 11, 2023
5:30 PM — August Friday Night Writes
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
7:00 PM — Sunset Poetry Journal: Generative Writing Workshop — starting at $20.00
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
1:00 PM — Writing Irresistible Picture Books — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Collage Memoir: Arranging The Ephemera w/Sarah Cannon — starting at $25.00
Thursday, August 10, 2023
1:00 PM — Exploring Our Monsters — starting at $30.00
7:15 PM — Advanced Micro-Tension with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, August 11, 2023
10:30 AM — Ethics of Personal Narrative — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Green Fiction — starting at $85.00
Saturday, August 12, 2023
10:00 AM — Homesick: The Role of Place in Memoir — starting at $74.00
10:00 AM — How to Earn a Living as a Writer — starting at $74.00
10:00 AM — Italian American Writers Association: In Praise and Practice of Poetry and Prose — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Synopsis as a Road Map with Author Meg Eden Kuyatt — starting at $15.00
10:00 AM — Troubleshooting the “Revise and Resubmit” Rejection — starting at $55.50
10:30 AM — Discovering Crónica: Journalism, Memoir & Essay in One — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — From Fallen Angels to Fungi: Writing Apocalyptic Poetry — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Gentle Writing Advice with Chuck Wendig — starting at $35.00
11:00 AM — Insight Writing — starting at $37.00
11:00 AM — The Truth of Lying: What Unreliable Narrators Can Do for Your Fiction — starting at $70.00
12:30 PM — Leading a Remote Creative Workshop with Misty Yarnall — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Shaping Visual Form with Emily Luan — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — Submitting to Paid Literary Markets — starting at $55.50
2:30 PM — Let’s Make a Scene — starting at $30.00
Sunday, August 13, 2023
12:00 PM — "As You Wish": Romance in Speculative Fiction — starting at $115.00
12:30 PM — Everything Changes: Eco-poetry and the Climate Crisis with Jared Beloff — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Finding Your Roots: Discovering Your Poetic Family Tree with Allison Joseph — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Flash Fiction: Create a Moment, Create a World with Helen Phillips — starting at $130.00
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.