Virtual Bookish Events for August 14-20, 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 15, 2023
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
8:00 PM — Book Club with KAIT BALLENGER
9:00 PM — Escape Into Romance Books
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Marie Brennan (as M.A. Carrick) and Amanda Cook
Thursday, August 17, 2023
3:00 PM — Conversation with Sally J. Pla: Books, Representation and Neurodiversity
7:00 PM — Strong Women, Strange Worlds Quick Reads
Saturday, August 19, 2023
12:00 PM — Hello, Young Lovers: Spotlight on YA Romance
4:00 PM — A Recipe for Love: Food and Cooking in Romance Novels
Sunday, August 20, 2023
2:00 PM — Spotlight on Disability in Romance
4:00 PM — An Afternoon of Prose with Richard Mirabella & Ben Purkert
7:00 PM — The Back Room: Brian Andrews & Jeff Wilson, Naomi Hirahara, Ken Jaworowski, Sarah Pekkanen
For Writers - Free
Monday, August 14, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-ins: Mon, Wed, Fri dedicated writing time & community
7:30 PM — Copyright Basics
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
1:00 PM — Archive Fever: Your Writing and its Lineages — starting at $55.50
2:00 PM — The Magic of Micro Prose: Find Your Story in 300 Words or Less w/Darien Hsu Gee — starting at $25.00
Thursday, August 17, 2023
7:15 PM — How to Choose Your Story's Structure with Beth Barany — starting at $39.00
Friday, August 18, 2023
10:30 AM — Rooted: Starting Your Story with Setting — starting at $85.00
Saturday, August 19, 2023
10:30 AM — A Magpie’s Eye: Found Poems — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — I’m Ready to Submit My Work, But How? — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Trauma, Tresses, & Truth: Writing Our Hair — starting at $85.00
Saturday, August 19, 2023
11:00 AM — You've Finished Your Book, Now What? — starting at $110.00
12:30 PM — Knit, pearl, quilt: How to Refresh your Poetry Practice with Craft Techniques from Fiber Art with Page Hill Starzinger — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Writing & Memory with Kim Addonizio — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — How to Support Human Authors and Artists in the Age of AI — starting at $10.00
Sunday, August 20, 2023
12:30 PM — Physical Poetry: Making Found Poems from Newspapers and Magazines with Leah Umansky — 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.