Virtual Bookish Events for December 5-11, 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, The Shape of a Star Podcast, and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, December 5, 2022
7:00 PM — Finding La Negrita | A Dialogue with Dr. Natasha Gordon Chipembere and her editor Lisa Pegram
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
4:00 PM — Author Talk with Alexandra Benedict & Martin Edwards
7:00 PM — Author Talk with Geraldine Brooks: Horse
9:00 PM — Paulina Porizkova with Zibby Owens
9:00 PM — What the Thunder Said: How "The Waste Land" Made Poetry Modern
10:00 PM — Nina LaCour: How I Wrote "Yerba Buena"
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
7:00 PM — Ross Gay: Inciting Joy
8:00 PM — Authors Outloud | A Conversation with Jai Chakrabarti
8:00 PM — Dirtbags Through the Ages: Live! Allison Epstein's substack in real time
Thursday, December 8, 2022
5:45 AM — History in Action: Russia and Revolution
7:00 PM — Jon Meacham 'And There Was Light'
7:00 PM — Transnational Series: Bora Chung and Anton Hur with E. J. Koh
8:00 PM — APP Online: Jake Byrne and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
9:00 PM — L.A. Times December Book Club: Celeste Ng discusses “Our Missing Hearts”
10:30 PM — Author Voices with Esmé Weijun Wang
Friday, December 9, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
2:00 PM — Author Talk with Fredrick Backman
Sunday, December 11, 2022
6:00 PM — Uncloistered Poetry Online - December
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
7:00 PM — Worldbuilding for Writers
10:00 PM — Podcasting as Audio Storytelling
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Novelists Virginia Hartman & Annie Liontas
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan
Friday, December 9, 2022
Saturday, December 10, 2022
12:30 PM — Tricks and tips for engaging the writing muse with Raquel V. Reyes
1:00 PM — Get Your Book Noticed on Amazon
Sunday, December 11, 2022
1:00 PM — How to Write Your Life Story or Memoir
For Readers - Paid
Thursday, December 8, 2022
7:30 PM — Let's Talk Romance Books with Tif Marcelo, plus Giveaway! — starting at $1.00
Friday, December 9, 2022
8:00 PM — Courtney Faye Taylor Reading and in Conversation with Su Hwang about CONCENTRATE — starting at $10.00
Saturday, December 10, 2022
7:00 PM — Author Talks | Imani Perry — starting at $10.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
7:00 PM — “Getting Your Foot in the Door: Publishing in Literary Magazines” with Meg Eden Kuyatt — starting at $124.00
Thursday, December 8, 2022
7:15 PM — Bits and bobs from a bestselling author with Grace Burrowes — starting at $25.00
Friday, December 9, 2022
10:00 AM — Introduction to Writing to Heal: Section B — starting at $119.00
10:30 AM — Essentials of Scene for the Novel — starting at $119.00
Saturday, December 10, 2022
10:00 AM — Descriptive Language — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Starting a Large Writing Project: Create a Map and Get on the Road! — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Image Systems — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — The ABCs of Writing and Publishing a Picture Book — starting at $105.00
11:00 AM — You've Finished Your Book, Now What? — starting at $35.00
12:00 PM — Writing for the Children's Educational Market — starting at $70.00
12:30 PM — A Winter Solstice Generative Workshop with Karen Finley — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — The Steps From Writer to Author with Rose Marie Kern & Cornelia Gamlem — starting at $75.00
1:00 PM — Mining Your Strongest Story from the Word Pile: A Revision Workshop — starting at $75.00
1:00 PM — The Art of Revision” with Peter Ho Davies — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — The Art of Brevity: Four Building Blocks for Short and Sweet Creative Nonfiction — starting at $124.00
Sunday, December 11, 2022
12:30 PM — Generative Poetry Writing Workshop on the sonnet with Indran Amirthanayagam — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Writing With Constraints: Free Your Creativity — starting at $25.00
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.