Virtual Bookish Events for February 12-18, 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.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, February 12, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
1:00 PM — Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, in conversation with Merve Emre
6:30 PM — Galena LitFest: Indie Author Panel
8:00 PM — Shayla Lawson and Evita Turquoise Robinson for HOW TO LIVE FREE IN A DANGEROUS WORLD
9:30 PM — Writers Week: Marie Alohalani Brown, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Leah Myers
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
2:00 PM — Writers Week: Laird Hunt, Matthew Shenoda, Eleni Sikelianos, Marc Vincenz
4:00 PM — An Accidental Pilgrim, a memoir in prose and verse' book virtual launch!
10:00 PM — Daniel Marcus and Allison Wyss
Thursday, February 15, 2024
1:00 PM — Writers Week: Emily Marie Passos Duffy & D. Charles Whitney Lecturer, Katherine Vaz
6:30 PM — Poetry Reading w/ Donika Kelly
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024
6:00 PM — A Conversation with Fred Guttenberg
7:00 PM — The Back Room: Jeff Ayers, Allison Brennan, Amanda Jayatissa, Abbott Kahler
For Writers - Free
Monday, February 12, 2024
6:30 PM — Anything Is Possible - Becoming an Author With a Purpose
7:30 PM — Writing Basics
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
11:00 AM — Sacred Poetry: Writing toward Mystery with Eileen Espinoza
3:00 PM — How to Plot Your Memoir Like a Novel
Thursday, February 15, 2024
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Sarah Ghazal Ali
Friday, February 16, 2024
Saturday, February 17, 2024
6:00 PM — Sit & Scribble Virtual Writing Session
For Readers - Paid
Thursday, February 15, 2024
3:00 PM — Valentine's Night In: Tate James, Xio Axelrod, Scarlett St. Clair, Katee Robert — starting at $4.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, February 12, 2024
7:00 PM — Creating Unforgettable Characters Webinar with Book Coach Julie Artz — starting at $25.00
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
7:00 PM — Publishing Your Book for Children — starting at $60.00
7:30 PM — Craft Webinar: Publicity Tips for Authors with Laura Stegman — starting at $25.00
8:00 PM — So You Want to Go Indie — starting at $30.00
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
2:00 PM — Writing for Modern Love: Tips & Tricks for a Passionate, Publishable Essay w/Peter Mountford — starting at $25.00
Thursday, February 15, 2024
7:15 PM — Entertaining Versus Illuminating with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, February 16, 2024
10:30 AM — Literary Networking for Freelance Writers — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — Writing the Unreliable Narrator — starting at $85.00
Saturday, February 17, 2024
10:00 AM — Breathing Life into Your Characters — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Line Breaks – Tools of Musical Notation — starting at $55.50
10:00 AM — Writing Historical Fiction: It’s Not About the Past — starting at $119.00
10:30 AM — Beginnings and Endings — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Speculative Short Fiction Study Hall: Around the Day in 80 Worlds — starting at $170.00
10:30 AM — Writing The Breakup Story — starting at $85.00
2:00 PM — Fiction Basics: Setting — starting at $55.50
3:00 PM — Best Practices in Applying for Writing Grants and Residencies — starting at $55.50
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.