Virtual Bookish Events for February 3-9, 2025
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, Coastal Magic Convention, and Author & Editor Dave Reed.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, February 3, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7:00 PM — Author Hour in Massachusetts: Charles B. Fancher & "Red Clay"
7:30 PM — Writing Basics
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Laurence Raphael Brothers and Wole Talabi
Thursday, February 6, 2025
9:00 PM — Author Chat with Donovan X. Ramsey
Friday, February 7, 2025
7:00 PM — Author Hour in Massachusetts: Carter Wilson "Tell Me What You Did"
8:00 PM — Riverfront Reading featuring Maria Vasquez Boyd, John Romagna, and Wayne Courtois
Sunday, February 9, 2025
For Writers - Free
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025
2:00 PM — AI as an Author Tool with Neil Plakcy
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
7:00 PM — The Center for Fiction Presents Adam Haslett on Mothers and Sons with Adam Rapp — starting at $10.00
Friday, February 7, 2025
6:00 PM — First Novel Friday: The Anatomy of Exile, Loca, and The English Problem — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
11:00 AM — Sampler Class: Creative Nonfiction with Alison Bergblom Johnson — starting at $8.00
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
3:00 PM — Creative Chaos Workshop-Generative writing workshop — starting at $20.00
7:30 PM — Memoir 101: Everything You Need to Know to (Finally) Start Your Memoir with Jessica Wilbanks — starting at $119.00
Thursday, February 6, 2025
6:00 PM — Writing a Novel in Verse Zoom Seminar — starting at $75.00
7:15 PM — Reaching the Summit: The Art and Science of Finishing with Henry Neff — starting at $39.00
Friday, February 7, 2025
6:30 PM — A Creative Twist: Imaginative Techniques for Unexpected Writing — starting at $14.00
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10:00 AM — Creating Conflict & Tension — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Fiction Toolkit: Novel Writing & Revision-Getting Unstuck — starting at $74.00
10:30 AM — How to Structure a Short Story — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Fiction Toolkit: How to Make Plot Your Friend — starting at $55.50
11:00 AM — Writing About Mental Health Topics in Fiction — starting at $60.00
12:30 PM — The Controlling Image with Dorianne Laux — starting at $130.00
1:00 PM — Create Bizarre New Beasts and Extraordinary Extraterrestrials with James L. Sutter — starting at $102.00
2:00 PM — From Pitch to Launch: Publicity Steps Authors Can Take to Maximize Book Exposure — starting at $30.00
2:00 PM — Nonfiction Basics: Effective Interviewing — starting at $74.00
Sunday, February 9, 2025
12:30 PM — Space Oddity—A Generative Workshop with Tina Cane — starting at $150.00
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 event