Virtual Bookish Events for February 24-March 2, 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
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
7:00 PM — Book Launch for Diana McCaulay's A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE
7:00 PM — Ira Wells: On Book Banning
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
11:00 AM — Building on Legacies-Black Women Stories
7:00 PM — Author Talks: Ian Williams
7:00 PM — Bestselling Author Elinor Lipman
8:00 PM — Book Club with Yahrah St. John
Thursday, February 27, 2025
1:00 PM — America's Lost Chinese' in Mexico by author Hugo Wong
7:00 PM — Join Karen Dukess in conversation with Eiren Caffall
For Writers - Free
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:30 PM — Introduction to Storytelling Varieties
Saturday, March 1, 2025
For Readers - Paid
Monday, February 24, 2025
7:00 PM — The Center for Fiction Presents: Who Was William Faulkner? With Robert Hamblin and Carl Rollyson — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
2:00 PM — Reading James Baldwin, Session 1: Jesse McCarthy—An Introduction — starting at $40.00
7:00 PM — Story/Teller Arts: Ellen McLaughlin on The Greek Plays 2 with Kathleen Chalfant — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — Story/Teller Arts: Ellen McLaughlin on THE GREEK PLAYS 2 with Kathleen Chalfant — starting at $5.00
Saturday, March 1, 2025
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets: Martina McGowan, Kim D. Brandon, Glenda Pickens — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
6:00 PM — Building Your Editing Toolkit — starting at $17.00
8:00 PM — Mentorship: Relationships that Grow Your Career — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
7:00 PM — Community: Writing Disabled Characters in Speculative Fiction with Dr. Lara Ameen — starting at $25.00
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:00 PM — Show, Don’t Tell — starting at $60.00
8:00 PM — Writing the Bisexual Male with Christian Pan — starting at $20.00
Saturday, March 1, 2025
10:00 AM — Multigenre Toolkit: Leaning into the Liminal — starting at $74.00
10:30 AM — How to Write Poetry — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Crafting a Vivid Scene from Beginning to End with Chaitali Sen — starting at $119.00
11:00 AM — Flash Memoir Essentials: Life Stories in Under 500 Words — starting at $55.50
11:00 AM — Sampler Class: Fiction with Cristeta Boarini — starting at $8.00
12:30 PM — Perfect Pitch: Crafting the Copy to Complete Your Writing Dream with Jenny Milchman — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — Fiction Toolkit: Five Parts of Story — starting at $55.50
4:00 PM — Creating Mood and Tone with Karin Lowachee — starting at $120.00
Sunday, March 2, 2025
12:30 PM — Writing Midrash with Alicia Ostriker — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — What Sound Effects Can Do for Your Poems — starting at $60.00
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.