Virtual Bookish Events for January 16-22, 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, The Shape of a Star Podcast, and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
2:00 PM — Author Talk with Dana K. White: Decluttering at the Speed of Life
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Presents: Grady Hendrix's HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE!
3:00 PM — Jonathon Carroll, discussing MR. BREAKFAST with Dan Chaon
7:30 PM — Decent People: De'Shawn Charles Winslow in conversation with Dr. Daniel Black
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
7:00 PM — Author Talk: M. K. Lobb discusses Seven Faceless Saints with Kelly Andrew
7:00 PM — Reading and Discussion with Poets David Ebenbach & Melanie McCabe
Thursday, January 19, 2023
6:00 PM — Julian Winters and Adib Khorram for AS YOU WALK ON BY
7:00 PM — Alex Kenna, author of What Meets the Eye
7:00 PM — Love, Death & Photosynthesis
7:00 PM — Writers to Watch: Gail Tsukiyama, Nicole Chung, Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Thao Thai
Friday, January 20, 2023
3:30 PM — Author Talk with John Allison
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Sunday, January 22, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, January 16, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
2:00 PM — Grants & Residencies: Securing Support for the Writing Life
7:00 PM — Indie Publishing on a Budget
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
7:30 PM — Performance Basics
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, January 19, 2023
7:15 PM — How to Write Riveting Sex Scenes that Leave Your Reader Wanting More with Carol Despeaux Fawcett
8:00 PM — The Writer’s Toolbox: Preparing for the Year Ahead
Friday, January 20, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Sunday, January 22, 2023
3:30 PM — Selling More Books for Romance Authors
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
10:30 PM — Poetry: Jenny Xie — starting at $10.00
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
6:00 PM — Gabrielle Zevin (Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow) in conversation with Karen Dukess — starting at $10.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, January 16, 2023
7:00 AM — Journaling Jumpstart--5-day journaling workshop — starting at $1.00
6:30 PM — The Essentials of Kidlit Craft — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
1:00 PM — Novel Openings: Fictional Wives — starting at $12.00
Friday, January 20, 2023
10:30 AM — The Personal is Historical: Expanding Nonfiction Narratives — starting at $85.00
Saturday, January 21, 2023
10:30 AM — Poetry & The Body — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — So You Want to be a Writer in 2023? — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Speculative Series: Thresholds, Portals, and Liminal Transformations — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Musicality and the Long Poem with Allison Hedge Coke — starting at $140.00
11:00 AM — Spiraling Through Structure: The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Lyric Form — starting at $50.00
12:00 PM — Creating a Living Setting — starting at $10.00
12:30 PM — Laying the Foundation: Concrete Imagery in Poetry with Denise Duhamel — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Travel Writing and Social Justice: Dismantling the Inner Colonizer with Bani Amor — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Cross-Examining Your Character With Henry Lien — starting at $130.00
Sunday, January 22, 2023
12:30 PM — Intensive Hybridity Workshop with Chris Campanioni — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Moving Mountains: Writing Epistolary Poems to Self, Others & the World with Joan Kwon Glass — starting at $124.00
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.