Virtual Bookish Events for January 6-12, 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, Gathr: Host Bookish Events, and Coastal Magic Convention.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Event: Clay McLeod Chapman's WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES!
7:00 PM — Novelist Paraic O’Donnell in Conversation with Editor Masie Cochran: THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
8:00 PM — Video Book Club with Piper J. Drake
Thursday, January 9, 2025
For Writers - Free
Monday, January 6, 2025
4:30 AM — Let's get our sh*t together TOGETHER: 2025 planning workshop for authors
6:00 AM — The Writing Room
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
7:00 PM — Achieving your writing goals in the new year w/author & editor Lisa Mangum
8:30 PM — What Publishers Really Want: Insider Tips for Nonfiction Authors in 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Sunday, January 12, 2025
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
2:00 PM — Improv Character Exercises for Writers with Jen Cheng — starting at $8.00
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
2:00 PM — Creative Nonfiction with Kelly Sundberg — starting at $8.00
2:00 PM — Mapping Your Creativity with Rachel Werner — starting at $8.00
6:00 PM — Sampler Class: Fiction with J.R Dawson — starting at $8.00
Thursday, January 9, 2025
5:00 PM — Sampler Class: Multigenre with Michael Gorrie — starting at $8.00
6:00 PM — Sampler Class: Creative Nonfiction with Ryan Berg — starting at $8.00
6:00 PM — Sampler Class: Fiction with Sarah Cypher — starting at $8.00
7:00 PM — Sampler Class: Fiction with Sydney Fowler — starting at $8.00
7:15 PM — Look Again: Seeing Your Work With Fresh Eyes with Adam Marsh — starting at $39.00
Saturday, January 11, 2025
10:00 AM — 10 Prompts to Kickstart Your Writing in the New Year — starting at $60.00
1:00 PM — New Year Resolutions Generative Workshop with Karen Finley — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — Poetry Workshop with Cincinnati Poet Yalie Saweda Kamara — starting at $10.00
2:30 PM — Finding Your Niche Markets: A Pathway to Multiple Streams of Income for Writers — starting at $30.00
Sunday, January 12, 2025
12:30 PM — How Do I Begin and End? A Poetry Workshop with Sharon Dolin — 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