Virtual Bookish Events for January 9-15, 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
Monday, January 9, 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
2:00 PM — Galley Gab Fest with the Harper Collins Library Marketing Team
4:00 PM — Author Talk with Sarah Daniels
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
7:00 PM — Aubrey Gordon — "You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
7:00 PM — Author Talk: Krystal Marquis launches The Davenports
8:00 PM — Amy Lea Virtual Event for Exes & O's
9:00 PM — Sabrina Imbler, HOW FAR THE LIGHT REACHES, with Ed Yong
Thursday, January 12, 2023
7:00 PM — Mary Ann Esposito - Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook!
7:00 PM — Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
8:00 PM — Camryn Garrett and Jasmine Guillory for FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE
9:00 PM — Bushra Rehman, ROSES, IN THE MOUTH OF A LION, with Daisy Hernández
Friday, January 13, 2023
Saturday, January 14, 2023
12:00 PM — Meet the Author: A Virtual Event with Oskar Freysinger
12:00 PM — Transnational Series: Julia Cimafiejeva, Valzhyna Mort & Hanif Abdurraqib
7:00 PM — Book Club for Book Hoes presents - Author Talk w/ NIKKI PAYNE
Sunday, January 15, 2023
For Writers - Free
🎧 The Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast has returned for Season 3!
Monday, January 9, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
3:00 PM — Is Your Manuscript Ready? Discover Your Self-Auditing Toolkit
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Saturday, January 14, 2023
3:00 PM — Something Brilliant: Crafting Flash that Shines --a craft workshop hosted by Writers' Studio
4:00 PM — Fan Fiction: The People's Genre
For Writers - Paid
Monday, January 9, 2023
7:00 AM — Journaling Jumpstart--5-day journaling workshop — starting at $200.00
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
1:00 PM — Get Your Writing Life Organized — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Fiction — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Writing Fun and Feelings in Chapter Books — starting at $20.00
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
1:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Start Here! Introduction to Creative Writing — starting at $5.00
1:00 PM — Novel Openings: The Woman Behind the Scenes — starting at $12.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Poetry — starting at $5.00
Thursday, January 12, 2023
1:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Creative Nonfiction — starting at $5.00
7:15 PM — How Nothing Becomes Everything with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, January 13, 2023
9:00 AM — Nuts and Bolts of Novel Planning: Character Goals — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Getting Started in Personal Essay Writing — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — How to Submit: Publishing Your Writing with Literary Magazines and Small Presses — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Beginnings — starting at $85.00
Saturday, January 14, 2023
10:30 AM — The Writer's Muse: Creative Explorations — starting at $85.00
12:30 PM — Let Us Share This: Best practices on creating an anthology with Dustin Brookshire & Julie Bloemeke — starting at $124.00
2:30 PM — Criticism: Tips and Tricks on How to Take it and How to Give It — starting at $30.00
Sunday, January 15, 2023
12:30 PM — The Ekphrastic Moment: Pictures Out of Words with Sharon Dolin — 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.