Virtual Bookish Events for June 19-25, 2023
Apologies for the late delivery! The weekend got away from me as I’m buying a condo! Luckily, you didn’t miss any events yesterday due to the holiday.
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 Gathr: Host Bookish Events.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
7:00 PM — Diving Into The Past: A Virtual Fiction Author Night
7:00 PM — Grubbie Debuts: Jean Duffy, author of Soccer Grannies, with Rebecca Ntsanwisi and E. B. Bartels
9:00 PM — Kate Khavari discussing A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO FLOWERS AND FATALITY with Deanna Raybourn
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
6:00 PM — Asian American Authors Book Talk—Cecily Wong, author of Kaleidoscope
7:00 PM — First Novel Prize-Winner Robert Shuster Virtual Reading & Discussion
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Jonathan Louis Duckworth and Caren Gussoff Sumption
Thursday, June 22, 2023
2:00 PM — In Conversation with author Alice Bell
7:00 PM — Juno Dawson: You Need To Chill
7:00 PM — Warmer Welcomes: A CAAPP Summer Reading ft. Richard Hamilton & Joy Priest
Friday, June 23, 2023
Saturday, June 24, 2023
2:00 PM — Immigration and American Democracy: A Conversation
3:00 PM — International Reading Series: A Vision of Nigeria with Ani Kayode Somtochukwu & Roxane Gay
Sunday, June 25, 2023
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
7:00 AM — Gotham Writers Open House: Free One-Hour classes in Humor, Essays, Songwriting and more
2:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: One-hour classes in Fiction and Creative Writing
7:00 PM — How to Write a Query Letter
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
2:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: One-Hour classes in Screenwriting and Memoir
7:00 PM — Gotham Writers Open House: One-Hour Classes in Creative Nonfiction, TV Writing, and More
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, June 22, 2023
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
7:00 PM — Author Juno Dawson - The Shadow Cabinet — starting at $21.50
Thursday, June 22, 2023
3:00 PM — Ruth Ware's ZERO DAYS with Lee Child — starting at $5.00
Saturday, June 24, 2023
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets: James C. Ellerbe, Gerald Wagoner, Barry Wallenstein — starting at $5.00
Sunday, June 25, 2023
1:00 PM — Black Writers Summer Reads — starting at $12.51
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
6:30 PM — What They Don’t Tell You About Publishing: Submitting to Agents and Editors — starting at $39.00
7:00 PM — Writing SF Like a Scientist — starting at $39.00
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
2:00 PM — Mining Your Life for Laughs w/Shannon Reed — starting at $39.00
Thursday, June 22, 2023
7:15 PM — Our World in Your Nutshell with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, June 23, 2023
9:00 AM — Nuts and Bolts of Novel Planning: Story Beats — starting at $39.00
10:30 AM — Make Writing Fun Again — starting at $39.00
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Endings — starting at $39.00
10:30 AM — Writing Fiction for a Better World — starting at $8.00
Saturday, June 24, 2023
10:00 AM — Get Inspired: Small Books, Big Ideas! — starting at $8.00
10:00 AM — Starting a Large Writing Project: Create a Map and Get on the Road! — starting at $85.00
10:00 AM — The Moving Image — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Comparison Titles: The Company You Will Keep with Cherise Fisher — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Intersections of Identity and Experience, History and Imagination with Brian Komei Dempster — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — The History, Present, and Future of Cosmic Horror — starting at $150.00
Sunday, June 25, 2023
12:30 PM — The Joy of Editing with Daniel Lawless & Frances Richey — starting at $119.00
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.
Yay! Hope the weekend's work for the condo went well! 😃