Virtual Bookish Events for June 23-29, 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
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
7:00 PM — Rickey Fayne for The Devil Three Times: A Leap of Faith Box Virtual Event
8:00 PM — Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Alumni Reading
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Frank Oreto and Ayida Shonibar
Thursday, June 26, 2025
2:00 PM — Reading James Baldwin, Session 5: Viet Thanh Nguyen—No Name in the Street
7:00 PM — The Long Poem—a reading and discussion featuring Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr. and Daniel Tobin
8:00 PM — Get the Word Out Poetry Reading
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
7:00 PM — Identifying Age Category in Fiction
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025
2:00 PM — Writers Lunch: Problematic Tropes
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Keetje Kuipers
7:00 PM — Summer Sundown Writing Hour
Saturday, June 28, 2025
10:00 AM — Writing a Standout Query Letter
For Readers - Paid
Friday, June 27, 2025
11:00 AM — Virtual Shelf Event - Romance — starting at $10.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
6:00 PM — Summer Sampler: Fiction with Jake Maia Arlow — starting at $8.00
7:00 PM — Publishing AMA with Literary Agent Annie Hwang — starting at $100.00
8:00 PM — Screenwriting and Playwriting vs Narrative Fiction: Differences, Similarities and Simple Structures — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
1:00 PM — Looking Back, Moving Forward: Writing About Grief, Loss & Trauma with Jessica Handler — starting at $25.00
Thursday, June 26, 2025
11:00 AM — Social Media Strategy: Content and Conversation — starting at $74.00
1:00 PM — Using AI for Writing Business Efficiency — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Tricking Your Brain Into Plotting with Janice Hardy — starting at $69.00
Saturday, June 28, 2025
10:00 AM — Freedom With Forms — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — How to Plot Like a Pro — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — poeTRYhealing — starting at $55.50
10:30 AM — How to Write a Novel — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Polishing Your First Draft — starting at $60.00
11:00 AM — Between Signing & Submission: The Agent-Author Relationship with Melissa Flashman — starting at $45.00
11:00 AM — The Power of Retelling in Fiction — starting at $74.00
12:30 PM — Do the Twist: The Art of the Volta: A Generative Poetry Workshop with Alexis Sears — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — Organic Poetry — starting at $55.50
2:00 PM — The Self-Editor’s Toolkit: 10 Tools, Tips and Techniques to Develop Your Memoir or Personal Essay with Lise Funderburg — starting at $75.00
Sunday, June 29, 2025
11:00 AM — Vulnerability in Personal Storytelling — starting at $115.00
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.