Virtual Bookish Events for June 5-11, 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 Gathr: Host Bookish Events.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, June 5, 2023
5:30 PM — Author Talk: Jeff Boyd discusses 'The Weight' with Xochitl Gonzalez
8:00 PM — To Get To The Other Side 6 Month Birthday Party with Author Kelly Ohlert and 6 Guest Authors
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Ashley Audrain & Nita Prose
7:00 PM — Federico Erebia, author of Pedro & Daniel, with Sacha Lamb
8:00 PM — To Get To The Other Side 6 Month Birthday: First chapter read aloud and Q&A with author Kelly Ohlert
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Samantha Irby & Alison Roman
7:00 PM — Kristen Ghodsee — Everyday Utopia - with Dr. Julia Alekseyeva
7:00 PM — Reading with Poets Jodie Hollander & Christina Pugh
8:00 PM — To Get To The Other Side 6 Month Birthday Party with Author Kelly Ohlert and 6 Guest Authors
Friday, June 9, 2023
6:00 AM — In Conversation with Bestselling Crime Author Angela Marsons
9:00 PM — Graci Kim discussing THE LAST FALLEN REALM, with J. Elle
Sunday, June 11, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, June 5, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-Ins
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
7:00 PM — How Traditional Publishing Works with Editor Ashley Hearn
8:00 PM — Stories that Heal: A Writing workshop with Ann Randolph
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
7:00 PM — Trans Joy! In Writing with the NYC Writers Circle and Gotham Writers
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Friday, June 9, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023
For Readers - Paid
Monday, June 5, 2023
7:00 PM — Isabel Allende: The Wind Knows My Name — starting at $35.31
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Fiction — starting at $8.00
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
1:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Creative Nonfiction — starting at $8.00
2:00 PM — Personal/Political: The Delicate Art of Writing “Dangerous” Subjects — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Start Here! Introduction to Creative Writing — starting at $7.00
7:30 PM — Marketing & Publicity for Authors: Working With Your Publishing Team” with Katharine Duckett — starting at $119.00
8:00 PM — Your Playful Inner Child: A Muse for Creative Writing — starting at $60.00
Thursday, June 8, 2023
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Poetry — starting at $8.00
7:15 PM — Writing Your Book from Beginning to End and Getting it Done with Eric Maisel — starting at $39.00
Friday, June 9, 2023
10:30 AM — Writing the Wilds of Grief — starting at $85.00
Saturday, June 10, 2023
10:30 AM — Artist Statements for Creative Writers — starting at $85.00
12:30 PM — Honing the Muse: a Generative Workshop with Yesenia Montilla — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Writing What You Didn’t Expect to Write with Alicia Ostriker — starting at $150.00
2:30 PM — Writing a Ten-Minute Play — starting at $30.00
Sunday, June 11, 2023
12:30 PM — Poems of Collective Memory with Esther Lin — starting at $150.00
12:30 PM — Travel Writing and Social Justice: Dismantling the Inner Colonizer with Bani Amor — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — Essay Writing 101 Zoom Class — starting at $25.00
1:00 PM — Writer's Atelier Presents: Writing Under the Speculative Umbrella with Kat Kerr — starting at $29.00
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.