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.

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For Readers - Free

Monday, June 6, 2022

7:00 PM — Hudson Lin: Going Public
7:00 PM — WORD Presents Natalie Eve Garrett + Mari Andrew
7:00 PM — Write America: Susan Cole, Wyatt Prunty and Alia Trabucco Zerán

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

10:00 AM — JaNay Brown-Wood & Samara Hardy — Miguel's Community Garden
6:00 PM — Launch Event for HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE by Dahlia Adler
6:00 PM — Lisa Forbes — I Can Take It From Here — with Joe Mitchell6:00 PM — WeHo Reads: Pride & Joy in the Matrix
7:00 PM — A Trail of Crab Tracks: An Evening with Patrice Nganang & Amy B. Reid
7:30 PM — Still Water: Jewelle Gomez in conversation with Krystal A. Smith
8:00 PM — Keith Gessen — Raising Raffi - with Megan K. Stack
8:00 PM — Lydia Conklin | Rainbow, Rainbow: Stories
8:30 PM — Emily Ogden and Stephen Sparks - On Not Knowing
9:00 PM — Taylor Hahn The Lifestyle Virtual Launch Event with Jennifer Close
10:00 PM — Maya Deane in conversation with Charlie Jane Anders

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Thursday, June 9, 2022

6:00 PM — Dahlia Adler with Sarah Henning, Home Field Advantage
7:00 PM — It Could Happen Here: An Evening with Jonathan Greenblatt and David Lawrence Jr.
8:00 PM — Ellen Byron in Conversation with Karen White
9:00 PM — Samit Basu In Conversation With Chana Porter
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Shaenon K. Garrity and Laura Pearlman with guest host: Meg Elison

Friday, June 10, 2022

Saturday, June 11, 2022

6:00 PM — The 2021 John Lewis Writing Grant Recipient Reading
7:00 PM — The Writer's Hotel 2022 "Mini MFA" Reading Series, Day Two. Emcee: Shanna McNair

Sunday, June 12, 2022

7:00 PM — The Writer's Hotel 2022 "Mini MFA" Reading Series, Day Three. Emcee: Scott Wolven

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For Writers - Free

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

7:00 PM — Writing Workshop: So Close

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Thursday, June 9, 2022

7:00 PM — Writing Compelling Characters

Friday, June 10, 2022

2:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers
5:30 PM — June Friday Night Writes
6:30 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

Saturday, June 11, 2022

10:30 AM — Speculative Series: The Politics of the Imagination
1:30 PM — How To Write an Award-Winning Short Story with John Copenhaver
1:30 PM — How to Write an Award-Winning Story with John Copenhaver
2:00 PM — Suspend, Twist, Reverse: The Gymnastics of Writing a Riveting Story with Dorian Cirrone

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For Readers - Paid

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

8:00 PM — Salma El-Wardany and Blair Imani for THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS — starting at $1.00

For Writers - Paid

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

1:00 PM — Start Here! Introduction to Creative Writing — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Creative Nonfiction — starting at $5.00

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Poetry — starting at $5.00

Thursday, June 9, 2022

1:00 PM — Land a Book Deal with a Better Table of Contents — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Fiction — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Start Here! Introduction to Creative Writing — starting at $5.00

Friday, June 10, 2022

10:30 AM — Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writers — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Write Yourself Into Your Surroundings — starting at $75.00

Saturday, June 11, 2022

10:30 AM — The Mythical Muse: All Genre Generative — starting at $70.00
11:00 AM — Research in Fiction: How to Do It and Bring It to Life with Gordy Sauer — starting at $109.00
12:00 PM — Shop Talk: The Lit Interview Workshop — starting at $50.00
12:30 PM — Managing Narrative Distance: A Prose Workshop with Allison Wyss — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Mini Master’s in Kid Lit — starting at $70.00

Sunday, June 12, 2022

12:00 PM — Lighting the Writer’s Fire: Erotica as Liberation for Writers and Storytellers with Nina Love — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — The Poetic Experience: How Experimental & Hybrid Work with Kristine Esser Slentz — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Reconnect with Your Writing Life Virtual Workshop with Alli Martin — starting at $12.50

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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.

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