Virtual Bookish Events for March 17-23, 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, March 19, 2025
8:00 PM — Video Book Club with Marie Force
9:30 PM — WeHo Reads: Feminism and Fearlessness During Women’s History Month
Friday, March 21, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025
11:00 AM — Adoptee Literary Festival
12:00 PM — Literary Lights 2025: A Panel Discussion with Wasafiri Armenian Issue Editors and Contributors
Sunday, March 23, 2025
For Writers - Free
Monday, March 17, 2025
7:00 AM — The Writing Room
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Novelist Karen Russell
8:00 PM — Writing the Natural World
Friday, March 21, 2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025
For Writers - Paid
Monday, March 17, 2025
6:00 PM — Shaping Family History Into Compelling Stories — starting at $59.00
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
9:00 AM — The Role of Author Websites with Simon Appleby — starting at £16.75
7:30 PM — Stubborn Praise: Writing as Refuge — starting at $19.00
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
1:00 PM — Flash Draft Your Book: Using Dramatic Structure to Know Where You’re Going—and How to Get There with Allison K Williams — starting at $35.00
6:30 PM — Top 10 Editing Mistakes and How to Fix Them — starting at $75.00
7:30 PM — Spark into Flame: Working with Early Drafts of a Novel with Charlotte Gullick — starting at $119.00
Thursday, March 20, 2025
10:00 AM — Self-Care for Writers: Writing Across the Generations — starting at $111.00
5:00 PM — Marketing 101 for Authors: Boost Your Book Sales — starting at $50.00
7:00 PM — Craft Lecture with Gregory Pardlo — starting at $150.00
7:15 PM — Forged in Fire: Making Your Character Suffer for Fun and Profit with Lorin Oberweger — starting at $39.00
8:00 PM — Phoenix Writers Network: An Evening with Marshall Terrill — starting at $20.00
8:00 PM — An evening with renowned historian-author, Marshall Terrill — starting at $20.00
Friday, March 21, 2025
1:00 PM — How Not to Let Your Story Run Away From You with Rohini Chowdhury — starting at $75.00
Saturday, March 22, 2025
10:00 AM — Creating Backstory & Flashbacks — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Poetry Form: Golden Shovels! — starting at $55.50
10:30 AM — How to Write a Personal Essay — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — The Art of Backstory in Fiction: Create Dynamic Characters Through Their Past — starting at $55.50
11:00 AM — The Ins & Outs of Approaching Agents with Mary C. Moore — starting at $45.00
12:00 PM — Writing a Publishable Novel — starting at $30.00
12:30 PM — Elizabeth Bishop’s Best Practice: Imperfection as Creative Opportunity with Suzanne Cleary — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — Fiction Basics: Setting — starting at $55.50
Sunday, March 23, 2025
12:30 PM — Writing What You Didn’t Expect to Write with Alicia Ostriker — starting at $150.00
7:30 PM — Novel Query Success Series: Fine-Tune Your Submission Package to Get to Yes — starting at $15.00
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.