Virtual Bookish Events for March 7-13, 2022
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 and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, March 7, 2022
7:00 PM — Author Visit With Denise Davy
7:00 PM — Write America: Robert Reeves, Jill McCorkle and Magdalene Brandeis
7:30 PM — Café Muse featuring A. Van Jorden and Sally Rosen Kindred
9:30 PM — Our Brilliant Friends 2022: Hosted by HBO, Europa Editions, Harper's and McNally Jackson
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
2:30 PM — International Women's Day: Rachel Holmes - Sylvia Pankhurst
6:00 PM — Olivia A. Cole, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Nic Stone for THE TRUTH ABOUT WHITE LIES
7:00 PM — Indigo & Chatelaine Present: Toufah Jallow, The Woman Who Inspired an African #MeToo Movement
7:00 PM — Meet Authors Stephanie Han, Sandell Morse & Catherine Kapphahn
7:00 PM — Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairbairn with Faith Erin Hicks
7:00 PM — The Invisible Kingdom: An Evening with Meghan O'Rourke and Gretchen Rubin
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
8:00 AM — International Women's Day Virtual Gliterary Lunch with Neema Shah
1:00 PM — Helen Rappaport: After the Romanovs
7:00 PM — Launch Reading for THE MOTHERS by Dorianne Laux & Leila Chatti
7:00 PM — Live & In Conversation: Dolly Parton & James Patterson
7:30 PM — Neal Thompson, "The First Kennedys"
10:00 PM — Gretchen Felker-Martin discussing Manhunt
Thursday, March 10, 2022
2:00 PM — Lord & Order: Crime in Epic Fantasy with Richard Swan & RJ Barker
3:00 PM — Jo Harkin, in conversation with Jessamine Chan, discusses Tell Me an Ending
6:00 PM — Reading and Discussion of Something Good with Vanessa Miller
7:00 PM — Azar Nafisi and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
7:00 PM — Olivia A. Cole with Ashley Woodfolk - The Truth About White Lies
7:00 PM — The People We Keep: A Virtual Visit with Allison Larkin
8:00 PM — Jill Gutowitz, author of GIRLS CAN KISS NOW, and Christina Tucker!
8:00 PM — Open Door Reading Series: Viola Lee, Jen Steele, Helene Achanzar & Hinisha Malone
8:30 PM — Stories for All: A Conversation with Monica Muñoz Martinez
Friday, March 11, 2022
8:00 PM — Riverfront Reading featuring Stanley Barkan, Carl Bettis, and Bill Wolak
9:00 PM — Vroman’s Live presents Lisa Barr, in conversation with Malina Saval, discussing Woman on Fire
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Sunday, March 13, 2022
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
7:00 PM — How to Write a Picture Book
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1:30 PM — My New Book: The Upcoming Message That Will Change the World
5:00 PM — Inside Writing: Breaking In with Aftershocks Comics Associate Editor Teodoro Leo
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Nicolas
Thursday, March 10, 2022
6:00 PM — Craft Chat on Fiction with Kim Fu
8:00 PM — Workshop: Igniting Your Writing Engine with Writer in Residence Amy K. Nichols
Friday, March 11, 2022
Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:30 AM — The (Not So) Glamorous Life of a Writer
12:30 PM — Story Like A Journalist with Amber Royer
1:30 PM — The Writer's Journey
2:00 PM — Craft in the Real World: A Conversation with Matthew Salesses
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
7:00 PM — The Art of the Short Story: Leslie Kirk Campbell on The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs with Sidik Fofana — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
5:00 PM — Live with Dolly Parton and James Patterson — starting at $35.00
7:00 PM — Nadifa Mohamed on The Fortune Men with Jai Chakrabarti — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — Jessica P. Pryde, Carole V. Bell, and Jasmine Guillory for BLACK LOVE MATTERS — starting at $1.00
Thursday, March 10, 2022
1:00 PM — C. A. Davids on How to Be a Revolutionary with Ladee Hubbard — starting at $1.00
7:30 PM — Darrel Alejandro Holnes: Stepmotherland — starting at $20.00
Saturday, March 12, 2022
1:00 PM — Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Lola Shoneyin for THE SEX LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
2:00 PM — Tarot Tuesdays--Generative prompt based workshop — starting at $5.00
8:30 PM — Live Queries & Pages Panel With Agent Alyssa Jennette — starting at $9.95
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
1:00 PM — Writing Memoir for Young Adult and Middle Grade — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Musically Inspired Writing--prompt-based writing & feedback — starting at $5.00
6:30 PM — Crafting a Compelling Query Letter with Becka Oliver — starting at $109.00
6:30 PM — Reading Deeply/Writing Deeply: Writing the Ineffable with Veronica Golos — starting at $140.00
Thursday, March 10, 2022
7:15 PM — Awe, Surprise, Intensity & Horror: High Impact Fiction with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, March 11, 2022
10:30 AM — Meals, Memories & More: A Generative Workshop — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — So You Want to Write for Kids — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Tough Stuff: Strategies for Writing About Pain, Trauma, and Loss — starting at $75.00
6:00 PM — Crafting the 5-Minute Memoir — starting at $75.00
Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:30 AM — Writing and the World — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — The Art of the Short Story with Trent Hudley — starting at $109.00
12:00 PM — The Interlinked Story Collection — starting at $30.00
12:30 PM — Keeping Your Eye on the Prose (not the press) — starting at $30.00
12:30 PM — Mandala Illumination Writers Workshop with Karen Finley — starting at $124.00
Sunday, March 13, 2022
12:30 PM — The Art of Revision: A Craft Talk & Workshop with Joan Houlihan — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Writing Diversely with a Sensitive Touch with Yasmin Angoe — starting at $75.00
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.