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Virtual Bookish Events for May 1-7, 2023

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Virtual Bookish Events for May 1-7, 2023

Sarah Nicolas
Apr 30, 2023
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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.

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All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!

For Readers - Free

Monday, May 1, 2023

  • 12:00 PM — Aanchal Malhotra: The Book of Everlasting Things

  • 6:00 PM — A History of Cosplay with Andrew Liptak

  • 6:00 PM — Rod Pulido w/ Tracy Badua, Erin Entrada Kelly, and Randy Ribay for CHASING PACQUIAO

  • 7:00 PM — Kathryn Ma — The Chinese Groove - with Dr. David W. Yang

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

  • 6:00 PM — Stephen Buoro Presents The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

  • 12:00 PM — Gina Apostol — La Tercera - with Idra Novey

  • 10:00 PM — Samantha Mills and Jan Stinchcomb

Thursday, May 4, 2023

  • 12:00 PM — Stephen Buoro — The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa - with Tope Folarin

  • 7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Megan Tady & Alisha Fernandez Miranda

  • 7:00 PM — Jenny Odell: Saving Time

  • 10:00 PM — Rod Pulido discussing CHASING PACQUIAO with Kat De Los Reyes

Friday, May 5, 2023

  • 12:00 PM — Strong Women - Strange Worlds Virtual Author Reading Featuring Women and Nonbinary Authors of SF, Fantasy, and Horror

Sunday, May 7, 2023

  • 1:00 PM — DOM&INK and Adam Eli for QUEER POWER

  • 4:00 PM — An Afternoon with Angie Cruz and Idra Novey

  • 5:00 PM — Author reading and Q & A Session (4 authors-historical fiction, horror, sci-fi, children's)

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For Writers - Free

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

  • 7:00 PM — Finance Basics for Authors: Earning, Investing, and Taxes

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

  • 8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan & Sarah Fisk

Thursday, May 4, 2023

  • 7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Novelist Sarah Cypher

  • 8:00 PM — The Ins & Outs of Criminal Defense Work

Friday, May 5, 2023

  • 12:00 PM — Telling Stories with Impact: Conversation with Amanda L. Andrei

Saturday, May 6, 2023

  • 1:00 PM — Reflective Writing Workshop: Past/Present

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For Readers - Paid

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

7:00 PM — Dave Barry on Swamp Story with Brendan Jay Sullivan — starting at $10.00


For Writers - Paid

Monday, May 1, 2023

  • 12:30 PM — Micro/Macro Revision Workshop: Strategies Big and Small to Take Your Drafts to the Next Level — starting at $45.00

  • 8:00 PM — Characters We Care About: Writing Workshop For All Genres — starting at $60.00

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

  • 1:00 PM — The Power of Dialogue in Fiction — starting at $25.00

  • 2:00 PM — Who Am I & Why Am I Here? Making The Most of First-Person Narration — starting at $15.00

  • 7:00 PM — Hooking Your Reader: Writing A Killer First Page with Meg Eden Kuyatt — starting at $119.00

Thursday, May 4, 2023

  • 7:15 PM — The Eight Lacks that Torpedo Good Manuscripts with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00

Friday, May 5, 2023

  • 10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Setting & Character — starting at $85.00

  • 10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Killer Openings — starting at $85.00

Saturday, May 6, 2023

  • 10:30 AM — Capture the Profound: Magical Realism Workshop — starting at $85.00

  • 10:30 AM — Dear Red Riding Hood: Writing Postcard Fiction — starting at $70.00

  • 10:30 AM — Lying to Themselves: Your Characters' Misbeliefs — starting at $85.00

  • 11:00 AM — Mining the World for Meaning: How to Move Beyond the Personal in Memoir with Donna M. Johnson — starting at $119.00

  • 12:00 PM — The Difference Between Romance & Women's Fiction — starting at $10.00

  • 12:00 PM — Writing Kidlit for the Educational Market — starting at $30.00

Sunday, May 7, 2023

  • 12:30 PM — Writing Poems for the Earth: An Ecopoetry Workshop with Hila Ratzabi — starting at $124.00

  • 3:00 PM — 5 Ways to Start A Story — starting at $10.00

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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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