Virtual Bookish Events for May 29-June 4, 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, May 29, 2023
12:00 PM — Mark Bowden: Life Sentence
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
6:00 PM — First Ladies on the Page: Jackie and Me
7:00 PM — Grubbie Debuts: Kate Fussner, author of The Song of Us, in conversation with Rajani LaRocca
7:00 PM — Jazz Poetry: PULSE: Setting the Pace
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023
12:00 PM — Mellissa Fung: Between Good and Evil
2:00 PM — Mind Over Monsters Book Launch
Friday, June 2, 2023
12:00 PM — Strong Women - Strange Worlds Virtual Group Author Reading by Women and Nonbinary Spec Fic Authors
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Sunday, June 4, 2023
3:00 PM — Another Pittsburgh: In Conversation with Neema Avashia
4:00 PM — An Afternoon with Jessica Cuello, Matt Donovan, and Jennifer Martelli
For Writers - Free
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
8:00 PM — 8 Habits of Infinitely Creative People
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan & Sarah Fisk
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Saturday, June 3, 2023
4:00 PM — Developing Sympathetic Characters
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
7:00 PM — We Still Need Diverse Books: An Avocacy Panel Discussion — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
1:00 PM — Memoir or Self-Help? how to choose your book category and improve your writing — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Dark Truths: Five Tools for Crafting Compelling Mental Health Narratives — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Dark Truths: Five Tools for Crafting Compelling Mental Health Narratives — starting at $15.00
Thursday, June 1, 2023
6:00 PM — Your Two-Sentence Elevator Pitch, Led by Bestselling Author Ann Garvin — starting at $45.00
7:15 PM — Writing Intergenerational Dialogue with Lyndsey Ellis — starting at $39.00
Friday, June 2, 2023
10:30 AM — Getting Away with Exposition — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Beginnings — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Symphonic Endings — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — The Mindful Creative: A Writing Workshop — starting at $85.00
Saturday, June 3, 2023
10:30 AM — Act Like A Writer, Think Like An Editor: Getting Your Manuscript Ready — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Elevate Your Supporting Characters — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Novel Writing: How to Refuel the Tank of Our First Drafts with Stacey Swann — starting at $119.00
12:30 PM — Experiments with Erasure with KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Perfecting the Manuscript, Publishing the Book: A Workshop for Poets with Kristina Marie Darling — starting at $130.00
12:30 PM — Say What You Mean: A Generative workshop with Emilly Prado — starting at $150.00
2:30 PM — Act Like A Writer, Think Like An Editor: The Road to Publication — starting at $85.00
3:00 PM — The Art of the Short Story with Trent Hudley — starting at $119.00
6:00 PM — Editing Your Writing for Emotional Impact — starting at $25.00
Sunday, June 4, 2023
12:30 PM — The Black Metic Experience: A Master Class with Nick Makoha — starting at $150.00
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.