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, Gathr: Host Bookish Events, and Coastal Magic Convention.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, November 6, 2023
7:15 PM — Café Muse featuring poets David Keplinger & Dorianne Laux
7:30 PM — Willie Lin, Conversation Among Stones
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Karl Dandenell and Effie Seiberg
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Friday, November 10, 2023
2:00 PM — Poetry Lit! - Online Reading Series
7:00 PM — SHP’s 18th Annual War & Peace Reading with D. Nurske, Claudia Serea, & Hajar Hussaini
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Sunday, November 12, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, November 6, 2023
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Memoirist Athena Dixon
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
3:00 PM — Disadvantage as Advantage: Voice and Style with Jacqueline Crooks
7:00 PM — 2023 Write-in November 8
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Bess Carnan
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:30 PM — How to Write for Magazines
8:00 PM — Writer's Atelier Presents: NaNoWriMo Virtual Write-in with Megan Fuentes
Friday, November 10, 2023
Saturday, November 11, 2023
12:30 PM — Five Keys to Achieving Your Author Dreams
2:00 PM — Conflict: More Than An Argument
3:00 PM — 2023 Write-in November 11
For Writers - Paid
Monday, November 6, 2023
7:00 PM — Bad at Sex: Writing Awkward, Messy, and Comedic Desire — starting at $150.00
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
7:00 PM — Introduction to Writing for Film & TV — starting at $115.00
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
2:00 PM — Writing Through the Lens: Think Like a Photographer to Craft Compelling Scenes w/Grace Hwang Lynch — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Researching Your Novel: How to Do It and When to Stop with James Wade — starting at $119.00
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:30 PM — Channeling Cultural Storytelling to Reach Spec Fic’s Revolutionary Potential with Naseem Jamnia — starting at $102.00
Saturday, November 11, 2023
10:00 AM — Recharge Your Wellness and Inspiration With a Writer's Wellness Vision — starting at $55.50
10:00 AM — Using Setting for Structure and Impact — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Your First (or Next) Novel — starting at $60.00
11:00 AM — New Fictions: Hybrid and Experimental Narrative Forms — starting at $115.00
12:30 PM — Passion and Precision in the Love Poem: Craft Class with Richie Hofmann — starting at $130.00
Sunday, November 12, 2023
11:00 AM — Persona Poem Crash Course — starting at $60.00
12:00 PM — Writing Speculative Fiction from Real History — starting at $70.00
1:00 PM — Creative Recovery and Self-Care for Writers — starting at $60.00
1:00 PM — Poetry and Memoir — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — Syntax as Strategy - The Writer's Center — starting at $60.00
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.
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