Virtual Bookish Events for October 2-8, 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, Gathr: Host Bookish Events, and Coastal Magic Convention.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
10:00 PM — Katherine Quevedo and Steve Toase
Friday, October 6, 2023
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
7:00 PM — How to Use Notion as a Writer
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Thursday, October 5, 2023
3:00 PM — Bending the Rules: Author Paul Indigo on Defying Genre Conventions
7:00 PM — Voice is Character
9:00 PM — Sunset Poetry Journal: Virtual Open Mic
Saturday, October 7, 2023
12:00 PM — SinC Into Great Writing Masterclass Day
For Writers - Paid
Monday, October 2, 2023
4:00 AM — Debut Author Boot Camp — starting at $250.00
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
1:00 PM — Start on Substack with Power & Purpose — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — They Walk! They Talk! : Secrets to Writing Engaging Characters & Vivid Dialogue w/Dinty W Moore — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — Researching and Writing your Family History — starting at $60.00
Thursday, October 5, 2023
7:15 PM — Narrative Drive for No-Plot Novels and Sagging Middles with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 AM — Creating Compelling Characters with KJ Charles — starting at $75.00
9:00 AM — Querying an Agent with Literary Agent Sarah N. Fisk — starting at $75.00
9:00 AM — The Non-Fiction Book Proposal with Literary Agent Jennifer Chen-Tran — starting at $75.00
11:15 AM — Freelance 101 with Lizz Schumer — starting at $75.00
11:15 AM — Memoir: Who You Are is as Important as How You Write with Shannon Gibney — starting at $75.00
11:15 AM — Perfecting Your Pitch with Literary Agent Eric Smith — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Self-Publishing: It Takes a Village — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — The Agent/Author Relationship with Literary Agent Beth Marshea — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Upping the Ante: Effective Use of Conflict & Tension in Writing — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Sunset Poetry Journal: Co-Writing Session — starting at $10.00
6:00 PM — Sessions with the Editor: Joyland — starting at $85.00
Saturday, October 7, 2023
10:00 AM — Compelling First Pages — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Master Point-of-View — starting at $10.00
10:30 AM — The Art of Multiperspectivity — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — The Many Voices of Memoir — starting at $85.00
12:30 PM — Rethinking the Headlines with Jennifer Steinorth — starting at $130.00
1:00 PM — San Diego Writers Festival: Festival U — starting at $60.00
1:00 PM — Writers Beware: What You Need to Know Before Hiring an Editor — starting at $5.00
3:00 PM — Crafting Great Horror: Eliciting Dread, Disgust, and Terror with Tonia Ransom — starting at $119.00
Sunday, October 8, 2023
12:30 PM — Midrash: Poetry Workshop with Alicia Ostriker — starting at $150.00
12:30 PM — Reading Rilke with Mark Wunderlich — starting at $130.00
2:00 PM — Tongo Eisen-Martin class on Audre Lorde — starting at $10.00
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.