Virtual Bookish Events for October 30 - November 5, 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 31, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
7:30 PM — ThrillHers: Strong women in isolated locations - Author Reading
8:00 PM — Chris L. Terry and James Spooner for BLACK PUNK NOW
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Eliane Boey and Jordan Kurella
Thursday, November 2, 2023
1:00 PM — YouTube for Authors with M.K. Williams
7:00 PM — Author Talk with Beverly Jenkins
Friday, November 3, 2023
12:00 PM — Strong Women, Strange Worlds Quick Reads
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Sunday, November 5, 2023
1:00 PM — Literary Modiin Author Event featuring Janice Weizman, Ruth Marks Eglash and Jennifer Lang
For Writers - Free
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
3:00 PM — Demystifying Publishing
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Bess Carnan
8:30 PM — Writer's Atelier Presents: NaNoWriMo Virtual Write-in with Angelique Bochnak
Thursday, November 2, 2023
1:00 PM — “I’m In": The Art of Writing about Hacking with Brian Hugenbruch
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Brian Turner
7:30 PM — Intensive Editing Masterclass
Friday, November 3, 2023
For Writers - Paid
Monday, October 30, 2023
7:00 PM — Making NaNo Work When It Doesn't — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
2:00 PM — The Ancient Art of Imitation: Learning Craft from Other Writers w/Nancy McCabe — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — The Lit Reading: Performing Your Voice Aloud — starting at $60.00
7:30 PM — Prep Your Novel with Alex Temblador — starting at $119.00
Friday, November 3, 2023
10:30 AM — Point of View in Fiction, Part I: POV & Psychic Distance — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — Sessions with the Editor: Foglifter Journal — starting at $85.00
Saturday, November 4, 2023
9:30 AM — Making Your Characters Matter — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — How to Write the Middle of Your Poem — starting at $55.50
10:00 AM — Shaping Your Book of Narrative Nonfiction — starting at $60.00
10:30 AM — Act Like A Writer, Think Like An Editor: Getting Your Manuscript Ready — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Rage Poems: The Poetics of Anger and Anxiety — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Worldbuilding Tactics for Science Fiction and Fantasy with Matt Bell — starting at $119.00
1:00 PM — Using Strange Words to Inspire Unusual Writing — starting at $90.00
2:30 PM — Act Like A Writer, Think Like An Editor: The Road to Publication — starting at $85.00
2:30 PM —Military Writing Techniques and Tips — starting at $30.00
Sunday, November 5, 2023
11:00 AM — Sonnet Crash Course — starting at $60.00
12:00 PM — Outlining Your Book-Length Project — starting at $70.00
12:30 PM — Double-talk or “Real” Talk: Considering the Villanelle & Pantoum with Dzvinia Orlowsky — starting at $135.00
12:30 PM — Tension and Stakes in Fiction with Zeyn Joukhadar — starting at $130.00
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.