Virtual Bookish Events for October 21-27, 2024
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 22, 2024
9:00 PM — Indigenous Writers Series
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Sam Rebelein
Thursday, October 24, 2024
7:00 PM — Author Talk with Pallavi Sharma Dixit
Friday, October 25, 2024
10:00 AM — Voices of Palestinian Women Authors
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Sunday, October 27, 2024
For Writers - Free
Monday, October 21, 2024
7:30 PM — The Business of Writing and Authorship
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
9:30 AM — Pen to Paper
6:00 PM — Write Around the World with AJ Metzger
7:00 PM — Worldbuilding with author Cass Morris
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
4:30 PM — Worldbuilding Fall 2024 Distinguished Lecturer: Nick Fuller Googins
8:00 PM — Secrets of Anthology Writing
For Readers - Paid
Saturday, October 26, 2024
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets: Megha Sood, Josephine LoRe, Pamela Hughes — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, October 21, 2024
7:00 AM — Journaling Jumpstart 5-day Workshop — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
12:00 PM — Writers' Room of Boston, Writing Workshop — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
3:00 PM — Getting Beyond the “I” : Exploring Point-of-View in Creative Nonfiction with Brenda Miller — starting at $25.00
6:30 PM — Vulnerability in Personal Storytelling — starting at $115.00
7:30 PM — Shape Shifting: Experimenting with Form in Fiction and Nonfiction with Kimberly Garza — starting at $119.00
8:00 PM — Mindmapping: An Interactive Story-Building Session with Misty Simon — starting at $15.00
Thursday, October 24, 2024
7:00 PM — Is Self-Publishing Right for You? — starting at $60.00
7:15 PM — The Second Draft & Beyond: Strategies for Revising Your Novel with Leslye Penelope — starting at $39.00
Friday, October 25, 2024
Kentucky State Poetry Society Annual Poetry Conference (3 days) — starting at $25.00
Saturday, October 26, 2024
10:00 AM — Show and Tell Intensive — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Titles as Portals to Deepen Revision — starting at $74.00
11:00 AM — What Authors Need to Know: Marketing & Publicizing Your Book with Katharine Duckett — starting at $119.00
1:00 PM — The Art (and Science) of Picture Book Writing — starting at $59.00
2:00 PM — Fiction Basics: Scene, Summary, and Narrative Time — starting at $55.50
2:00 PM — You Don’t Have to Tell the Truth: Omission, and Speculation in Poetry — starting at $55.50
Sunday, October 27, 2024
1:00 PM — Making Metaphor Work — starting at $60.00
1:00 PM — Manticores, Rock Eaters, and Lesser Known Monsters with Tara Campbell — starting at $50.00
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 event