Virtual Bookish Events for October 23-29, 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
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
7:00 PM — Author Talks: Omar El Akkad
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Sunday, October 29, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, October 23, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge | Get Noticed: Your Work, Your Words & Yourself in the World with Estelle Erasmus
7:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Adriana Díaz Enciso & Alexandra Lytton Regalado
Thursday, October 26, 2023
3:00 PM — How to Plan Your Novel
5:00 PM — Write Your Best Artist Statement with MacDowell, VSC, & Ragdale
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Taylor Byas
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
10:00 PM — An Evening With Sonya Renee Taylor — starting at $20.00
Thursday, October 26, 2023
9:00 PM — The World According to Joan Didion with author Evelyn McDonnell — starting at $10.00
Saturday, October 28, 2023
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets on Zoom presents John F. McMullen, Kathleen Ossip, Yuyutsu Sharma — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, October 23, 2023
8:00 PM — Ainsley St. Claire presents: Slay Your Way to Sales with Facebook Ads — starting at $30.00
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
1:00 PM — 2-Hour Class: Essays on Suicide — starting at $150.00
4:30 PM — Publishing Trends in 2023–2024 — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Sunset Poetry Journal: Generative Writing Workshop — starting at $20.00
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
2:00 PM — 10 Steps to Writing a Business-Tight Nonfiction Book Proposal w/Jane Friedman — starting at $25.00
6:00 PM — Scrivener 102 — starting at $55.50
8:00 PM —Ask the Agent: Your Book. Here's How. — starting at $25.00
Friday, October 27, 2023
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Structure & Theme — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — What is Autofiction? — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — Witchy Late Night Cozy Writing Retreat — starting at $35.00
Saturday, October 28, 2023
10:00 AM — Breaking the Sound Barrier: DIY Audiobooks — starting at $10.00
10:00 AM — How to Plot Like a Pro — starting at $60.00
12:00 PM — Writing the Rainbow with the Sun: A Queer Poetry Slam Writing Workshop — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — Approaches to the Ekphrastic with Jenny Xie — starting at $130.00
1:00 PM — Exploring Gothic Fiction — starting at $60.00
Sunday, October 29, 2023
12:30 PM — The Joy of Editing with Daniel Lawless & Frances Richey — 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.