Virtual Bookish Events for September 25-October 1, 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, September 27, 2023
7:30 PM — Lucy Ives: Life is Everywhere
10:00 PM — Guan Un and John Wiswell
Thursday, September 28, 2023
8:30 PM — June Road Press Fall Launch Event: A Poetry Reading & Celebration
10:00 PM — Book Launch with Geoff Mynett: The Eventful Life of Philip Hankin
Friday, September 29, 2023
6:00 PM — Lit Fridays: Roger Reeves
Saturday, September 30, 2023
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
1:00 PM — Embrace Your Muse A Fiction Writer's Aid Let's warm up those muscles for NaNoWriMo!
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge | You Wrote a Book, Now What? Finding Your Publishing Path
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
7:00 PM — Ellen's WritingEssentials - Writing More, Writing Smarter
7:30 PM — Storytelling as a Successful Business
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Bess Carnan
Thursday, September 28, 2023
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with Memoirist Jennifer Lang
For Writers - Paid
Monday, September 25, 2023
8:00 PM — Working Through Writer's Block: Two-Sessions for Writers of All Genres — starting at $60.00
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
7:00 PM — Sunset Poetry Journal: Generative Writing Workshop — starting at $20.00
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
2:00 PM — Capturing Life in a Flash: The Art of One-Moment Memoirs — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — Getting Your Foot in the Door: Publishing in Literary Magazines with Meg Eden Kuyatt — starting at $119.00
7:00 PM — High-Octane Grammar — starting at $60.00
Thursday, September 28, 2023
7:30 AM — Of Authors and Agents: A Talk on Publishing and Pitching — starting at $16.48
7:15 PM — Beginnings, Endings, and Everything In Between: Building Strong Scenes with Leah Henderson — starting at $39.00
Friday, September 29, 2023
10:30 AM — Fantastic Extremes: The Environments of Speculative Fiction — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — How to Write When You Have No Time — starting at $85.00
Saturday, September 30, 2023
10:00 AM — Compelling First Pages — starting at $60.00
10:00 AM — Using Backstory Effectively — starting at $60.00
10:30 AM — Exits & Entrances: Exploring Shadowwork in Writing — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Gentle Writing Generative with an Autumnal Twist — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — The Art of Adapting Fiction to Film — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Translating Reality to Nonfiction — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Getting Your Foot in the Door: Publishing in Literary Magazines with Meg Eden Kuyatt — starting at $25.00
12:30 PM — On the Line: a Craft Class & Workshop with Martha Collins — starting at $150.00
1:00 PM — Rewriting Utopias: Rethinking Climate Narratives for a More Radical Future with Chinelo Onwualu — starting at $120.00
3:00 PM — Writing Compelling Stories: The Relationship Between Time and Structure in Short Fiction with Chaitali Sen — starting at $119.00
Sunday, October 1, 2023
12:30 PM — “love not gone anywhere”: Writing in Dialogue with Jean Valentine with Chen Chen — starting at $150.00
12:30 PM — Travel Writing and Social Justice: Dismantling the Inner Colonizer with Bani Amor — 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.