In Conversation with Courtney Summers & Sara Farizan

Online Event

Join Brookline Booksmith for a conversation with Courtney Summers (I'm the Girl) and Sara Farizan (WFYP, January 2012) (Dead Flip). Copies of Dead Flip purchased on the registration page will be signed & personalized by the author! Copies of I'm the Girl will include a signed bookplates and a special indies-only pink art print.

Free

Left Bank Books Presents Dan Chaon and Erin Belieu for a conversation with Dana Levin

Left Bank Books 399 North Euclid, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Left Bank Books welcomes bestselling author Dan Chaon & award-winning poet Erin Belieu (MFA Faculty), who will have a conversation about adoption, being Midwestern raised, friendship, and other spontaneous topics spurred by their most recent books, led by St. Louis' Dana Levin in person at the High Low Performing Arts Space and virtually on Thursday, […]

Free

Start with a Bang: The Art of Outstanding Openings with David Farrow

Online Zoom Event

As writers, we’re all familiar with this particular bit of wisdom: a story has to “hook” the reader from the beginning. Excellent first pages (and first lines!) are the best way to immerse our audience and keep them reading. However, this is often easier said than done. In this course, students will study exemplary story […]

$75

Befriend Your Inner Critic: Skills for a Productive Writing Practice with Deborah Sosin

Online Zoom Event

You might be familiar with your Inner Critic—the voice that says you’re not good enough. Or compares yourself to others. Or expects nothing but perfection. Our instinct is to push that voice away. But, paradoxically, we can find more inner peace and free up creative energy by moving toward that voice, with curiosity and compassion. […]

$75

Author Event: “The Animals Would Not Sleep” by Sara Levine

Guilford Free Library 67 Park Street, Guilford, Connecticut, United States

Sara Levine (Nonfiction/WFYP, January 2006), the author of the book, The Animals Would Not Sleep will read her book aloud, and kids can bring their own stuffed animals along to help act out the story.  Free signed copy of the book for each child who registers and shows up.  Best for ages 2-7 and their […]

Free

A.J. Verdelle: Miss Chloe: A Memoir Of A Literary Friendship With Toni Morrison (In Conversation With Baruti N. Kopano)

The Ivy Bookshop 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Get an inside look at one of the literary powerhouses of our generation through the eyes of her contemporary, the brilliant novelist A.J. Verdelle (Fiction, MFA Writing Faculty). Miss Chloe, an Ivy staff favorite, is a love letter to books and a testament to the connections that books make possible. Verdelle will be joined by Baruti N. […]

Free

Headlights All the Way: Navigating the Murky Middle with David Farrow

Online Zoom Event

You’ve written an excellent opening for your story, introduced some characters, incited some incidents, and are ready to launch into the meaty parts of your plot – but then you hit a roadblock. Now what? The second act of fiction stories (often called the “murky middle”) tends to be where most writers stall on their […]

$75

Revision: Crack the Shell of Your Manuscript (with Celia Jeffries)

Online Zoom Event

Sign up for an online memoir workshop with Celia Jeffries (Fiction/Nonfiction, 2008): Cynthia Occelli says “for a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.” In this two-hour workshop you […]

$45

2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival

Brooks House Lobby 132 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

The 2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival will take place live October 13-16 in downtown Brattleboro. Featuring readings from various CCW members, including Jason Reynolds (MFA Writing Faculty, WFYP), Steven Cramer (MFA Writing Faculty, Poetry), and Cindy House (Fiction, June 2017).

Free

How Does That Spark of Inspiration Become a Book? – Benjamin Roesch

Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, Vermont, United States

Local YA authors Benjamin Roesch (Fiction, January 2016) and Margot Harrison discuss crafting and selling their coming-of-age novels at the Pierson Library in Shelburne, VT. This event is a great fit for teens, teachers, writers, and book lovers. Book support from Flying Pig Books.

Free

Sister Anonymous – A Fundraiser Reading for Eileen’s House

IBEW Local 103 256 Freeport Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A reading of the critically acclaimed play "Sister Anonymous" by Catherine M. O’Neill (WSS), directed by Kelly E. Smith to support Eileen's House. Eileen's House is a 30-bed facility that will serve women ages 18+ in Boston who are recovering from alcoholism and substance use disorder.

$25