Getting the Words Right: A Look Inside the Writer’s Life — Featuring EA Luetkemeyer

Online Zoom Event

Host and author Ginna BB Gordon will lead a lively and probing conversation about the writing process and what it takes to be an author. Her guests are psychologist and poet Frank De Luca and fiction author EA Luetkemeyer (May 2015). These three local authors will discuss their writing process via the WHO, WHAT, HOW, […]

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Writing to Astound, with Michael Mercurio

Online Event

All writers, no matter how accomplished, feel the pressure of finding the right words to invigorate their prose and bring their stories to life. The right word choice and arrangement can surprise and astonish readers, or entice editors and agents to keep reading well after the first page. Think of the power that wordplay, (rhyme, alliteration, lyricism, connotation) […]

$75

Julie Wittes-Schlack in conversation with Pamela Petro on Julie’s new novel, Burning and Dodging

The Odyssey Bookshop 9 College St, South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States

Join Odyssey Bookshop both in person and online on Thursday, February 10 at 7 PM for a reading and discussion of Julie Wittes-Schlack's (Nonfiction, June 2013) new novel, Burning and Dodging. She will be joined in conversation by Pamela Petro (Nonfiction, MFA Writing Faculty), author of the memoir, The Long Field - Wales and the Presence of Absence. Julie […]

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What The Universe Is: Gustavo Hernandez and Steven Cramer

Online Zoom Event

What The Universe Is: A Reading Series featuring two fantastic poets in a continent-spanning event: Gustavo Hernandez is the author of the poetry collection Flower Grand First (Moon Tide Press). Gustavo holds a degree in creative writing from California State University Long Beach, and his poems have been published in Reed, Acentos Review, Sonora Review and […]

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VIRTUAL: Tell-All: Rejected by Modern Love — Featuring Deborah Sosin

Online Zoom Event

We've all read the popular New York Times Modern Love column. What you might not know is that the Times receives thousands of submissions for the 50 essays it publishes each year, making it one of the most sought-after spots for both aspiring and established writers. Join GrubStreet and Belmont Books for an evening of rejected Modern Love essays. Five […]

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P&P Live! Axie Oh—The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea — In Conversation with Elizabeth Lim

Online Event

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea […]

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A Very Special Storytime with Andrea Wang at Aspen Grove

Tattered Cover Book Store 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, Colorado, United States

Tattered Cover welcomes Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) at their Aspen Grove location on February 26th at 2pm MT. She will be reading from her Caldecott Award-winning picture book Watercress. This is a free event, no registration required. About the Book: Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress […]

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The King’s English Bookshop presents Sara Zarr in Conversation with Corey Ann Haydu

Online Event

TKE proudly welcomes acclaimed author Sara Zarr (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) for a discussion of and reading from her new middle reader novel, A Song Called Home. Zarr will be in conversation with fellow YA author, Corey Ann Haydu. This free, virtual event will take place on Crowdcast and you must register here to participate. About the book: […]

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Harbor Editions Authors — A SMOL Fair Reading with July Westhale and others

Facebook Live

Multiple Harbor Editions authors gather for this virtual reading event: July Westhale (Poetry, June 2013)Jennifer Colella MartelliLeah Claire KaminskiArden LevineDustin BrookshireCynthia AtkinsKristin LaFollette-SamsonJoan Kwon GlassDarren C. DemareeKimberly Ann PriestSarah Freligh

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Andrea Wang & Jason Chin | Watercress at Blue Willow Bookshop

Online Zoom Event

Award-winning creators Andrea Wang (WFYP, June 2011) and Jason Chin will appear with Blue Willow Bookshop to celebrate Watercress, their book which was awarded a Newbery Honor medal and the Caldecott medal this year. Blue Willow Bookshop expects all participants to maintain an atmosphere of respect and fairness. Any comments or questions that violate this standard of […]

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