Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
MAY 1-31: O.C. Writers’ May The Muse Be With You, a monthlong productivity event, offers daily check-ins to record your writing progress, cheer your colleagues, and focus on your goals. Check out the free online program at https://www.facebook.com/events/913754315736170.
May 18: O.C. Writers’ weekly Home But Not Alone Virtual Write-in offers structured writing sprints starting at 9 a.m. and breaks to chat about writing and publishing topics from 11 a.m. to noon with the Patch Coffee/OC Writers’ Writers’ Meet-up on Zoom. Participants are free to come and go any time during the event. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1160852944267011.
MAY 18: O.C. Writers’ All-Genre Critique Group is an opportunity for writers to get and give feedback on participants’ work-in-progress. The program will be testing a new format that includes a Zoom discussion from noon to 2 p.m. For instructions, please check the “About” section of the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/592226594833900.
MAY 19: The Pen on Fire Speaker Series presents An Evening with Memoirist James Brown at 7 p.m. at Lido Village Books, 3424 Via Oporto, Suite 102, Newport Beach. $20 in advance. www.barbarademarcobarrett.com/speakers-series.
MAY 21: O.C. Writers’ weekly Roundtable discussion group, featuring writing and publishing business topics, takes place from 10:30 to noon on Zoom. Meetings are free and open to the public. To receive Zoom access information, email Roundtable leader Casey Dorman at info@oc-writers.com.
MAY 24: O.C. Sisters in Crime will feature guest speaker Cara Black at its monthly meeting. Check the website for more information. ocsistersincrime.org.
We do our best to present up to date information, but it would still be wise to double-check before attending.
For more, visit our LITERARY CALENDAR, the area’s most comprehensive listing of events for writers and publishing creatives in Orange County. To submit information for an event, visit our SUBMISSIONS page.