Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
JUNE 1: 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/1160852957600343.
JUNE 2: O.C. Writers’ All-Genre Critique Group is an opportunity for writers to get and give feedback on participants’ work-in-progress. The program takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. For instructions, please check the “About” section of the Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/679249596190483
JUNE 4: 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.
JUNE 4: Foothill Ranch Library Writers Support and Critique Group Zoom meeting. Read your work and be prepared to provide critique to others. This free group meets from 5 to 6:30 p.m. weekly. Email stella.carruth@occr.ocgov.com for details and the Zoom invitation.
JUNE 6: The Writer’s Retreat is a free, drop-in retreat for writers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the O.C. Public Library-Foothill Ranch, 27002 Cabriole, Foothill Ranch. All writers welcome. http://www.ocpl.org/libloc/fr.
JUNE 6: The California Writers Club, Orange County Branch, will feature guest speaker Kali Wallace discussing “Writing Effective Description and Atmosphere” at its monthly meeting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the community room of the Orange Public Library, 407 E. Chapman Ave., Orange. Meetings available to members only. calwritersorangecounty.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.