Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
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 takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. Meetings are free and open to the public. The group is currently full. To be added to the waitlist, send an email to group leader Cee Cee Wakefield at info@oc-writers.com.
MAY 18: The monthly Lit Up! OC reading salon will feature authors Caitlin Rother and Alex Finlay at 6:30 p.m. The live-streaming event is free. https://www.facebook.com/litupoc.
MAY 19: Mission Viejo Library and Warwick’s will host best-selling author of The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisenberger, discussing her latest novel, Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty,” at 4 p.m. The $28 to $31.50 (plus tax and fee) cost for the online event includes a signed copy of the new book, which will be mailed after the event date. https://www.warwicks.com/event/Weisberger-2021.
MAY 20: 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 20: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with author Peter James to discuss Left You Dead at 11 a.m. https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
MAY 20: Foothill Ranch Library Writers Support & Critique Group Zoom meeting. Read your work and be prepared to provide critique to others. This free group meets weekly from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Contact stella.carruth@occr.ocgov.com for more information and for the Zoom invite.
MAY 22: Naranja Dulcea will present a write-in from 10:30 a.m. till noon. ($15). The event will take place at Arvida Book Co, 115 W. Main St., Tustin. www.naranjadulceca.com.
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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.