Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
JULY 5: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at Patch Coffee (29100 Portola Pkwy, Lake Forest). O.C. Writers Community Director Barb DeLong generally arrives around 8:30 a.m. and leads a breakout discussion at 11 a.m. for those who want to take a break. Patch offers indoor and outdoor work tables, but all are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The shop follows current Covid rules. For more information, send an email to Barb at info@oc-writers.com.
JULY 8: O.C. Writers’ weekly Roundtable discussion group, featuring writing and publishing business topics, takes place from 11 a.m. 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.
JULY 8: 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.
JULY 9: Summer Storytime in Old Towne Orange, a free children’s program, will feature special guests Alex and Ly Romero of Orange Circle Optometry at 9 a.m. in front of Tiddlywinks OC, 129 N. Glassell St., Orange. http://tiddlywinksoc.com.
JULY 10: The monthly meeting of the Orange County chapter of Romance Writers of America will feature a presentation on “Spycraft Essentials,” by Piper Bayard, starting at 10 a.m. $5 for OCCRWA members and others. http://occrwa.org/chapter-meetings.
JULY 11: O.C. Sisters in Crime will feature an online conversation with New York Times-bestselling author Heather Graham at 3 p.m. Check the website for more information. www.ocsistersincrime.org.
JULY 11: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with authors Gary Grossman and Ed Fuller to discuss their novel Red Deception at 4 p.m. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
We do our best to present accurate and 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.