Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
SEPTEMBER 20: 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.
SEPTEMBER 23: 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.
SEPTEMBER 23: The Foothill Ranch branch of the Orange County Public Library will present a discussion with guest author Nancy Brashear at 10:30 a.m. Free and open to the public. The library is at 27002 Cabriole Way. www.ocpl.org/libraries/foothill-ranch.
SEPTEMBER 25: Book Carnival will host an in-store event with authors Ellen Byron, Dennis Palumbo, Tori Eldridge, and Margot Kinberg to discuss their work at 2 p.m. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
SEPTEMBER 26: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with author Stuart Neville to discuss The House of Ashes at noon. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
SEPTEMBER 26: Sisters in Crime Orange County will feature an online agents panel with Vicky Bijur and Elizabeth Kracht at 3 p.m. at its monthly meeting. The meetings are free to the public, but donations are encouraged. http://sistersincrimeoc.com.
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.