Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
SEPTEMBER 12: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at High Ground Coffee House (25522 Marguerite Parkway, #102, Mission Viejo). O.C. Writers member Barb DeLong generally arrives around 8 a.m. and leads a breakout discussion at 11 a.m. for those who want to take a break. High Ground 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 15: Lake Forest Writers’ Roundtable discussion group, featuring writing and publishing business topics, takes place from 10:45 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 caseylostcoast@gmail.com.
SEPTEMBER 16-18: The weekend-long Southern California Writers’ Conference features dozens of writing craft and publishing business panels, along with opportunities for manuscript critiques, agent consultations, and networking with writing peers. Registration is open and will be limited to 150 conferees. www.writersconference.com/la.
SEPTEMBER 17: Mystery Ink presents local authors Diana C. Pardee (On the Cusp) and KC Walker (Old Fashioned Murder), who also writes as Karen Sue Walker, for an in-person event at 1 p.m. The bookstore is at 7552 Warner Ave., #101, Huntington Beach. http://www.mysteryink.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.