Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
MARCH 20: 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.
MARCH 21: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with author Peter Blauner (Picture in the Sand) at 5 p.m. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
MARCH 23: 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 Barb DeLong at delongbarb15@gmail.com.
MARCH 25: Mystery Ink presents a book launch party for Ellen Byron’s Wined and Died in New Orleans at 1 p.m. at Fernhill Clubhouse, 5472 Diamond, Huntington Beach. www.mysteryink.com.
MARCH 26: O.C. Sisters in Crime will gather at 3 p.m. at Book Carnival (348 S. Tustin St., Orange) for its monthly meeting, featuring speaker Daryl Wood Gerber. Free. Find more information at www.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.