Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
OCTOBER 20: 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. https://www.facebook.com/events/2805373472898216.
OCTOBER 21: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with PJ Colando speaking about her book The Jailbird’s Jackpot at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Check the website for details. https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
OCTOBER 22: 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.
OCTOBER 22: Huntington Beach Friends of the Library will feature a free virtual event with archeological mystery writer Mary Anna Evans at 4 p.m. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoom-author-event-with-archeological-mystery-writer-mary-anna-evans-tickets-114964491890.
OCTOBER 22: 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.
OCTOBER 24: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with Mary Anna Evans speaking about her book Wrecked at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Check the website for details. https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
OCTOBER 24: The Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association’s inaugural Viet Book Fest, spotlighting Vietnamese voices and stories in children’s literature, continues with Viet Thanh Nguyen & Ellison Nguyen with illustrators Thi Bui & Hien Bui-Stafford, Chicken of the Sea, from 3 to 4 p.m. on Zoom. $5. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaala-presents-viet-book-fest-tickets-121875564093.
OCTOBER 25: O.C. Sisters in Crime will feature guest speaker Laurie Stevens at its virtual monthly meeting, which will begin at 2 p.m. Check the website for the latest information. ocsistersincrime.org.
We do our best to present 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.