Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
DECEMBER 1: 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/2805373492898214.
DECEMBER 3: 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.
DECEMBER 3: 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.
DECEMBER 3: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with author Thomas Perry speaking about his book Eddie’s Boy at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Check the website for details. https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
DECEMBER 5: The California Writers Club’s Orange County Branch will feature holiday networking and open mic at its monthly meeting. calwritersorangecounty.org.
DECEMBER 5: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with mystery novelist Matt Coyle speaking about his book Blind Vigil at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Check the website for details. https://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
DECEMBER 5: O.C. Register columnist Marla Jo Fisher will sign her debut book, Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Motherhood, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the art gallery at 30115 Silverado Canyon Road, Silverado. Bring your own copy of the book or reserve one in advance. Bad weather cancels. RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/375176800353024.
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.