Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
APRIL 19-25: The Mission Viejo Library will host its popular Comic Fest in a virtual format each night via Zoom from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. For free registration and details, visit https://cityofmissionviejo.org/departments/library.
APRIL 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. The group is currently full. To be added to the waitlist, send an email to group leader Cee Cee Wakefield at info@oc-writers.com.
APRIL 21: Literary Orange will present an online event with New York Times best-selling author Lisa Wingate at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 and includes a copy of The Book of Lost Friends. A discount is available if attending all four Literary Orange events. Register at https://literaryorange.org/reg.
APRIL 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.
APRIL 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.
APRIL 24: Naranja Dulcea will present the What is Genre Craft Talk at 9-10:15 a.m. ($25). A write-in will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon ($15). Both events take place at Arvida Book Co, 115 W. Main St., Tustin. www.naranjadulceca.com.
APRIL 25: O.C. Sisters in Crime will present an online panel discussion with literary agents, including Michelle Richter and Lori Calvin, at 3 p.m. as part of the group’s monthly meeting. For details, visit www.ocsistersincrime.org.
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.