Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
JANUARY 10: Bring your WIP to work alongside other (socially distant) writers at the O.C. Writers’ Monday Morning write-in at Patch Coffee (29100 Portola Pkwy, Lake Forest). O.C. Writers Community Director Barb DeLong generally arrives around 8:30 a.m. and leads a breakout discussion at 11 a.m. for those who want to take a break. Patch 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.
JANUARY 10: The Anaheim Public Library Foundation will host an online discussion with New York Times and USA Today bestselling mystery author Allison Brennan at 6 p.m. $5. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-author-visit-with-allison-brennan-on-zoom-tickets-231025191567.
JANUARY 13: O.C. Writers’ weekly Roundtable discussion group, featuring writing and publishing business topics, takes place from 11 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 info@oc-writers.com.
JANUARY 15: Southern California Writers Association meets on the third Saturday of the month. For details, visit https://southerncalwriters.org/meetings.
JANUARY 16: Book Carnival will host an in-store event with author T. Jefferson Parker to discuss his latest novel, A Thousand Steps at 2 p.m. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
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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.