Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
FEBRUARY 28: 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.
FEBRUARY 28: Looking for a critique group? Join other writers to offer feedback and support on each other’s work from 6 to 8 p.m. inside Corner Bakery, 13786-D Jamboree Rd, Irvine. All genres welcome. This could become an ongoing group if there is interest. For more information, send an email to Gloria Amlie at info@oc-writers.com.
MARCH 1: O.C. Writers presents its inaugural Authors Night, featuring readings from Barb DeLong, Lorraine Gow, and Diana Huang. The free event begins at 7 p.m. at Patch Coffee, 29100 Portola Pkwy, Lake Forest. For more information, email Event Coordinator Cassandra Rendon at info@oc-writers.com.
MARCH 3: O.C. Writers’ weekly 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 Casey Dorman at info@oc-writers.com.
MARCH 5: The Placentia Library Friends Foundation will present the 2022 Author’s Lunch, featuring Marla Jo Fisher, popular columnist for the Orange County Register and author of Frumpy Middle-Aged Mom: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Motherhood. The event takes place at Alta Vista Country Club, 777 Alta Vista St., Placentia, and tickets are $60. Doors open at 10 a.m. www.placentialibraryfriends.com.
MARCH 5: The California Writers Club’s Orange County Branch will feature “Writing the Killer Crime Novel,” a presentation by author Joe Ide, at its monthly meeting. calwritersorangecounty.org.
MARCH 5: Book Carnival will host a virtual event with author Alex Finley (The Night Shift) at 3 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.