Check out what’s planned for the upcoming week:
AUGUST 1: 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.
AUGUST 4: Lake Forest Writers’ 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 caseylostcoast@gmail.com.
AUGUST 6: California Writers Club of Orange County will feature “How Setting Amplifies Writing,” a presentation by Gustavo Hernandez, at its monthly meeting, starting at 9 a.m. at the Anaheim Packing House, 440 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim. www.calwritersorangecounty.org.
AUGUST 7: Book Carnival will host an in-person event with authors Wendell Thomas (Fogged Off), Daryl Wood Gerber (A Hint of Mischief), and a third to-be-announced author at 2 p.m. Check the website for more information. http://www.annesbookcarnival.com/events.
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.