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Survive & Thrive: A Literary Reading & Conversation with Devi S. Laskar & Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Oakland Public Library 125 14th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

What is redemption? How do you get it? How is it different from revenge? Multi-award winning authors Lucy Jane Bledsoe and Devi S. Laskar will read from their new novels and discuss how they write with an eye toward redemption that is true and honest. Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s newest, Tell The Rest, features two queer characters who […]

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Sistah Scifi Author Expo

Oaklandia Cafe x Bakery 555 12th Street, Oakland, CA, United States

We will have 12 to 14 indie Black and Indigenous speculative fiction writers showcase their work with physical and digital copies available for purchase. In addition, we will bring Sistah Scifi Bookish Tea Party vibes with areas to play games, read, and, of course, color!! This event is appropriate for readers of all ages. Free […]

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EFA and BAEF event: Conversation with Amy J. Schneider

Mechanics' Institute


Join us for our first in-person event since 2019! In an interview with Kristen Tate, veteran copyeditor Amy J. Schneider will tell the behind-the-scenes story of her new book, The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction. We'll hear how the book came about, why it's a necessary companion to The Chicago Manual of Style, and what it's like to be […]

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Improve Your Dialogue with Mysti Berry

Zoom CA, United States

Mysti Berry earned a BA in Linguistics from one of the top five undergrad programs in the country (UCSC), and “half an MFA” from UCLA. She has had short stories published in multiple anthologies, including EQMM and AHMM, and published three volumes of a charity anthology that raises money for voting rights. She’s working on […]

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Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

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Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

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Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

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Nancy Jooyoun Kim: What We Kept to Ourselves

Telegraph Hill Books 1501 Grant Ave, San Francisco, United States

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee returns with a propulsive and suspenseful new novel about a family that unravels when a stranger—who may hold the key to their missing mother—is found dead in their backyard. Both a riveting page-turner and moving family story, What We Kept to Ourselves masterfully explores the consequences of secrets […]

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After Sappho

Mechanics' Institute


with author Selby Wynn Schwartz in conversation with Professor Loretta Stec Join Selby Wynn Schwartz in conversation with Professor Loretta Stec on her debut novel After Sappho, an invigorating tale of women whose narratives converge and splinter as they forge queer identities and claim the right to their own lives.

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Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

Zoom CA, United States

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]

Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

rancho mirage library 71-100 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, United States

The Tenth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival will be January 31–February 2, 2024.   The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a world-class gathering of the finest writers who contribute to the intellectual vitality of our time. The City of Rancho Mirage, California, welcomes 60 authors and 1,000 readers from around the globe to the Rancho […]