We are thrilled to bring you the latest in literary events that have caught our attention. These events encompass a range of free and ticketed registration and are not affiliated with AWP. All times are in ET.

Wednesday, June 1

6—7:30 p.m.— Delve into the Dystopian Femme Literary Workshop and discover the fictional world of feminist authors, and explore authors such as Audre Lorde, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, and Jessamine Chan. This event offers free registration and will be held online. *

Thursday, June 2

12—12:45 p.m.— Join Samantha Rosenthal in discussing her novel Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City. Rosenthal and Sarah Calise explore historical analysis, memoir, and theory, and how they factor in with a community based project centered on documenting the history of a multigenerational southern LGBTQ+ community. This event will be held online with free registration. *

7:30—8:30 p.m.— Random House Book Club Is hosting another happy hour! Join to discuss the novel Such Big Dreams by Reema Patel. Rakhi, a former child of the streets, blossoms into a woman who works for a human rights organization. Haunted by the tragic passing of her friend from over a decade ago, Rakhi faces difficult choices and compromises that she never thought she would.  Patel’s novel focuses on how people are subject to systemic societal conditions, and how ambitions, dreams, and obstacles shape our identities. This event will take place online, and registration is free. *

Saturday, June 4

6—7 p.m.— SocietyX presents the Pain to Purpose Poetry Class, hosted by Veronika Wilde. Join to learn more about healing and medicating through the practice of poetry. Understand how unsaid words affect your mental health, how to describe the indescribable, and how to self-heal using metaphor, honesty, and abstraction. Registration is free, and the event will be conducted online. *

9—11 a.m.— Elizabeth Castillo will be holding Playing with Tongues: Multilingual Prose and Poetry, a workshop covering how to include different languages in your writing while staying authentic and purposeful. Castillo will also offer free feedback on one of each writer’s pieces created during the workshop. Tickets are available for purchase, and the event will be held online. *

Tuesday, June 7

7—8 p.m.—Join Maria Adelmann in conversation with Maria Tatar for a virtual event sponsored by greedy reads and Bards Alley! The discussion will be centered on Adelmann’s new novel How to be Eaten, a darkly comedic and provocative novel about classic fairy tale characters envisioned as contemporary women who join a trauma support group. Registration is free, and the event will be held online. *

7—8:30 p.m.—In Creative Writing to Preserve Brain Health—From Despair to Desire, leaders in social health will debate about the role of creative writing in aiding against cognitive decline. Join this panel to learn more about the practice of social prescription used as an aid to fight dementia. This event will be held online, and registration is free. *

Wednesday, June 8

4:30—6 p.m.— Drop in for an Online Poetry Workshop sponsored by Oak Bluffs Public Library! Attendees will read and discuss poems and use them as models for writing exercises. The event will take place online, and registration is free. *

Friday, June 10

2—3:30 p.m.— Join Tim Herrera, former author and editor of the New York Time’s Smarter Living, and literary agent Lucy Carson for a workshop on writing and selling a nonfiction book. Herrera and Carson will answer any and all questions on the process of writing a book. Tickets are $15, and the event will take place online. *

Tuesday, June 14

2:15 p.m.— Lauren Elkin and Alexandra Kingston-Reese come together for a conversation about the contemporary essay. Elkin is an established and accomplished writer and translator whose works have appeared in the London Review for Books, the New York Times, and Times Literary Supplement. Kingston-Reese, senior lecturer in modern literature at the University of York, will be joining Elkin in discussing the contemporary essay and its dynamic form. This event offers free registration and will be held online. *

Thursday, June 16

12—1 p.m.— Rachel Gilmore presents Language as Hospitality, a seminar series on the verbiage used surrounding immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This seminar will focus on linguistic violence concerned with otherness and defining what a hospitable language looks like. Registration is free, and this event will be held online. *

9:00 p.m.— Join author Nandita Dinesh for a reading and discussion of her new novel This Place | That Place, sponsored by Elliot Bay Book Company. Dinesh’s novel features two characters who seek to bridge the gap between them, and explores the topics of setting, space, autonomy, presence, and occupation. This event offers free registration and will be held online. *

Friday, June 17

3—4 p.m.— Join Jena Osman in discussing Don Mee Choi’s “Woe Are You?” This discussion will be centered on a close reading and dissection of Choi’s poem. Come to actively participate or listen! This event offers free registration and will be held online. *

3—4 p.m.— Pop in for Writer’s Lunch, a casual monthly chat focused on building and fostering the writing community. Join for stimulating conversation, informal presentations, and quick book reviews. This event will be held online with free registration. *

Monday, June 20

8—9 p.m.— Tune in to a panel of remarkable women discussing Untold Stories: The Original and Unexpected Stories of Afghan Women Writers. Untold is an organization which strives to aid female writers in marginalized communities, develop the craft of Afghan women writers, foster a strong community among them, and amplify these often-silenced voices. This event will take place online, and registration is free. *

Tuesday, June 21

7:00 p.m.— Author Ottessa Moshfegh will join with the Center for Fiction and filmmaker John Waters to discuss her recent novel Lapvona. Centered on a young shepherd boy living in a feudal fiefdom, Lapvona explores the thin veil separating the spiritual from the material. This event will be held both online and in person at the Center for Fiction located in Brooklyn, NY. *

Thursday, June 24

7:00 p.m.— Attend a reading and discussion of Alanna Schubach’s debut novel, The Nobodies.  Best friends Jess and Nina share a common, freaky bond that has linked them together forever. Once reunited after a long separation, the girls’ worlds begin to mesh and combine around them. This event will be held both online and in person at the Center for Fiction located in Brooklyn, NY. *

*All events labeled with an astericks are online events.