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.

Tuesday, January 10

5 p.m.— Draw inspiration from awe-inspiring paintings and works of art in another installment of: Virtual Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery. Bring what you’re currently working on or become inspired by a new writing prompt. The session will include a thirty-minute period for writing and time for either discussion or reading afterwards. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

7 p.m.— Pen Parentis presents Winter Poetry Salon - Five Famous Poets (who do you know?). Come ready to listen to authors Rio Cortez, Catherine Woodard, Nathaneal O’Reilly, Caitlin McDonnell, and JP Howard share their work. Co-hosts M. M. De Voe & Christina Chiu will moderate this reading and discussion. Pen Parentis asks for a donation in lieu of purchasing a ticket. This event will premiere online.

Wednesday, January 18

1 p.m.— Join Brunel University London as they host Intersection: Poetry and Prose - Derek Owusu in conversation. Derek Owusu, award-winning writer and poet from North London, unites with Brunel’s Benjamin Zephaniah to discuss the intersection of poetry and prose in their writing practice. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

Thursday, January 19

8—9:15 p.m.— Rainbow Health MN presents Cold Nights, Cozy Reads: LGBTQ+ Author Talks. Participants should come prepared to discuss Devils’ Chew Toy with Rob Osler. Find out what happens to a gay blogger and a fiery lesbian who stumble across an international crime ring while in search of a missing go-go boy. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

8 p.m.— Hear a reading from a debut collection of poems at: BookWoman Presents Naming the Ghost: An Evening of Poetry. Poets Diana Marie Delgado and Matthew Zapruder join Emily Hockaday in a reading to celebrate her debut collection, Naming the Ghost. Admission is free, and this event will take place online.

Saturday, January 21

10:30 a.m.— Can’t make the other ArtHut open mic mentioned in this list? No worries! ArtHut is hosting another OPEN MIC - Virtual Poetry & Storytelling Session on this date. This is a multi-national collaborative open mic held on telegram intended to give a platform to writers, authors, poets, and other artists. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

11 a.m.—12:30 p.m.— Join Myra Levine for a session of WRITING for FUN AGAIN. Generate new ideas, take a break from your current project, and jumpstart your creative juices for 2023. Registration is free, and this seminar will take place online.

Sunday, January 22

7 p.m.— Sims Library of poetry presents Poetry, Music, and Meter, a workshop meant to analyze poetic meter through the lens of popular music. Listen to music, identify rhythm and meter, and take inspiration from this workshop to experiment with rhythm and meter in your own poetic forms. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

Thursday, January 26

7:30 p.m.— Lost City Books presents The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi w/Danez Smith. Choi’s third book, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On is a collection of apocalyptic poems and further musings on our responsibilities to ourselves and to others in end-times. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.

9 p.m.— The Los Angeles Times presents L.A. Times January Book Club: Tracy Kidder discusses Rough Sleepers. Rough Sleepers is a deeply researched dive into the nation’s homeless crisis and various underlying systemic failures that perpetuate the cycles of poverty and houselessness. Registration is free, and this event will take place online.