LVP Virtual Open Mic

Virtual Online: Facebook & Youtube

Lehigh Valley Poetry will host the annual virtual open mic, encouraging all to share an original poem, short story, or song. The event will be hosted on zoom, and streamed […]

Wicked Brew, presented by Lehigh Valley Poetry

Connexions Gallery 213 Northampton St, Easton, PA, United States

Lehigh Valley Poetry's annual Wicked Brew event will pair up again with the Easton Book Festival in the Connexions Gallery courtyard for an event that you will not want to […]

How to Nurture the Story That Is Within You

The Journey Home 52 South 2nd Street, Easton, PA, United States

Everyone has a story. This mini-workshop will demonstrate how a person can take their story, embellish it and write in down. Dennis Boyne is a seasoned storyteller and the Executive […]

What Does It Mean to have Published a Memoir?

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

What’s it like to have the opportunity to share a portion of your life with any reader? Three memoirists discuss how it feels to have translated a chunk of their […]

Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms

Nurture Nature Center 518 Northampton St, Easton, PA, United States

By its nature, no one person defines solarpunk and it evolves as people join the movement. It tends towards interconnectedness, justice, mutualism, library economies, technology aligned with Nature, creating trajectories […]

How To Get Your Book To The Screen

The Social Tour 12 South Sitgreaves, Easton, United States

This workshop will explore the steps an author can take to bring their book to the attention of movie and TV producers. Alan Roth will also discuss how an author […]

Poetry & Puppetry Workshop with Magnus Matteo

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

In this Poetry & Puppetry writing workshop, participants are encouraged to choose a puppet from the Book & Puppet displays that speak to them, and to write a poem from […]

A Dark and Stormy Night Game Show Day 1: Crime, Suspense, Thriller

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

Day 1: Crime, Suspense, Thriller Storm clouds gather as the audience votes on their favorite excerpts read by three GLVWG authors in a literary “gameshow.” Each round showcases the authors’ […]

Storying a Bright Future – Workshop

The Journey Home 52 South 2nd Street, Easton, PA, United States

Join BrightFlame to vision our way to just, regenerative futures. Cognitive science shows we are wired for stories: it’s how we make sense of and navigate the world; it’s how […]

Protagonist vs. Plot — A Writers’ Panel Discussion

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

Ways and why's we stray from a strong protagonist arc. Pros and cons of strong protagonist arcs vs. plot-driven stories. Panelists: Thomas Terraforte: Panel Moderator; author of scifi/fantasy novels. Member […]

Easton Zine [Mini] Library ZINE SWAP @ Small Press Expo

Sigal Museum’s Auditorium 342 Northampton St, Easton, PA, United States

The Easton (Mini) Zine Library will be hosting the annual EBF zine swap (leave/take) at the Author and Small Press Expo on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the Sigal Museum […]

Writing a No-Fail Poem: Workshop with Rebecca Reynolds

The Journey Home 52 South 2nd Street, Easton, PA, United States

A poetry workshop in which each participant is guaranteed to leave with a pretty decent poem. Good for younger writers or older participants new to poetry -- or anyone, really. […]

Jump Start Your Young Adult and Middle-Grade Book – Workshop

The Journey Home 52 South 2nd Street, Easton, PA, United States

Do you have an idea for a book you've been dying to dig into? In this workshop, participants will explore and map out idea(s) for Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels […]

Celebrating the Lehigh Valley in Print

Quadrant Book Mart & Coffee House 20 N 3rd St, Easton, PA, United States

Celebrate various locations around the Lehigh Valley (and Slate Belt) as they appear as settings in various books by local authors. Parisian Phoenix Publishing has titles that present a fictionalized […]

Making Open Mic Magic: How We Host

The Social Tour 12 South Sitgreaves, Easton, United States

A panel of experienced Open Mic hosts offer advice for potential event hosts, with Q&A session--followed by a sample Open Mic, where any willing participant from the audience can host […]

Words from the Youth: Featuring the Lafayette College English Club

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

Join members of the Lafayette College English club at an intimate reading of original work. Many students have not read for an audience before and are anxious yet eager to […]

Transforming Pain into Art: A Workshop on Creative Healing

The Journey Home 52 South 2nd Street, Easton, PA, United States

In this interactive 90-minute session, local expressive art facilitator at The Journey Home Community Studio, Dr. Bonnie Winfield guides participants through the powerful process of using creative expression as a […]

How Do I Draw These Memories? Meet Jonell Joshua @ YA Fest

Skillman Library 710 Sullivan Road, Easton, United States

Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support […]

Investigative Journalism Transformed: Podcasts and Network News

Book and Puppet Company 161 Northampton Street, Easton, PA, United States

Independent journalist Greg Olear--host of the podcast "Prevail" and author of "Rough Beast: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, and Why Democracy Must Prevail"--talks about new approaches […]

Daydreamer: Meet Rob Cameron @ YA Fest

Skillman Library 710 Sullivan Road, Easton, United States

An eleven-year-old boy copes with the challenges of his city life by weaving his reality into a magical realm of dragons, foxes, and trolls—until he must use the power of […]