Writing Events in New York

Check out happening writing events all around New York, NY

Joshua Bassett celebrates ROOKIE at B&N Union Square

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 31 to 39

Matt Haig discusses THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN at B&N Union Square

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36 to 44

Jon Krakauer & David Grann

 Sun, 10 May at 07:00 pm Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92nd Street Y

Patrick Radden Keefe + David Marchese: London Falling

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 43

J.R. Ward discusses CROWN OF WAR AND SHADOW at BNUSQ

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 40 to 48

Sarah Dessen + Tamara Fuentes: Change of Plans

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 28

Shannon Chakraborty + Hadeer Elsbai: The Tapestry of Fate

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 44

Letters Live

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Town Hall

Jayne Anne Phillips + Lily King: Small Town Girls

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Crafting the City

 Sat, 02 May at 03:30 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Indie Lit Fair

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Protest Novels: Repression, Dissent, and Resistance

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Carley Fortune: Our Perfect Storm

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm The Strand Building USD 48

Ashley and Kristina celebrate THE SOMEDAY GARDEN & THE SUMMER GIRLFRIEND

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 25 to 56

Caribbean Solidarity: Story, Song, and Protest

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

Scott Simon presents Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 29

Dystopia Gets Personal: Laila Lalami & Megha Majumdar

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here) by Julia Wertz

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Romance Read-In to Benefit Authors Against Book Bans

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Book Club Bar USD 27

Out of the Abyss: Yiyun Li and Édouard Louis

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

ArtLords Public Mural

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am Union Square (North Plaza, E 17th St at Broadway/UnionSquare W) Free

Who Belongs? Stories Against a Narrowing World

 Sat, 02 May at 06:30 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Sarah A. Parker discusses THE BALLAD OF FALLING DRAGONS at B&N Union Square

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 41 to 49

Stacy Schiff. Le Premier Américain: Benjamin Franklin in France

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Maison Française Free

Still Talking | Celebrating Lore Segal in Performance

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Center for Jewish History USD 30 to 45

Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm China Institute of America USD 10 to 20

Queerness, Masculinity, and Class

 Sat, 02 May at 04:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

In the Shadow of Ivory Towers: The Enduring Appeal of Dark Academia

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Polymode and XYZ Type~Identity Is Variable

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Museum of Arts and Design USD 12 to 48

Beyond Empire: Radical Possibility & Genre Fiction

 Fri, 01 May at 08:30 pm NYU Global Center-C95 Lecture Hall Free

Ghost Stories: Siri Hustvedt with Katie Kitamura

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 38

Mac Barnett: Make Believe

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 25

Jamie Metzl presents The AI Ten Commandments, with Jacob Weisberg

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 32

Tantric Latihan - Journey Into the Unknown

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Tribeca Loft USD 40 to 90

Through Foreign Eyes

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Free

IRT Theater |WIT Factor | The Beautiful Lies Of Venice Row,Laurie Hernandez

 Wed, 06 May at 08:00 pm IRT Theater USD 15 to 25

GonzoFest 2026: New York City

 Thu, 16 Jul at 01:00 pm Howl Happening

Chuck Tingle discusses FABULOUS BODIES at B&N Union Square

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 34 to 42

PEN America World Voices Festival - All Events Passes

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:00 pm New York USD 0 to 82

T.L. Swan signs THE HEART YOU KEPT at B&N Union Square

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 24 to 32

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm Iris Cantor Theatre at the John A. Paulson Center USD 0 to 45

Earth Heart: An Earth Day Cacao Ceremony of Devotion & Belonging

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Gospel USD 65

Harriet Clark + Jacqueline Woodson: The Hill

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Media & Entertainment Industry Networking Event at The Rose, Free Admission

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm The Rose Free

Vital Voices Reading

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Lecture | The Irish Literary Renaissance

 Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

Mirrors of a Nation

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Benoit Denizet-Lewis presents You've Changed, with Wesley Morris

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 37

Isabel Klee signs DOGS, BOYS, AND OTHER THINGS I’VE CRIED ABOUT at BNUSQ

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 34 to 42

Michel Hurst: Órale: Love and Death in Mexico City

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

SALSA TOUR IN NYC 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 09:00 am Harlem-125th Street East Train Station Free

The Creative Life: Finding Balance and Success in a Creative Career

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm School of Visual Arts Free

AAWW & The Strand Present: Amin Ahmad + Kirthana Ramisetti

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm The Strand USD 0 to 36

Anna Peele + Hunter Harris: Enter the Villa

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Evelyn Clarke discusses THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF - POURED OVER Live Taping

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36 to 44

Will Not Let Die: A Bilna'es Book Launch

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Launch Event | Theft of the Ruby Lotus by SAYANTANI DASGUPTA

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Books of Wonder Free

Analeigh Sbrana Author Signing @ BookCon! Booth 255 - Kingdom of Threads

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:15 am Javits Center

A Litany For Survival & Natl Poetry Month Film Showcase

 Sat, 18 Apr at 04:00 pm Maysles Documentary Center USD 9

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

The Inside Scoop: How to Publish a Book With the Big 5 Publishers

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 8

Sara Van Os + Rachel Harrison: Decomposition Book

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Agentic Workflows for UX Writers

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm BrainStation USD 15

STORY SONGS -- Chris Wells with Jeremy Bass on Guitar

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Pangea

The Ordinary and the Atrocious

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center USD 0 to 23

Geographies of Extraction: Loss, Power, and Cultural Rematriation

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture USD 0 to 23

Susan Cheever: When All the Men Wore Hats

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

DOWN TO EARTH FEST! an Indoor Festival Experience (SPRING 2026) 420!

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm 109 W 25th St USD 0 to 15

Parkside Portal: Writer's Retreat and Catered Picnic

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Underground Art Studio USD 60 to 120

Illuminating the Archive

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture Free

Jay McInerney: See You on the Other Side

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Political Fables

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm NYU Global Center-C95 Lecture Hall USD 0 to 23

Vital City: Does When We're Born Make Us Who We Are?

 Mon, 27 Apr at 05:00 pm NYU Wagner Free

Poetry & History

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture Free

The Changing Role of the Translator

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture Free

Katie Holt: The Last Page

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 25

Meet Andrew Keenan-Bolger!

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Books of Wonder Free

Luke Goebel: K*ll Dick

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 33

Adam Gopnik on Learning to Draw

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery Free

The Paris Novel: An Evening with Ruth Reichl

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

The Iowa Writers’ Workshop at 90: Writing the Story of Our Time

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:45 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 13

Aqua: A Story of Water and Lost Dreams by Chiara Barzini

 Wed, 15 Apr at 05:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Patricia Park presents Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic, with Soo Ra

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 23

FRIDGE ART FAIR NYC 2026 Hello Dolly: The Dolly Parton Experience

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Hotel Alameda Highline

Our World in Ten Buildings: Archetypes of Form and Practice

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Frederick P. Rose Auditorium Free

Duchamp Takes New York : The Artist Who Upended Modern Art IN PERSON

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm The General Society Library USD 5 to 15

Sonya Walger: Wifehouse

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 24

Unbannable Library (Union Square)

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am Union Square (North Plaza, E 17th St at Broadway/UnionSquare W) Free

Writing Across Forms: A Conversation with Author-Playwrights

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Goethe-Institut New York USD 0 to 23

Breaking the Silence

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Church of the Village USD 0 to 23

Past Lives/ Present Loves

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center USD 0 to 23

Romancing the Gods: James Baldwin & Gertrude Stein

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture USD 0 to 23

An Interactive Poetics Writing Workshop with Noel Quiñones

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria Free

Take an Upper West Side Stand-up Comedy Class - Tuesday Nights

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm PianoPiano Rehearsal Studios USD 395

For a New Political Art: A General Assembly

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life Free

Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler

 Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 39

John Glynn: The Lost Book Of Lancelot

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm The Folly USD 40

Art und Weise: Antifragile Body

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Hugh Ryan: My Bad

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Steven W. Thrasher + Samhita Mukhopadhyay: The Overseer Class

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 39