Writing Events in New York

Check out happening writing events all around New York, NY

Mo Willems celebrates IT'S MY BIRD-DAY! at B&N Union Square

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 39

Alex Aster celebrates STARSIDE at B&N Union Square

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 41

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

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

JEST ASIANS — All-Pro Asian Comedy Showcase,Humor Section x Asia Society NY

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Asia Society and Museum USD 29

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

Patrick Radden Keefe + David Marchese: London Falling

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

Shannon Chakraborty + Hadeer Elsbai: The Tapestry of Fate

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

Friendship, Setbacks, & Secrets - A Totally Booked: Live! Event

 Wed, 08 Apr at 10:00 am The Whitby Hotel USD 44 to 55

Rachel Khong + Mary H.K. Choi: My Dear You

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 36

Special Lecture & Book Signing by Lung Ying-tai | 龙应台专题演讲暨签售会

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm SVA Theatre USD 39

Jewish Glamour: Isaac Mizrahi, Danielle Durchslag & Negin Farsad

 Sun, 05 Apr at 06:00 pm La MaMa Galleria Free

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

Modern Masters on Classic American Short Stories

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm 420 W 116th St Free

Carley Fortune: Our Perfect Storm

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

Caribbean Solidarity: Story, Song, and Protest

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

ArtLords Public Mural

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

Romance Read-In to Benefit Authors Against Book Bans

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

Future Relic

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm The Great Hall at The Cooper Union Free

In Conversation: Robin F. Williams and Ottessa Moshfegh

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm The FLAG Art Foundation Free

Still Talking | Celebrating Lore Segal in Performance

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

A Night at the Disco by Alice Harris and Christian John Wikane

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Who Belongs? Stories Against a Narrowing World

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

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

Stacy Schiff. Le Premier Américain: Benjamin Franklin in France

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

Finding Joy Through Food: A Book Talk & Tasting

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

Polymode and XYZ Type~Identity Is Variable

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

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

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

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

Through Foreign Eyes

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

GonzoFest 2026: New York City

 Thu, 16 Jul at 01:00 pm Howl Happening

Tantric Latihan - Journey Into the Unknown

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

Across a Crowded Room Final Presentations

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

T. Kingfisher: Wolf Worm

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Nerd Nite NYC

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Caveat

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

Harriet Clark + Jacqueline Woodson: The Hill

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

Cleo Wade presents In A World of Sunrises

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 33

PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm Town Hall Theatre - NY

Vital Voices Reading

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

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

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

Lecture | The Irish Literary Renaissance

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

National Black Writers Conference

Sat, 28 Mar at 05:30 pm Medgar Evers College School of Science, Health and Technology

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

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

Michel Hurst: Órale: Love and Death in Mexico City

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

Writing Legal Lives: Biography, Memoir and the Law

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am 365 5th Ave Free

MyAuthorsNYC with Ebony LaDelle – Teen Edition

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

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

SALSA TOUR IN NYC 2026

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

Sara Van Os + Rachel Harrison: Decomposition Book

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

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

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

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

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:30 pm 109 W 25th St USD 0 to 15

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

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

Author Talk: All the Cool Girls Get Fired

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), 7th Floor Free

Marisa Renee Lee + Alison Hall: Waiting for Dawn

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Spring Break Comedy Camp, Times Square NYC

 Mon, 30 Mar at 09:00 am Broadway Comedy Club USD 500

Dead Ladies Show NYC #39

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm The Red Room at KGB USD 13

2026 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:30 pm Town Hall

Jay McInerney: See You on the Other Side

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

Sarah Stone presents Marriage to the Sea, with Ann Packer & Joan Silber

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 23

AAWW & The Strand Present: Amin Ahmad + Kirthana Ramisetti

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

Laura L. Rubin presents The Big Unlock, with Amber Rae

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 32

Susan Cheever: When All the Men Wore Hats

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

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

Will Not Let Die: A Bilna'es Book Launch

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

The Ordinary and the Atrocious

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

Launch Event | The Faraway Inn

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm Books of Wonder Free

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

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm PianoPiano Rehearsal Studios USD 395

Sakura by Kanako Nishi and translated by Allison Markin Powell

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

Poetry & History

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

Luke Goebel: K*ll Dick

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

Katie Holt: The Last Page

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

The Paris Novel: An Evening with Ruth Reichl

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

Our World in Ten Buildings: Archetypes of Form and Practice

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

Adam Gopnik on Learning to Draw

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

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

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

Unbannable Library (Union Square)

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

Launch Event | Theft of the Ruby Lotus by SAYANTANI DASGUPTA

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

Isaac Fitzgerald: American Rambler

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

Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

Art und Weise: Antifragile Body

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

Jenny Sais Quoi: Adventures in Vintage & Personal Style by Jenny Walton

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 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

Hugh Ryan: My Bad

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

30th Annual American Art Conference: Boundless Horizons

 Wed, 13 May at 05:30 pm Heritage Auctions USD 109 to 375

Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver — Book Launch with Author Peter Gordon

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Laughing Through It: Dark Humor and the Novel

 Sat, 02 May at 04:30 pm The Church of the Village Free

Collaborative Songwriting Circle

 Sun, 05 Apr at 04:30 pm Balance Arts Center Free

The Strand Presents Brooke Averick

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Gramercy Theatre

WildLine: Still Here | Two - St Johns in the Village

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm St John's In The Village

Carlie Craig's Comedy for Musical Theatre Pros MARCH MASTERCLASS SERIES

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Pearl Studios NYC USD 29 to 61

Summer Comedy Camp, Times Square NYC

 Mon, 29 Jun Broadway Comedy Club USD 500 to 2,491

Alternatives in a Time of Institutional Crisis

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:00 pm National Academy of Design Free

Teen Open Mic Night with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Writopia

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Banksy Museum New York Free