Sunday, March 22, 2020

List of Writing and Pop Culture Events Cancelled or Rescheduled

(This is a work in progress, with information and updates being added as I have time)


COVID-19 comes with a warning for 'Social Distancing' until the threat dies down. Unfortunately, that  has forced a number of major gatherings to close their doors or reschedule. I'm going to attempt to keep a running list of those below. If you have any information on a conference that's been cancelled or postponed, let me know!

Deadline.com has a great ongoing list of everything from sports to movies releases.

Conference                    Location                                Original Date        

Wondercon                    Anaheim California          April 9-12         New Date - 
Ohioana Book Festival       Columbus, Ohio       April                New Date -
Tuscon Festival of Books   Tuscon, Arizona           March 14-15    New Date
The Livre Paris book fair  Paris, France             March 20-13     New Date
Bologna Children’s Book Fair    Bologna, Italy    March 30-April 2  New Date: May 4-7
London Book Fair    London, England              March 10-12        New Date: 
UND Writers Conference   University of North Dakota   March 25-27   New Date: 
WELS Women Writers Conference   Wisconson    April 24 - April 25    New Date: 
Los Angeles Festival of Books  Los Angeles, California    April 18-19  New Date: October 3-4
Writing for Living: A Conference in Honor of Helene Moglen UC Santa Cruz March 13 - March 1
WRITING ON THE DOOR: Fiction Conference Sister Bay Wisconsin  May 1-2
NAEA National Convention  Minneapolis, Minnesota   March 26-28

Ways Writers Can Prepare for the Impact of COVID-19

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Max Brooks on Panic, Zombies and the current Apocolypse

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List of Writing and Pop Culture Events Cancelled or Rescheduled

(This is a work in progress, with information and updates being added as I have time) COVID-19 comes with a warning for 'Social Dista...