There are many great literary events around Indianapolis and beyond. Looking for something to do? Here are just a few ideas:
Many events are virtual. Please confirm with venue for scheduled events.
Do you have an upcoming literary event? Send us the details at mail@indianawriters.org to be featured on our events blog.
Reiberg Reading Series presents Native American Writer Toni L. Jensen
Thursday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.
Toni Jensen’s Carry is a memoir-in-essays about gun violence, land and Indigenous women’s lives (Ballantine, September 8, 2020). An NEA Creative Writing Fellowship recipient in 2020, Jensen’s essays have appeared in Orion, Catapult and Ecotone. She is also the author of the short story collection From the Hilltop. She teaches at the University of Arkansas and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Métis.
Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts
Oct 25–Nov 22, 2020
This year, the Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts is all virtual. Enjoy authors, films and performances without leaving your home!
The 22nd annual Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts is a month-long, all-virtual festival featuring well-known authors, award-winning films and performing arts events. This year, the festival kicks off with master of suspense Harlan Coben. Check out our line-up below and get ready to curl up with the stories behind the stories of this fall’s favorite reads.
Join one or see them all from the comfort of your home. Links will be provided to ticketholders shortly before each event.
Price for each event is per household. Book orders will be processed the day after the respective program.
IndyPL’s Center for Black Literature & Culture Celebrates 3rd Anniversary with an Online Event of Poetry Readings and Workshop
The Indianapolis Public Library’s Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) at Central Library is commemorating its third anniversary this month by partnering with The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper to host an online program and poetry workshop on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00pm. The event is a celebration of poetry and culture titled “On Whose Shoulders We Stand,” featuring acclaimed poet and Indianapolis native Adrian Matejka, along with special guests Too Black, Manon Voice, Chantell Massey, and Allyson Horton, along with special musical selection by Joshua A. Thompson, classical pianist and music sociologist.
The free event will be live-streamed on The Library’s YouTube and Facebook pages, taking attendees through a journey of poetry’s local and national impact on Black culture, arts, and social action. The event will feature poems from notable writers such as Ethridge Knight, Mari Evans and others. Additionally, award-winning poet Adrian Matejka will lead attendees through a workshop designed to inspire and encourage writers during this challenging time.
Speed City Sisters in Crime Monthly Meeting
Cliff Hangers, Twists and Pacing
Writing a Mystery . . . Play, That Is!
Sunday, November 1
5:00 p.m.
Indiana Playwrights Circle Bi-monthly Meeting with Speed City Sisters
For our November meeting we’ve invited four writers from the Speed City Sisters in Crime, Indiana Chapter (Crystal Rhodes, MB Dabney, Lillie Evans, and Janet Williams), in addition to our own Andrew Black, to share some of their experiences and approaches to writing a mystery and how the process might apply to the writing of a mystery play.
People at Indiana Playwrights Circle and in the theatre community at large who are interested in learning more about writing a mystery play should find the discussion revealing and helpful.
Held virtually through Zoom.
INconversation with Jean Thompson and Barbara Shoup
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7 PM – 8 PM
Online event hosted by Indiana Humanities
Join a discussion with Jean Thompson, author of “The Year We Left Home” and Barb Shoup!