Literary Events Around Indiana

July 2022

Updated 7/19/22

There are many great literary events around Indiana. Looking for something to do?  Below are just a few ideas.

Many events are virtual. Please confirm with the venue for scheduled events listed here.

To be featured in our “Literary Events Around Indiana” monthly events blog, email the details to mail@indianawriters.org.

July 23rd 12:00 – 2:00 PM EST Online

A Conversation with mystery writer C. Hope Clark and her husband, retired investigator Gary Clark.

Hope and Gary will present a multi-faceted program. Hope is a mystery author who also publishes the Funds for Writers newsletter and website. Gary is a retired federal and state law enforcement agent.

They will cover:

• Gary’s tips on law enforcement
• How Hope and Gary work together to get the law enforcement aspects in novels correct
• Hope’s Funds for Writers blog and tips she has for aspiring writers on getting published and getting paid

To register for this event, click here

C. Hope Clark loves writing, reading, watching, and studying the mystery genre. She’s published 15 mysteries with two more in progress, one to be released late Fall 2022. Several of her stories have won awards from a finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense to a twice winner of the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. Her most popular series is The Edisto Island Mysteries set on the very real Edisto Beach in South Carolina. She is also founder of FundsforWriters.com. The site has been recognized by Writer’s Digest Magazine for its 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 21 years, and the accompanying newsletter reaches 25,000 readers.

Gary Clark is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement. He has served in multiple capacities endorsing the law. He has been a revenue agent for Georgia Alcohol, Tobacco and Tax, a US Customs Border Patrol agent, a federal criminal investigator with the Inspector Generals of both the US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Post-retirement, he did background investigations for federal agencies, operated as a private investigator, and even served as an investigator for a defense attorney, what he calls going over to the dark side. He serves as technical advisor to Hope for all her novels. After all, they met on an actual investigation, and their compatibility and love for crime solving continues years later through Hope’s tales.

Writers Helping Writers

Hancock County Public Library has a writing group that meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Join us!

“Read Out Loud” IWC and IndyPL summer workshop series

More information and registration

(Multiple dates, instructors, and locations!)

Artist Industry Night

Artists of all genres and experience levels to attend Artist Industry Night from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 20th at the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library. These monthly meetups offer a chance to connect with other artists over drinks and conversation — you might even meet your next collaborator or mentor!

During the event’s Listen In conversation, classical pianist and music sociologist Joshua A. Thompson, painter and designer Shaunt’e Lewis, and poet and activist Sylvia Thomas will discuss the topic “hustle” and what it means to them as artists. The conversation starts at 7 p.m.

This event is FREE, but we encourage you to register.

IndyPL “Meet an Author; Be an Author”

Join fellow writers Saturday, August 6 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Central Library for an afternoon devoted expressly to Indiana’s talented authors. Meet and network with up-and-coming Indiana authors. Add to your writing toolbox with workshops led by experts. No registration is required.

Made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

Brick Street Poetry

Off the Bricks, a Poetry on Brick Street Podcast

Poetry on Brick Street Series

We meet the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, 225 West Hawthorne Street, Zionsville, IN 46077.

The next month’s Guest Poet: Poets from the Haiku for Hikers anthology reading with accompanying PowerPoint.

Irving Theater Weekly Poetry Open Mic

Every Thursday night
7:00p – 9:00 PM EST
LOCAL POETS * ORIGINAL POETRY * COME READ OR LISTEN]

A completely nonjudgmental and safe space to share poetry! Every Thursday on the deck at the Irving Theater in the Summer, inside all Winter. Performances are broadcast live on our Facebook page (link below). Come enjoy original poetry and readings from local and regional artists, or present your own poetry.

This event is free.

FACEBOOK LIVE LINK  
For more information, visit the Irving Theater’s website

Books & Brews Open Mic