THE INDEPENDENT BOOK CLUB DESK
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SeattleUnited States
Six-session film club for genre fans and screenwriters focused on horror craft and storytelling.
Venue: Hugo House
Topics: Screenwriting, Horror
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New York CityUnited States
Four-session online reading group focused on George Saunders stories set around American attractions and spectacles.
Venue: Online
Topics: Short Fiction, Literary Fiction
More from this organizer →Checked 2026-09-17. Confirm dates and registration with the organizer.
New York CityUnited States
Online reading group exploring contemporary Jamaican literature, cultural identity, girlhood and coming of age.
Topics: Caribbean Literature, Literary Fiction
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LondonUnited Kingdom
Free Service95 Book Club afternoon of activities with Authors of the Estate.
Venue: The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre
Topics: General
More from this organizer →Checked 2026-09-17. Confirm dates and registration with the organizer.
LondonUnited Kingdom
Free drop-in family storytelling and story activities during London Literature Festival.
Venue: The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre
Topics: Family, Children
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NairobiKenya
Monthly AMKA forum for upcoming writers and literary critics to share stories, poems and discuss literary trends.
Venue: Goethe-Institut Nairobi
Topics: Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
More from this organizer →Checked 2026-09-17. Confirm dates and registration with the organizer.
DublinIreland
A Literary Walking Tour — November 4, part of Dublin Book Festival 2026.
Venue: Dublin
Topics: History, Literary
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PortlandUnited States
Event or writing class listed on the official Literary Arts calendar.
Venue: Literary Arts / partner venue
Topics: All
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NairobiKenya
Monthly AMKA forum for upcoming writers and literary critics to share stories, poems and discuss literary trends.
Venue: Goethe-Institut Nairobi
Topics: Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
More from this organizer →Checked 2026-09-17. Confirm dates and registration with the organizer.
PortlandUnited States
Event or writing class listed on the official Literary Arts calendar.
Venue: Literary Arts / partner venue
Topics: All
More from this organizer →Checked 2026-09-17. Confirm dates and registration with the organizer.